Article
Agronomy
Barira Shoukat Hafiza, Wajid Ishaque, Raheel Osman, Marjan Aziz, Syed Tahir Ata-Ul-Karim
Summary: This study investigates the potential of supplemental irrigation (SI) in improving wheat yield and water productivity in the rainfed cropping system of Pakistan. The results suggest that planting in November with irrigation applied 30 days after planting can achieve higher crop yield and water productivity.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Stefano Marino, Arturo Alvino
Summary: This study utilized remote sensing techniques for wheat cultivar classification and agronomic trait detection. The cluster method based on vegetation indices showed significant ability in monitoring and evaluating wheat crop agronomic traits.
Article
Agronomy
Rogerio de S. Noia Junior, Luc Olivier, Daniel Wallach, Esther Mullens, Clyde W. Fraisse, Senthold Asseng
Summary: The study aimed to develop a simple methodology to estimate national wheat yields that can be applied to any country and crop by correlating climate data with national wheat production. Statistical models were built using the climate data from the most representative grid cell to estimate trend-corrected national wheat yields, and the models were validated in Brazil, France, and Russia with a small margin of error. This approach allows for early predictions of national crop yields during a cropping season.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Yongxin Lin, Shuang Li, Shaoguang Duan, Yanran Ye, Bo Li, Guangcun Li, Dianqiu Lyv, Liping Jin, Chunsong Bian, Jiangang Liu
Summary: Timely and accurate prediction of crop yield is crucial for increasing crop production and ensuring food security. This study reviews the methodological evolution of predicting potato yield, focusing on remote sensing, crop growth models, and yield limiting factors. Satellite-based remote sensing is crucial for potato yield prediction, while crop growth models are utilized for management optimization and climate change adaptation. Unmanned aerial vehicle remote sensing combined with artificial intelligence shows potential for precision management of large-scale farms. However, further research is needed to encompass a wider range of potato varieties and larger field sample sizes.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Andrew J. McDonald, Balwinder-Singh, Alwin Keil, Amit Srivastava, Peter Craufurd, Avinash Kishore, Virender Kumar, Gokul Paudel, Sudhanshu Singh, A. K. Singh, R. K. Sohane, R. K. Malik
Summary: This study shows that adjusting the planting dates of wheat can significantly increase yields in eastern India, but this requires managing rice and wheat as a coupled system. The study also reveals that current cropping calendar management reduces the wheat yield potential in the rice-wheat cropping system of eastern India.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rose Z. Abramoff, Philippe Ciais, Peng Zhu, Toshihiro Hasegawa, Hitomi Wakatsuki, David Makowski
Summary: Simulations of crop yield under climate change show significant variations depending on models, locations, species, management strategies, and Representative Concentration Pathways. A meta-model based on site-level simulations was developed to understand the effects of climate and adaptation on yield change for maize, rice, wheat, and soybean. The study found that adaptation plays a crucial role in mitigating projected yield losses under the RCP4.5 scenario, with most influential factors being adaptation strategy and climate change. These results highlight the importance of implementing adequate adaptation strategies to mitigate the impact of climate change on crop yields.
Article
Biology
Yanxi Zhao, Dengpan Xiao, Huizi Bai, De Li Liu, Jianzhao Tang, Yongqing Qi, Yanjun Shen
Summary: Understanding the impact of climate change on crop production and water consumption is crucial for sustainable agricultural development. This study investigated the effects of temperature, solar radiation, precipitation, and CO2 concentration on crop phenology, yield, and water consumption in a rice-wheat rotation system. The findings revealed that climate change significantly influences the growth process, yield, and water use efficiency of crops.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Matthew Paul Reynolds, Gustavo Ariel Slafer, John Michael Foulkes, Simon Griffiths, Erik Harry Murchie, Elizabete Carmo-Silva, Senthold Asseng, Scott C. Chapman, Mark Sawkins, Jeff Gwyn, Richard Bailey Flavell
Summary: This article proposes the use of a wiring diagram as a platform to illustrate the interrelationships of physiological traits that impact wheat yield potential and guide breeding decisions. The wiring diagram serves as a tool to reveal connections among traits and informs new research hypotheses.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shengchao Qiao, Han Wang, I. Colin Prentice, Sandy P. Harrison
Summary: The study evaluates the potential yield of wheat using a new global model that combines statistical and process-based approaches to predict the impact of CO2, temperature, sunlight, and other factors on crop yields. Results show that higher temperatures have negatively affected yields globally, with higher solar radiation associated with increased yields in humid regions but decreased yields in semi-arid areas. Increased precipitation in semi-arid regions is linked to higher yields. Rising CO2 levels contribute to higher actual yields, but other factors such as crop breeding and management practices also play a significant role in influencing yield trends.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hanoi Medina, Di Tian
Summary: Understanding the contributions of climate and management intensifications to crop yield trends is crucial for adapting to climate changes and ensuring future food security. A study conducted in Iowa, United States, analyzed the synergistic effects of climate and management intensifications on maize yield trends. The research found that climate factors contribute approximately 10% to 31% of the yield trends, with substantial variations across different time periods. Management intensifications can enhance yield gains with increased precipitation but lead to greater losses with increased temperature. Furthermore, it was observed that the sensitivity of yield to warming temperature increases with management intensifications over time.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Donald S. Gaydon, Tasneem Khaliq, Mobin-ud-Din Ahmad, M. J. M. Cheema, Umair Gull
Summary: Pakistan is facing challenges of food insecurity and water scarcity. Research suggests that significant gains in rice and wheat production can be achieved through optimizing farmer management strategies, particularly in crop planting and fertilizer use, to improve productivity and water resource efficiency.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Soil Science
Juan P. Frene, Eva Figuerola, Luciano A. Gabbarini, Leonardo Erijman, Luis G. Wall
Summary: This on-farm study investigates the effects of no-till agricultural diversification and intensification of crop rotations (DICR) on soil biological properties. The results show that DICR can alter the composition of soil microbiota, which can contribute to the design of more sustainable agricultural systems.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jose Rafael Guarin, Pierre Martre, Frank Ewert, Heidi Webber, Sibylle Dueri, Daniel Calderini, Matthew Reynolds, Gemma Molero, Daniel Miralles, Guillermo Garcia, Gustavo Slafer, Francesco Giunta, Diego N. L. Pequeno, Tommaso Stella, Mukhtar Ahmed, Phillip D. Alderman, Bruno Basso, Andres G. Berger, Marco Bindi, Gennady Bracho-Mujica, Davide Cammarano, Yi Chen, Benjamin Dumont, Ehsan Eyshi Rezaei, Elias Fereres, Roberto Ferrise, Thomas Gaiser, Yujing Gao, Margarita Garcia-Vila, Sebastian Gayler, Zvi Hochman, Gerrit Hoogenboom, Leslie A. Hunt, Kurt C. Kersebaum, Claas Nendel, Jorgen E. Olesen, Taru Palosuo, Eckart Priesack, Johannes W. M. Pullens, Alfredo Rodriguez, Reimund P. Roetter, Margarita Ruiz Ramos, Mikhail A. Semenov, Nimai Senapati, Stefan Siebert, Amit Kumar Srivastava, Claudio Stockle, Iwan Supit, Fulu Tao, Peter Thorburn, Enli Wang, Tobias Karl David Weber, Liujun Xiao, Zhao Zhang, Chuang Zhao, Jin Zhao, Zhigan Zhao, Yan Zhu, Senthold Asseng
Summary: This study extrapolated the best performing wheat crosses with increased canopy photosynthesis to estimate global wheat production using a multi-model ensemble. The results projected a 37% increase in global annual wheat production without expanding cropping area, meeting the lower estimate of the projected grain demand in 2050. However, achieving this genetic yield potential will pose considerable challenges.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Zhentao Zhang, Shuang Sun, Fangliang Zhang, Shibo Guo, Erjing Guo, Zhijuan Liu, Jin Zhao, Chuang Zhao, Tao Li, Xiaoguang Yang
Summary: This study highlights the importance of accurate radiation data in agricultural impact analyses. By comparing estimated radiation with measured radiation, it was found that using estimated radiation as input data leads to an overestimation of crop yields in China. The overestimation is greater in the south compared to the north, and greater for winter wheat compared to maize. Moreover, using estimated radiation exaggerates the negative impact of climate variability on simulated crop yield.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shangrong Wu, Peng Yang, Jianqiang Ren, Zhongxin Chen, He Li
Summary: A novel EnSRF assimilation algorithm was proposed to improve the accuracy of regional crop yield estimation. The algorithm, combined with the WOFOST crop model and remotely sensed data, effectively simulated winter wheat yield and selected the optimal grid size for regional estimation. The system demonstrated good performance at both single-point and regional levels, proving the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed algorithm in simulating crop yield over a large area.
REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Business
Steffen Roth, Dirk Schneckenberg, Vladislav Valentinov, Heiko Kleve
Summary: The field of paradox studies aims to integrate paradox into organizational life and decision making. This can be achieved more effectively by employing the conceptual approaches of form calculus, systems and organization theory, and the tetralemma. Paradox is viewed as the core identity of organizations, manifesting in decision communication and the continual renewal of organizational acts.
EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Maximilian Humpesch, Stefan Seifert, Alfons Balmann, Silke Huettel
Summary: This paper explores how existing lease contracts affect buyer and seller costs, bargaining position, expectation formation, and ultimately farmland prices. The authors find that lease status and lease term impact the price paid by different buyer types. The study suggests that lease contracts influence buyers' information costs, bargaining positions, and price discovery process.
AGRICULTURAL FINANCE REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Regina Kilwenge, Julius Adewopo, Rhys Manners, Charles Mwizerwa, Michel Kabirigi, Svetlana Gaidashova, Marc Schut
Summary: Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) poses a significant threat to banana production in Rwanda, with potential yield losses of up to 100%. This study used the Maxent model to assess the current and projected risks of BXW under different climates. The results showed that precipitation, temperature, and elevation were the strongest predictors of BXW occurrence, and the disease is likely to spread and increase under future climate scenarios. These findings highlight the importance of evidence-based strategies for extension services and early warning systems to mitigate the impact of BXW.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Hao Xia, Shaofeng Yuan, Alexander V. Prishchepov
Summary: This study mapped the supply of six ecosystem services (ESs), identified their trade-offs/synergies and bundles, and determined the dominant social-ecological drivers. The findings provided sustainable spatial planning and management strategies at both grid and sub-watershed scales. The results showed spatial heterogeneity in the patterns of ESs, with varying changes in food production and water supply. The study also identified ES pairs with declined synergies and suggested integrating knowledge on ES interactions into spatial planning for sustainable ecosystem management across scales.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2023)
Article
Economics
Pavlo Martyshev, Soeren Prehn, Oleksandr Perekhozhuk, Volodymyr Vakhitov
Summary: Economic theory predicts that currency devaluation reduces imports, but the effect is uncertain due to the tradability of inputs. This study examines the hypothesis that a higher exchange rate pass-through for input prices compared to output prices in a specific sector leads to reduced profitability, output, and increased imports when the local currency depreciates. Using a structural vector autoregression model, we find partial confirmation of this hypothesis in the Ukrainian pork sector from 2014 to 2020. Policymakers should consider the vulnerability of pork production to currency depreciation, given its dependence on exportable feed grains.
EASTERN EUROPEAN ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Maximilian Wesemeyer, Johannes Kamp, Tillman Schmitz, Daniel Mueller, Tobia Lakes
Summary: Global farmland biodiversity has decreased due to agricultural landscape homogenization, but restructuring landscapes by reintroducing woody features and decreasing field sizes can increase biodiversity and agricultural net returns. Using spatial multi-objective optimization, we demonstrate that reallocating woody features and adjusting field sizes can simultaneously increase both bird abundance and agricultural net returns. Taking into account location and farmers' willingness to accept negative impacts on net returns is crucial for achieving higher farmland bird diversity. Our spatially explicit approach supports targeted land use planning to balance economic objectives and biodiversity conservation.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yanbing Wei, Daniel Mueller, Zhanli Sun, Miao Lu, Huajun Tang, Wenbin Wu
Summary: Crop-aquaculture systems, such as rice-crawfish farming, have rapidly expanded in China, but the extent and dynamics of this farming system are not well understood. Using Landsat satellite data from 2013 to 2021, this study reveals that the area of rice-crawfish farming in five provinces of China steadily increased from 0.11 million hectares in 2013 to 0.70 million hectares in 2019, then contracted in 2020 and rebounded in 2021. The spatial distribution of rice-crawfish cultivation expanded towards the east and north, with the largest expansion in Jiangsu and Anhui after 2018. These findings contribute to a better understanding and management of land resources in the rapidly developing rice-crawfish farming system.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Geography
Barbara Soriano, Alberto Garrido, Daniele Bertolozzi-Caredio, Francesco Accatino, Federico Antonioli, Vitaliy Krupin, Miranda P. M. Meuwissen, Franziska Ollendorf, Jens Rommel, Alisa Spiegel, Monica Tudor, Julie Urquhart, Mauro Vigani, Isabel Bardaji
Summary: Finding pathways to enhance the resilience of farming systems in Europe is crucial due to the increasing challenges they face. Each actor in the farming systems can shape and strengthen different resilience attributes, resulting in specific combinations of resilience capacities. The paper provides a set of resilience-enabling roles and emphasizes the need for flexible, coordinated, and comprehensive policies to address the complexity of socio-ecological systems.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Economics
Mukhayyo Djuraeva, Ihtiyor Bobojonov, Lena Kuhn, Thomas Glauben
Summary: Agricultural Extension Services (AES) can enhance agricultural productivity and sustainability. This study examines the combined impact of different types and forms of extension services on wheat farmers in Uzbekistan. The findings show significant technical efficiency gaps in wheat production, and highlight the importance of extension frequency and participatory approaches in closing these gaps. The study suggests that a well-structured AES should be client-oriented, cost-efficient, and demand-driven, providing participatory extension services to all farmers.
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND POLICY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kathleen Hermans, Daniel Mueller, David O'Byrne, Lennart Olsson, Lindsay C. Stringer
Summary: The impacts of land degradation on migration are poorly understood, despite the potential threat it poses to livelihoods and sustainability.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Bekhzod Egamberdiev
Summary: This study investigates the role of social capital, including trust and group membership, in building household resilience to food insecurity. Using detailed 'Life in Kyrgyzstan' multi-topic panel data, the study estimates resilience to food insecurity through the Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA) approach, including different pillars and a resilience capacity index. The impact of social capital on resilience pillars and capacity is estimated using IV models for multiple endogenous variables. The results suggest that both trust and group membership positively affect resilience pillars and capacity.
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Management
Vladislav Valentinov, Steffen Roth
Summary: Modern stakeholder theory is based on the 'integration thesis', which argues that business and ethics are inseparable. Scholars have questioned how far business can pursue ethical goals without compromising its autonomy. This study interprets the integration thesis as the Luhmannian 'unity of difference' and argues that successful stakeholder management requires activating the human capacity to navigate the uncertainties of the business environment by following ethical norms, drawing on Luhmannian systems theory and process philosophy.
SYSTEMS RESEARCH AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Michal Placek, Vladislav Valentinov, Cristina del Campo, Marketa Sumpikova, Frantisek Ochrana
Summary: This study aims to explore the attitudes and perceptions of museum managers towards green public procurement. It finds that sharing experiences is a more critical factor in shaping managers' attitudes towards green public procurement than education and training.
MUSEUM MANAGEMENT AND CURATORSHIP
(2023)
Article
Management
Milad Abbasiharofteh, Dieter F. Kogler, Balazs Lengyel
Summary: This study examines the relationship between technological specialization and connections in co-inventor networks, and their contribution to radical innovation in European regions. The findings highlight the importance of links between differently specialized inventor communities in fostering atypical innovation outcomes.