Cereals

Biofuel Production Assessment of Crop Rotation Systems and Organic Residues in Agricultural Management

07/11/2025 - Ten-field crop rotation systems reduce the environmental impact of sustainable agriculture by reducing pollutant emissions, helping to reduce the agricultural sector's dependence on imported natural...

Ionomic Profile and Nutrient Use Efficiency in Sunflower Plants Treated with Plant-Derived Biostimulant Rich in Trigonelline

04/11/2025 - In recent decades, the use of biostimulants has increased with the aim of creating an alternative to the use of chemical fertilizers and achieving sustainable agriculture. In this study, sunflower...

Interactive Effects of Planting Density and Row Spacing on Maize Root Distribution and Yield

03/11/2025 - Effective spatial arrangement in maize population can reduce inter-plant competition, promote root development, and enhance nutrient uptake. This study aimed to clarify how planting density and row...

Using Freshwater Cladophora glomerata to Develop Sustainable Farming

03/11/2025 - Cladophora glomerata is a species of green algae from the Cladophoraceae family belonging to the class Ulvophyceae. This filamentous macroalga is generally associated with freshwater habitats,...

Long-Term Organic Fertilization and Straw Return Affect Shajiang Black Soil (Vertisol) Nutrient Availability, Aggregate Stability, and Crop Yield with the Winter Wheat&ndash;Summer Maize Double-Cropping System in Northern China

05/11/2025 - Long-term fertilization affects soil nutrient levels and aggregate stability, eventually altering crop yield. However, their responses to organic fertilizer application and straw returning are still...

Evaluation of Biochar and Humus Amendments and Early-Season Insect Netting on Soil Properties, Crop Yield, and Pest Management in Organic Vegetable Production in Maine

07/11/2025 - Effective implementation and optimization of organic amendments and other management practices is essential for sustainable organic vegetable production, yet needed information is lacking on the...

Rooting for sustainability: Pantoea ananatis D1-28 volatiles boost tomato growth and rhizosphere microbial diversity

07/11/2025 - Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), a vital global crop rich in bioactive compounds, faces sustainability issues due to agrochemical overuse, necessitating eco-friendly biofertilizers like plant...

Induction of Synthetic Apomixis in Two Sorghum Hybrids Enables Seed Yield and Genotype Preservation Over Multiple Generations

- ABSTRACTInduction of apomixis, or clonal reproduction through seed, could economise commercial hybrid seed production and enable smallholder farmers to save and sow hybrid seed. Here, we demonstrate...

Biochar Amendments for Soil Restoration: Impacts on Nutrient Dynamics and Microbial Activity

09/11/2025 - Biochar is increasingly recognized as a multifunctional soil amendment that improves soil fertility, nutrient cycling, and crop productivity. Studies across field, greenhouse, and incubation settings...

Exploring the adoption of beneficial management practices on leased first nations agricultural lands: a modelling approach for integrated nitrogen management

- In Canada, beneficial management practices (BMP) are being used to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, manage environmental risks, and contribute to national climate goals. A key component...

Enhancing AquaCrop model precision for accurate simulation of sweet potato and taro landraces

- Neglected and underutilised crop species (NUS) such as orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) and taro are nutrient-dense, climate-resilient crops with high potential to diversify food systems. While the...

Mining key genes for ramie (Boehmeria nivea L.) adaptation to poor soil condition using transcriptome analysis

- IntroductionAgricultural land degradation threatens food security and agricultural ecosystem sustainability, necessitating phytoremediation to address this problem. Ramie (Boehmeria nivea L.), a cash...

Are alternatively organized value chains more environmentally sustainable? Evidence from soybean production in Minas Gerais and Paraná states, Brazil

- The predominant agro-industrial soybean production in Brazil has led to a significant socio-ecological crisis. Alternative agriculture has been increasingly marketed as a viable solution to the...

Customized Nutrient Standards to Diagnose Nutrient Imbalance in Fertigated &lsquo;Nanica' Banana Groves

04/11/2025 - Banana (Musa spp.) is an important fruit production in Brazil, but crop productivity is still too low. The &lsquo;Nanica' cultivar and fertigation have been introduced, but more accurate...

Poor Quality of Commercial Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Inoculants Used for Agriculture and Home Gardening

- ABSTRACTThere is an urgent need to develop microbial inoculants that can consistently improve crop performance as part of efforts to implement sustainable agricultural practices and reduce the...

Effects of potato cultivation on soil pHKCl and exchangeable calcium under organic and conventional management

- Viacheslav Eremeev Jaan Kuht Kalle Margus Erkki Mäeorg Evelin Loit-Harro Anne Luik Liina Talgre a Crop Science and Plant Biology, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estoniab Plant Health,...

Agronomic Performance of Soybean and Sorghum Irrigated with Slaughterhouse-Treated Effluent

28/10/2025 - The slaughterhouse-treated effluent, enriched with nitrogen, phosphorus, and organic matter, presents a promising alternative for water and nutrient reuse in irrigated crop systems. This study...

High-Density Planting of Panicum virgatum Enhances Soil Carbon Sequestration, Whereas Cultivar Selection and Temporal Dynamics Drive Root and Soil Microbiomes

31/10/2025 - Understanding how agricultural conservation practices influence soil and rhizosphere microbiomes is critical for advancing sustainable crop production and soil health. While Panicum virgatum L....

Simulation of the Growth and Yield of Maize (Zea mays L.) on a Loosened Plinthosol Amended with Termite Mound Material in the Lubumbashi Region

31/10/2025 - The low fertility of plinthosols is a major constraint on agricultural production, largely due to the presence of plinthite, which restricts the availability of water and nutrients. This study aimed...

Using Machine Learning and RGB Images to Assess Nitrogen and Potassium Status in Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) Under Field Conditions

03/11/2025 - Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) is a resilient crop with high relevance in tropical and semi-arid regions, where nutritional deficiencies, particularly of nitrogen (N) and potassium (K), limit yield....

Response of Soil Microbial Biomass and Activity to Cover Crop Incorporation Methods

28/10/2025 - Cover crop management in vineyards under a semiarid Mediterranean environment needs strategies that enhance soil C and N status and microbial functioning without increasing disturbance. This study...

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