Article
Plant Sciences
Leonardo F. Rocha, Mirian F. Pimentel, John Bailey, Terry Wyciskalla, Dan Davidson, Ahmad M. Fakhoury, Jason P. Bond
Summary: Double-cropping involves planting multiple crops on the same piece of land in one growing season. Research suggests that wheat can potentially suppress soybean cyst nematode populations in double-cropping systems, leading to benefits for soil health.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Dali Song, Xianglin Dai, Tengfei Guo, Jiwen Cui, Wei Zhou, Shaomin Huang, Jianbo Shen, Guoqing Liang, Ping He, Xiubin Wang, Shuiqing Zhang
Summary: Long-term heavy application of inorganic fertilizers reduces soil quality and biodiversity. Organic amendments have been found to have a positive impact on soil quality. This study demonstrates that the combined application of organic and inorganic fertilizers improves crop yield, soil chemical properties, microbial activity, and enzyme kinetic parameters, as well as enhances microbial growth and catabolic diversity.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Joseph E. Iboyi, Michael J. Mulvaney, Ramon G. Leon, Kipling S. Balkcom, Mahesh Bashyal, Pratap Devkota, Ian M. Small
Summary: Row croppers in the Southeast United States are interested in diversifying their cropping systems and increasing revenue by growing a winter cash crop between summer crops, especially cotton and peanut. Double-cropping carinata between summer crops has potential to boost grower revenue and increase land use efficiency in the region. Research was conducted to quantify the effects of summer cropping history on the performance of carinata as part of diversified crop rotations in the SE US.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jose R. Lopez, Jonathan M. Winter, Joshua Elliott, Alex C. Ruane, Cheryl Porter, Gerrit Hoogenboom, Martha Anderson, Christopher Hain
Summary: This study integrates a gridded crop model with satellite observations, recharge estimates, and water survey data to assess the effects of sustainable groundwater withdrawals on US irrigated agricultural production. The results show that unsustainable groundwater extraction significantly impacts US irrigated agriculture, making it difficult to meet the challenges of climate change, population growth, and shifting dietary demands.
Article
Agronomy
I. Piccoli, B. Lazzaro, L. Furlan, A. Berti, F. Morari
Summary: Conservation agriculture is a farming system that promotes minimum soil disturbance, maintenance of a permanent soil cover, and diversification of plant species, which has been introduced in the Veneto region of north east Italy. The study found that this system did not have detrimental effects on root development and positively affected maize, soybean, and winter wheat, possibly due to increased nutrient availability. Further research on soil-specific mechanisms between soil compaction and root apparatus is warranted.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Jin Zhang, Lan-Fang Wu
Summary: The study found that under continuous no-till, both aboveground weed density and species richness were higher during the regrowth and stem elongation stage of wheat growth compared to conventional tillage. However, in the flowering and filling stage, aboveground weed density decreased with crop residue mulching.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Yu Xiao-jing, Chen Qi, Shi Wen-cong, Gao Zheng, Sun Xiao, Dong Jing-jing, Li Juan, Wang Heng-tao, Gao Jian-guo, Liu Zhi-guang, Zhang Min
Summary: In high phosphorus soils, applying phosphorus fertilizer only to wheat can reduce annual phosphorus input without affecting total yield. Soil phosphorus content significantly affects soil microbial communities, especially fungal communities. Soil phosphorus availability and microbial community may collaborate to maintain optimal yield in a wheat-maize double cropping system.
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AGRICULTURE
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Haiyong Xia, Xiaojing Li, Yuetong Qiao, Yanhui Xue, Wei Yan, Lei Ma, Qingyue Zhao, Lingan Kong, Yanfang Xue, Zhenling Cui, Wopke van der Werf
Summary: The preceding crop and N fertilization have significant effects on the N cycling and productivity of subsequent wheat in double cropping. These factors also affect the mineral nutriome and nutritional quality of wheat grains. Nitrogen fertilizer application can increase grain yields and the concentrations of major mineral nutrients, while lack of N supply leads to lower yields and nutrient concentrations. Appropriate N fertilization and rotation can achieve high yield and improve grain nutritional quality, particularly for zinc.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Luis Manenti, Janna Macholdt, Fernando O. O. Garcia, Gerardo Rubio
Summary: This study aimed to compare the effects of different fertilization practices on the resilience of maize, wheat, and soybean cropping systems. The results showed that fertilization increased crop yields in unfavorable environments, but did not change crop adaptation to the environment. Maize had the highest response to nitrogen, while wheat and double-cropped soybean exhibited the highest responses to phosphorus and sulfur, respectively. These findings provide useful guidelines for fertilization management practices to increase crop resilience.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xin Zhang, Ying Zhang, Haowen Zhang, Kun Wang, Yuechen Tan, Guangmin Xiao, Fanqiao Meng
Summary: Ammonia volatilization is a major pathway of nitrogen fertilizer losses in crops worldwide. Different methods lead to different measurements of ammonia volatilization. In this study, various measurement methods were analyzed using 595 observations from 33 published studies, and an exponential relationship between ammonia volatilization and nitrogen fertilizer application was observed. Wind speed was identified as the main factor causing differences between dynamic chamber methods and calibrated Drager-tube methods.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Zheng-Rong Kan, Zhe Chen, Yu-Xin Wei, Ahmad Latif Virk, Yves N'Dri Bohoussou, Rattan Lal, Xin Zhao, Hai-Lin Zhang
Summary: The study suggests that wheat may contribute more to SOC accumulation than maize, and considering the crucial roles of C3 crops in SOC accumulation could enhance carbon increment efficiency in farmland.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Jiangzhou Zhang, Yizan Li, Jiyu Jia, Wenqing Liao, Joseph P. Amsili, Rebecca L. Schneider, Harold M. van Es, Ying Li, Junling Zhang
Summary: Soil health assessment is crucial for sustainable soil management and providing ecosystem services. However, the interpretation of soil health in intensive agriculture in the North China Plain is lacking due to emphasis on soil chemical management and variations among smallholders' farmlands. This study compares soil health assessment approaches, quantifies relationships between soil health and agronomic outcomes, develops a simplified minimum data set, and validates soil health assessment frameworks in smallholders' fields.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Minjie Chen, Nico Heerink, Xueqin Zhu, Shuyi Feng
Summary: This paper examines the implications of the egalitarian allocation of agricultural land and small farm sizes in rural China on overall productivity. The findings suggest that, due to the high-level use of hired machinery services among smallholders, the dispersion in farm-level total factor productivities is small and the gains in aggregate agricultural output by reallocating factors from less productive to more productive farms are moderate.
Article
Agronomy
Qing Sun, Wu Sun, Zixuan Zhao, Wen Jiang, Peiyu Zhang, Xuefang Sun, Qingwu Xue
Summary: The Huang-Huai-Hai Plain is vital for grain production in China, but long-term tillage practices have negatively impacted soil quality and crop growth. This study aimed to investigate the effects of subsoiling tillage in both winter wheat and summer maize seasons on soil bulk density, maize root growth, and spatial distribution. The results show that subsoiling tillage can significantly improve soil parameters and enhance maize root growth in this region.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Ge Shen, Qiangyi Yu, Qingbo Zhou, Cong Wang, Wenbin Wu
Summary: This study proposes a new perspective of multiple cropping system (MCS) and develops a method for mapping stable MCSs for a prolonged time. The overall accuracy of the MCF maps was > 90%, and the overall accuracy of MCS map was 87.8%.
AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Jose F. Andrade, Juan I. Rattalino Edreira, Spyridon Mourtzinis, Shawn P. Conley, Ignacio A. Ciampitti, James E. Dunphy, John M. Gaska, Keith Glewen, David L. Holshouser, Herman J. Kandel, Peter Kyveryga, Chad D. Lee, Mark A. Licht, Laura E. Lindsey, M. Angela McClure, Seth Naeve, Emerson D. Nafziger, John M. Orlowski, Jeremy Ross, Michael J. Staton, Laura Thompson, James E. Specht, Patricio Grassini
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Jose F. Andrade, Juan I. Rattalino Edreira, Andrew Farrow, Marloes P. van Loon, Peter Q. Craufurd, Jairos Rurinda, Shamie Zingore, Jordan Chamberlin, Lieven Claessens, Julius Adewopo, Martin K. van Ittersum, Kenneth G. Gassman, Patricio Grassini
GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY-AGRICULTURE POLICY ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENT
(2019)
Article
Agronomy
Juan I. Rattalino Edreira, Spyridon Mourtzinis, George Azzari, Jose F. Andrade, Shawn P. Conley, David Lobell, James E. Specht, Patricio Grassini
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2020)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Marcos Monasterolo, Santiago L. Poggio, Diego Medan, Mariano Devoto
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2020)
Article
Agronomy
Juan I. Rattalino Edreira, Spyridon Mourtzinis, George Azzari, Jose F. Andrade, Shawn P. Conley, James E. Specht, Patricio Grassini
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2020)
Review
Agronomy
Muthukumar V. Bagavathiannan, Hugh J. Beckie, Guillermo R. Chantre, Jose L. Gonzalez-Andujar, Ramon G. Leon, Paul Neve, Santiago L. Poggio, Brian J. Schutte, Gayle J. Somerville, Rodrigo Werle, Rene Van Acker
Article
Agronomy
Spyridon Mourtzinis, Jose F. Andrade, Patricio Grassini, Juan I. Rattalino Edreira, Hans Kandel, Seth Naeve, Kelly A. Nelson, Matthew Helmers, Shawn P. Conley
Summary: The study found that the use of artificial drainage (AD) can increase soybean yield, partially attributed to earlier planting after AD adoption.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Fabio R. Marin, Juan Ignacio Rattalino Edreira, Jose F. Andrade, Patricio Grassini
Summary: The study investigated the impact of harvest time on sugarcane yield and components in Brazil, finding that harvest season strongly influenced sucrose concentration and yield, with a smaller effect on stalk fresh yield. Additionally, there was a significant interactive effect of harvest number and season on sucrose yield, with the potential to extend the harvest period to increase milling capacity and productivity.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Juan P. Monzon, Maja A. Slingerland, Suroso Rahutomo, Fahmuddin Agus, Thomas Oberthur, Jose F. Andrade, Antoine Couedel, Juan I. Rattalino Edreira, Willem Hekman, Rob van den Beuken, Fandi Hidayat, Iput Pradiko, Dwi K. G. Purwantomo, Christopher R. Donough, Hendra Sugianto, Ya Li Lim, Thomas Farrell, Patricio Grassini
Summary: Oil palm production in Indonesia has significantly expanded through conversion of natural ecosystems to agricultural land. This study highlights the large yield gaps between large and smallholder farms, indicating that improved management practices could increase production while protecting fragile ecosystems. This research emphasizes the importance of intensifying existing plantations and limiting expansion to save forests and peatlands, and reduce carbon emissions.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jose F. Andrade, Kenneth G. Cassman, Juan I. Rattalino Edreira, Fahmuddin Agus, Abdullahi Bala, Nanyan Deng, Patricio Grassini
Summary: Urbanization has led to the loss of millions of hectares of cropland, affecting food production potential. Converted cropland is found to be 30-40% more productive than new cropland, suggesting that projections of food production potential should consider expected cropland loss to urbanization. Policies protecting existing farmland from urbanization could help reduce pressure on agricultural expansion into natural ecosystems.
Article
Plant Sciences
Ruth B. Rauber, Manuel R. Demaria, Daniel N. Arroyo, Santiago L. Poggio
Summary: The study found that different crop types and agronomic management practices influence the species and functional composition of weed communities, with climatic and biogeographical factors mainly affecting species composition, while field-level factors are mainly determined by crop type and agronomic management practices.
APPLIED VEGETATION SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Jose F. Andrade, Spyridon Mourtzinis, Juan I. Rattalino Edreira, Shawn P. Conley, John Gaska, Herman J. Kandel, Laura E. Lindsey, Seth Naeve, Scott Nelson, Maninder P. Singh, Laura Thompson, James E. Specht, Patricio Grassini
Summary: This study validates the capability of a producer-data approach to guide on-farm evaluation of management practices with the potential to increase yield and profit. Using soybean as a case study, it demonstrates the feasibility of this approach. Adoption of the improved management package significantly increases yield and profit, with minimal risk across different grain price scenarios.
AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Jose F. Andrade, Matias Ermacora, Emilio H. Satorre
Summary: A holistic approach in the design of cropping systems is crucial for boosting productivity. Comparisons between soybean monoculture and more diverse and intensified crop rotations showed that the latter yielded 41-51% more, on average, and had a 10-13% higher annual gross margin.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Maria Semmartin, Diego Cosentino, Santiago L. Poggio, Beltran Benedit, Fernando Biganzoli, Alberto Peper
Summary: The design of sustainable, high-yielding continuous cropping systems requires maintaining or restoring critical ecosystem properties such as soil functioning. This study evaluated the effects of different cropping systems on soil organic carbon stocks and found that increasing carbon inputs through crop rotation, cover cropping, and better agronomic technology is an opportunity to reverse the long-term trend of soil carbon deficit in agricultural lands.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Juan I. Rattalino Edreira, Jose F. Andrade, Kenneth G. Cassman, Martin K. van Ittersum, Marloes P. van Loon, Patricio Grassini
Summary: The study compared different methods for estimating crop production and enhancing production, finding that estimates from top-down frameworks are uncertain and could benefit from incorporating estimates from bottom-up approaches for more accurate predictions of food security.
Article
Agronomy
Xiaofei Wang, Jiawei Zhang, Xiaoqin Wang, Yibo Hu, Xiaolong Ren, Zhikuan Jia, Tiening Liu, Zhenlin Wang, Tie Cai
Summary: Film mulching ridge-furrow planting (RF) is an important dry farming mode for wheat, but it often causes lodging due to lignin accumulation in the stems. This study investigated the effects of regulating the population distribution on lodging occurrence in wheat and found that adjusting the population distribution can improve lodging resistance by enhancing the mechanical properties of the stems and promoting lignin synthesis and accumulation. The light environment plays a crucial role in lignin biosynthesis and lodging resistance.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2024)
Article
Agronomy
Wei Wang, Jian-Hua Zhao, Meng-Ying Li, Wei Zhang, Muhammad Maqsood Ur Rehman, Bao-Zhong Wang, Fazal Ullah, Zheng-Guo Cheng, Li Zhu, Jin-Lin Zhang, Hong-Yan Tao, Wen-Ying Wang, You-Cai Xiong
Summary: This study investigated the physiological mechanism of yield loss in intercropped inferior species and found that plastic film mulching can alleviate water competition between maize and faba bean, reducing kernel abortion in maize.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2024)
Article
Agronomy
Michael Merkle, Matthias Schumacher, Roland Gerhards
Summary: This study conducted a field experiment to test different methods and species of cover crops. The results showed that early establishment of cover crops, specifically direct sowing or sowing 10 days before harvest, had a positive impact on biomass formation and weed suppression. The performance of cover crops varied depending on the species, sowing date, and weather conditions, but a diverse cover crop mixture showed more stable performance under variable weather conditions.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2024)
Article
Agronomy
Dereje Ademe, Kindie Tesfaye, Belay Simane, Benjamin F. Zaitchik, Getachew Alemayehu, Enyew Adgo
Summary: This study used simulation experiments to evaluate the effects of planting time, nitrogen rate, and crop variety choice on potato productivity in Ethiopia. The results showed that shifting planting time forward and changing the nitrogen application rate had greater productivity benefits than switching varieties. In the mid-century climate period, early planting of medium and long maturity varieties with higher nitrogen rates showed potential adaptation benefits.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2024)
Article
Agronomy
Wenlong Li, Xiaobo Gu, Heng Fang, Tongtong Zhao, Rui Yin, Zhikai Cheng, Chuandong Tan, Zhihui Zhou, Yadan Du
Summary: This study aims to establish critical nitrogen dilution curves (CNDC) for maize and diagnose the nitrogen status under different mulching planting patterns. The results showed no significant differences in CNDC and its estimated parameters across years and mulching planting patterns, suggesting the establishment of a universal CNDC model for maize nitrogen diagnosis.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2024)
Article
Agronomy
Guillermo A. A. Dosio, Pablo Cicore, Roberto Rizzalli
Summary: This study demonstrates through field experiments that reducing sink demand during the grain filling period in maize accelerates leaf senescence, particularly at specific phenological stages. The results also suggest that protecting grains can prevent yield reduction.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2024)
Article
Agronomy
Xuan Wei, Yongjie Liu, Qiming Song, Jinping Zou, Zhiqiang Wen, Jiayu Li, Dengfei Jie
Summary: This study successfully established a model for detecting the spores of Agaricus bisporus disease using hyperspectral imaging and deep learning methods, providing a new approach for early prevention and detection of the disease.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2024)
Article
Agronomy
Ferdaous Rezgui, Adolfo Rosati, Fatima Lambarraa-Lehnhardt, Carsten Paul, Moritz Reckling
Summary: The intensification of Mediterranean farming systems has had negative impacts on the environment, but agroforestry systems can address these issues. This study developed a practical methodology to assess the sustainability of Mediterranean agroforestry systems and found that they provide agro-environmental benefits and economic profitability, although they also require increased workload.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2024)