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Increasing dissolved oxygen concentration of irrigation water is beneficial to nitrogen uptake of cotton under mulched drip irrigation Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-12 Tianyu Wang, Jinzhu Zhang, Yam Dhital, Kai Ma, Yue Wen, Zhenhua Wang
Enhancing crop nitrogen absorption is crucial for improving nitrogen fertilizer utilization efficiency. Soil oxygen conditions play a vital role in influencing crop nutrient uptake. However, the impact of dissolved oxygen concentration in irrigation water on cotton’s nitrogen absorption remains unknow under mulched drip irrigation conditions. RESEARCH QUESTION: This study aimed to investigate whether
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Optimizing biomass allocation for optimum balance of seed yield and lodging resistance in rapeseed Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-08 Yang Tao, Zhaojie Li, Farooq Shah, Wei Wu
Dense planting can boost achievable yields in rapeseed ( L.). But it aggravates the lodging risk that is often associated with high–yielding cropping systems. This research aimed to assess the agronomic performance of rapeseed in terms of yield and lodging related attributes under various planting densities. Meanwhile, the effectiveness of electrical measurements i.e., root capacitance (EC) and impedance
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Critical potassium dilution curve for potato crops Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-08 Patricio Sandaña, Rogério P. Soratto, Júlio César de A. Silva, Alfonso Valenzuela, Renan J. Parecido, Adalton M. Fernandes, Ignacio A. Ciampitti
Proper potassium (K) nutrition is a key management factor to attain both high tuber yields and quality in potato ( L.) crop. Therefore, developing diagnostic tools to assess crop K status via utilization of a critical K dilution curve () and calculation of the K nutrition index (KNI) is essential to advance K fertilization management in potato crops. The aims of this study were to: (i) compute and
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Agronomic performance of novel, nitrogen-rich biobased fertilizers across European field trial sites Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-08 Benedikt Müller, Lærke Wester-Larsen, Lars Stoumann Jensen, Tapio Salo, Ramiro Recena Garrido, Mustapha Arkoun, Aurélien D'Oria, Iris Lewandowski, Torsten Müller, Andrea Bauerle
Substituting mineral fertilizers with novel biobased fertilizers (BBFs) produced from various organic waste and side streams could contribute to a reduction in the environmental and climate impacts of fertilizer production and use and the recycling of otherwise potentially wasted nutrients. For the substitution to be beneficial for farmers, the environment, and food security, the BBFs need to be effective
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The here and now of climate change: Climatic trends throughout Australian cotton regions and implications for the growing season Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-05 Katrina Broughton, Christopher Nunn, Michael Bange
Much research has focused on assessing future climatic conditions on cotton production. However, understanding climatic changes that have already occurred throughout Australian cotton regions may provide insights on how existing and new regions are adapting to change. This study aims to understand climatic changes that have occurred throughout Australian cotton regions, and the implications that these
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Fertilization management and greenhouse gases emissions from paddy fields in China: A meta-analysis Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-05 Yanning Liang, Lihua Xue, Pingping Jia, Sheng Zhang, Yi Hu, Kazem Zamanian, Xiaoning Zhao
The contribution of rice paddy soils to greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions and global warming has attracted widespread attention. There are studies on the local effects of fertilizers on soil GHGs emissions, but few have looked at the comprehensive and comparative effects of fertilization management, considering soil and environmental characteristics. Our meta-analysis used data from 83 Chinese paddy
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Nitrogen reduction by 20 % with green manure retention reduces soil evaporation, promotes maize transpiration and improves water productivity in arid areas Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-04 Pengfei Wang, Aizhong Yu, Feng Wang, Yulong Wang, Hanqiang Lyu, Yongpan Shang, Xuehui Yang, Yalong Liu, Bo Yin, Dongling Zhang, Qiang Chai
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Planting for perfection: How to maximize cotton fiber quality with the right planting dates in the face of climate change Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-04 Sahila Beegum, Kambham Raja Reddy, Shrinidhi Ambinakudige, Vangimalla Reddy
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Ultra-wide film mulching with moderate irrigation water salinity enhances cotton growth under drip irrigation in Xinjiang, China Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Zhanli Ma, Jian Liu, Jinzhu Zhang, Feihu Yin, Li Guo, Yue Wen, Libing Song, Yan Zhu, Yonghui Liang, Zhenhua Wang
Advancements in mulching drip irrigation for cotton cultivation have led to changes in plastic film width in Xinjiang, China. Concurrently, the application of brackish water for irrigation is increasingly becoming a common practice in areas where freshwater resources are limited. The effects of varying film widths and the salinity levels of irrigation water on soil hydrothermal properties, cotton growth
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Sunflower yield gaps and their causes in Argentina Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Ignacio M. Rodriguez, Antonio J. Hall, Juan P. Monzon, Jorge L. Mercau, Sofia Gayo, Monica Lopez Pereira, Anibal Cerrudo, Hernán A. Urcola, Carolina B. Troglia, Sebastián Zuil, María Paolini, Gustavo Martini, Pablo A. Cipriotti
Quantification of yield gaps and understanding their causes in sunflower ( L.) is a key requirement for developing management strategies to take advantage of the productive potential of this crop in Argentina. The term yield gap (Yg) refers to the difference between water-limited potential yield (Yw) and actual yield (Ya). This study quantified sunflower Yg across its full range of cropping regions
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Efficiency over excess: Maximising cotton lint yields with optimum irrigation and nitrogen fertiliser application Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Jonathan Baird, Graeme Schwenke, Ben Macdonald, Gunasekhar Nachimuthu, Annabelle McPherson, Clarence Mercer
Efforts to optimise inputs for irrigated cotton production are ongoing. Nitrogen use efficiency is influenced by crop management, climate and water availability. Recent research in southern NSW, Australia, reported minimal interaction between irrigation strategies and nitrogen rates. Similar work is lacking from other cotton growing locations and soil types. This study investigated the interaction
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Enhancing stand establishment and yield formation of cotton with multiple drip irrigation during emergence in saline fields of Southern Xinjiang Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Jianlong Dai, Zhengpeng Cui, Yanjun Zhang, Lijie Zhan, JunJun Nie, Jianqiang Cui, Dongmei Zhang, Shizhen Xu, Lin Sun, Bing Chen, Hezhong Dong
Flooding irrigation prior to sowing during the winter or spring seasons has been widely employed to mitigate soil salinity and generate adequate soil moisture for cotton seedling emergence in saline fields. In an effort to conserve water, a technique known as "dry sowing and wet emergence" has been utilized in arid regions of Northern Xinjiang, China, where the soil is not irrigated before sowing,
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Deep tillage combined with straw biochar return increases rice yield by improving nitrogen availability and root distribution in the subsoil Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Fanxuan Kong, Amiao Jiu, Zhengrong Kan, Jie Zhou, Haishui Yang, Feng-Min Li
After over 20 years of practicing shallow rotary tillage combined with straw direct return in the middle and lower Yangtze regions of China, the yield potential has gradually disappeared, and new alternative tillage practices are required to continuously increase rice yield. This paper investigates the yield effect and mechanism of deep tillage combined with straw return through two consecutive years
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Coordinating lodging incidence and grain yield through wheat genetic diversity Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Xiang Kong, Guishen Zhao, Xinran Sun, Yuhui Fu
Lodging is a complex phenomenon that affects wheat grain yield worldwide. There is a contradiction between lodging incidence and continuous increase in grain yield in a single-cultivar pattern. However, few studies have explored the coordination between lodging incidence and grain yield with an increase in genetic diversity. This study tested the hypothesis that positive intra-population interactions
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Improving maize yield estimation by assimilating UAV-based LAI into WOFOST model Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-27 Yahui Guo, Fanghua Hao, Xuan Zhang, Yuhong He, Yongshuo H. Fu
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Optimizing bioenergy sorghum productivity and nutrient removal in Illinois: Impact of nitrogen fertilization under diverse marginal conditions Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-25 Chunhwa Jang, Jung Woo Lee, Nictor Namoi, Jinwook Kim, Moon-Sub Lee, Daniel Crozier, Wendy Yang, William Rooney, D.K. Lee
Bioenergy sorghum ( L. Moench) is a promising crop for contributing to the United States bioenergy supply. However, the varying limitations of the marginal lands targeted for its cultivation present a management challenge. This two-year study aimed to investigate how the limitations associated with marginal cropland impact the effects of nitrogen fertilization on the yield of bioenergy sorghum and
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Defoliation level and timing affect popcorn yield traits in the Midwestern United States Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-25 Victor Emmanuel de Vasconcelos Gomes, Corinne Lee, Alexander Lindsey, Wanderson Novais, Nasib Koirala, Mark Zarnstorff, James Houx, Justin McMechan, Osler Ortez, Elliot Knoell
Popcorn [ (L.) var. Everta] is an important field crop in the Midwestern United States. However, hailstorms are a major threat to ensuring high yield because of their effects on leaf photosynthesis, pollination, and stalk lodging. A multi-state study spanning six site-years (2020–2023) was conducted in two locations (Ohio and Nebraska) to determine how defoliation intensity at different stages affects
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Enhancing productivity, soil health, and reducing global warming potential through diverse conservation agriculture cropping systems in India's Western Indo-Gangetic Plains Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-24 M.K. Gora, H.S. Jat, J.K. Ladha, Madhu Choudhary, P.C. Sharma, A.K. Yadav, L.K. Singh, Tek B. Sapkota, Yadvinder Singh, Kailash Prajapat, R.K. Yadav, M.L. Jat, T.J. Krupnik, M.K. Gathala
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Post-heading accumulation of nonstructural carbohydrates and nitrogen in rice (Oryza sativa L.) roots Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-20 Kazuaki Onoda, Reina Ohta, Mchuno Alfred Peter, Raphael Edifor, Masaru Hamajima, Ayaka Mae, Asaka Murai, Makoto Kondo, Nobuhito Sekiya
Roots are plant organs that absorb nutrients and water. While roots serve as sink organs for nutrients in perennial and woody plant species, the dynamics of nutrient accumulation in roots for annual plant species, particularly in crop species like L. (rice), are not well understood. Japanese rice cultivars bred for whole-crop silage exhibit large aboveground biomass and a notably small number of spikelets
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Establishing a water-use boundary function for potato through crop modeling Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-20 Funian Zhao, Qiang Zhang, Jun Lei, Kai Zhang, Heling Wang, Runan Jiao, Huiyan Wu
The yield to water-use boundary function is a valuable method for estimating attainable yield and yield gap (the difference between attainable yield and actual yield) in water-limited regions. However, the water-use boundary function for potato has not been clearly defined yet. In current research, we established a water-use boundary function for fresh potato tubers in a climatic transition zone (Longzhong
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Thermal time and precipitation dictate cereal rye shoot biomass production Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-18 Cecilia Crespo, Peter L. O’Brien, Sabrina J. Ruis, John L. Kovar, Thomas C. Kaspar
Maximizing cover crop biomass production is key to agroecosystem service delivery. Cover crop biomass accumulation is particularly important in corn ( L.) silage cropping systems due to the high rate of crop biomass removal that leaves the soil surface mostly bare from early fall until planting the following spring. We evaluated how weather factors affect rye ( L.) cover crop shoot biomass in different
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Combining urea and controlled release nitrogen fertilizer to enhance lodging resistance of rice (Oryza sativa L.) by altering accumulation of silicon and cell wall polymers at high yielding levels Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-18 Tianyang Zhou, Ruilong Cui, Chenchen Shu, Kuanyu Zhu, Weiyang Zhang, Hao Zhang, Lijun Liu, Zhiqin Wang, Junfei Gu, Jianchang Yang
Lodging has been a limiting factor for the achievement of high grain yield in rice ( L.) production especially under high nitrogen input. But little is known about the effects of nitrogen fertilizer management on lodging and the potentials for improving lodging resistance in rice by nitrogen management. The objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of lodging resistance of rice plants under
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Identifying soil and climate drivers of soil water conditions favourable for deep phosphorus placement for wheat in Australia using spatial modelling Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-18 Kirsten Verburg, Roger D. Armstrong, Jody S. Biggs, Nigel S. Wilhelm, Rebecca E. Haling, Graeme Sandral, Shihab Uddin, Sean D. Mason, Therese M. McBeath
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Innovative fertilizer management system maintains higher maize productivity with lower environmental costs in the Loess Plateau region of China Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-17 Peng Wu, Hua Huang, Qi Wu, Fu Liu, Liangqi Ren, Zihui Zhang, Benzheng Liu, Guoxia Zhou, Bingbing Cao, Kemoh Bangura, Jianfu Xue, Min Sun, Enke Liu, Peng Zhang, Zhikuan Jia, Zhiqiang Gao
Innovative fertilizer management is the most effective strategy for increasing crop yields and reducing environmental pollution. Deep fertilization reduces NH emissions and increases crop yield, but its effects on NO emissions are still unclear. Nitrification or urease inhibitors trigger cross-contamination of NO and NH. Little is known about whether innovative fertilizer management strategies can
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The yield performance of maize-soybean intercropping in the North China Plain: From 172 sites empirical investigation Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-17 Shuqi Yang, Hao Li, Yinan Xu, Tianzi Wang, Yimin Hu, Yingxing Zhao, Xin Qian, Zongxin Li, Peng Sui, Wangsheng Gao, Yuanquan Chen
To reduce pressure on soybean imports, the Chinese government has implemented maize ( L.)-soybean ((L.) Merr.) intercropping (MǁS). The initiative focuses on mechanized, large-scale agricultural areas in the northern plains, aiming to harvest extra soybean while maintaining maize yield. Although the high production potential of MǁS has been established in small-scale experiments, its effectiveness
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The use of fixed shelling percentage biases genotype selection in hybrid maize multi-environment yield trials Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-17 Tolera Keno, Emma Mace, Ian Godwin, David Jordan, Alison Kelly
Phenotyping is an integral part of plant breeding operations. In many cases the trait measured is not identical to the target trait for reasons of speed and or cost. This is a form of indirect selection, where correlation between the trait measured and the target phenotype influences the rate of genetic gain. Low correlations lead to slow rates of genetic gain. In sub-Saharan African maize breeding
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Can the allometric relationship between saturated water accumulation and dry mass be used to diagnose the water status of winter wheat? Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-17 Tingxuan Zhuang, Ben Zhao, Syed Tahir Ata-UI-Karim, Gilles Lemaire, Xiaojun Liu, Yongchao Tian, Yan Zhu, Weixing Cao, Qiang Cao
Agriculture is the major consumer of fresh water globally. However, climate change-induced water scarcity is challenging the freshwater resources to meet global crop water demands. Consequently, utilizing limited water resources efficiently is increasingly important in agriculture. Accurate diagnosis of crop water status and in-season demand is imperative for precision irrigation, as it allows growers
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Enhancing productivity and profitability of quinoa through optimization of plant spacing and weeding regimes Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-15 Muhammad Kashif Hanif, Irfan Afzal, Muhammad Kashif Munir, Abdul Khaliq, Hafiz Naeem Asghar
Weeds are a major constraint to quinoa production since no herbicide tolerant variety is available worldwide. This raises the importance of cultural practices for controlling weeds. Optimizing plant spacing and implementing effective weeding practices may help to enhance quinoa productivity and profitability. The objective of current study was to utilize the plant spacing as an alternate option for
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Harnessing crop models and machine learning for a spatial-temporal characterization of irrigated rice breeding environments in Brazil Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-14 Alexandre Bryan Heinemann, Germano Costa-Neto, David Henriques da Matta, Igor Kuivjogi Fernandes, Luís Fernando Stone
Tropical ecosystems are essential for irrigated rice production and are vital for ensuring food security in countries like Brazil. However, the uncertainty stemming from numerous environmental constraints limits current productivity levels and presents challenges for plant breeding research in developing productive and stable cultivars. To overcome these challenges, environmental characterization is
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Ecosystem level carbon and moisture fluxes from a high biomass fibre producing jute crop (Corchorus olitorius L): An eddy covariance-based analysis Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-13 Abhishek Chakraborty, Dhananjay Barman, Prabir Kumar Das, Gouranga Kar, Parichay S. Raju, Mamta Kumari, Debangana Banik, V.M. Chowdary, K. Sreenivas, Prakash Chauhan
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Nitrogen efficiency indices for sustainable sweet potato production in tropical environments Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Adalton M. Fernandes, Patricio Sandaña, Rogério P. Soratto, Nathalia P. Ribeiro, Fabricio E. Rodrigues, Ítala T. Guimarães
Improving nitrogen (N) use efficiency (NUE) is a key goal for develop sustainable production of sweet potatoes. Therefore, understanding the variability of crop traits and their impact on the main component of NUE are crucial to improve the agronomic management of this crop. Here we aimed to determine the associations among crop traits related N utilization efficiency for storage root production (NUTEroot)
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Nitrogen fertilizer replacement value of stockpiled and rotted dairy cattle manures for corn (Zea mays L.) from a long-term study Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-11 Bao-Luo Ma, Chang Liang, Edward G. Gregorich, Neil B. McLaughlin, Malcolm J. Morrison, Lianne M. Dwyer
Animal manure is an excellent renewable source of plant nutrients, but the correct quantification of nutrient equivalents is affected by manure type and application rate as well as weather conditions that impact crop yields The objectives from a 32-year field experiment were to (1) compare the effects of mineral N fertilization and solid dairy cattle manure on corn grain yield; (2) determine the manure
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Genetic progress of malting barley potential grain yield between 1982 and 2019 in Argentina Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-11 Víctor D. Giménez, Nicolás Ciancio, L. Gabriela Abeledo, Daniel J. Miralles
Barley ( L.) is one of the most important small grain crops worldwide as well as in Argentina, being this country the main Latin American exporter of barley malt. Genetic progress in potential grain yield is an alternative to increase productivity per unit area and respond to the global demand for food and industry requirements. Understanding the main factors that modify grain yield gain in barley
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How does increasing planting density regulate biomass production, allocation, and remobilization of maize temporally and spatially: A global meta-analysis Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-09 Hui Shao, Xuebing Wu, Jiahui Duan, Fengbo Zhu, Haihang Chi, Junhui Liu, Wenjun Shi, Yi Xu, Zhibiao Wei, Guohua Mi
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Plant genotype and inoculation with indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi modulate wheat productivity and quality of processed products through changes in the frequency of root AM fungal taxa Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-08 Valentina Marrassini, Laura Ercoli, Gaia Piazza, Elisa Pellegrino
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have been extensively applied as biofertilizers in wheat to promote crop productivity. However, variability in AM root colonization, grain yield, and nutrients was observed among wheat genotypes and according to AM genotype and environment. We hypothesized that wheat response to AM inoculation is more affected by genotype than environment; the response is driven by
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Responses to precision planting in canola and grain legume crops Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-08 G.K. McDonald, D. Minkey, J. Desbiolles, G. Clarke, R. Allen, S. Noack, S. Schmitt, A. Amougis
Sowing with conventional airseeders and seed drills results in random placement of seed along the row, causing variable interplant competition. Precision planting improves the uniformity of seed placement, minimising interplant competition, with the potential to improve yields. While precision planting has been used widely in summer cropping its benefits to yield in winter crops has not been well documented
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System-based phosphorus management in non-flooded rice-lentil rotation in tropical alkaline soil on Gangetic plain: Crop productivity, phosphorus use efficiency and budgeting Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-08 K.K. Hazra, D.K. Swain, S.S. Singh, C.P. Nath
Aerobic rice cultivation, gaining recognition for its water-saving and ecological benefits, often faces productivity challenges due to various deficiencies in the soil-plant system. In absence of flooding-induced P dissolution, reduced soil P availability would have yield-limiting impacts on the non-flooded aerobic rice-based system on tropical alkaline soils. The study aimed to assess the impact of
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Annual burying of pelletized straw benefits grain amino acid by increasing soil mineral elements: A case study in Northeast China Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-04 Peixin Wang, Xiquan Wang, Rui Zong, Xinbo Wang, Haiping Ni, Lumin Liu, Yan Yang, Yubo Hao, Yiteng Zhang, Huancheng Pang, Chunrong Qian
Pelletized straw returning is an innovative approach to enhance nutrient cycling in soil-crop systems. However, its impact on the macro- and micronutrients of both soil and grain, along with grain amino acids remains uncertainty. A three-year field experiment was conducted in Northeast China with spring maize monoculture under pelletized straw returning annually with 75 Mg ha (PS75), comparing with
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Optimizing cotton yield and soil salinity management: Integrating brackish water leaching and freshwater drip irrigation with subsurface drainage Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-04 Dongwei Li, Yuhui Yang, Yulong Zhao, Xinguo Zhou, Qibiao Han, Hongguang Liu, Mingsi Li
The contradiction between land improvement in saline-alkali areas and water-saving irrigation in the arid regions is becoming increasingly prominent, affecting the movement of soil water and salt as well as cotton growth. To effectively improve soil quality and alleviate soil salinization issues under the premise of water conservation to increase cotton yields, a method involves conducting brackish
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Do rotations and intercrops matter? Opportunities for intensification and diversification of maize-based cropping systems in Zambia Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-03 Mulundu Mwila, João Vasco Silva, Kelvin Kalala, Esau Simutowe, Hambulo Ngoma, Isaiah Nyagumbo, Mebelo Mataa, Christian Thierfelder
Realizing the double-edged goals of food security and crop diversification require knowledge of crop yield response to different agricultural practices and the extent to which such response is context dependent. This is particularly important in Southern Africa where cropping systems are dominated by maize and smallholders use few external inputs. The objectives of this study were (1) to evaluate the
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Ratoon rice research: Review and prospect for the tropics Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-30 Kazuki Saito, Elliott Ronald Dossou-Yovo, Ali Ibrahim
With increasing labor shortage and production costs, water scarcity and climate change, there is increased interest in ratooning as a green, resource-efficient technology to boost sustainable rice production, especially in China. Since the performance of ratoon rice (regenerating a second crop from the stubble left in the fields after the main harvest) and the impact of agronomic practices on its yield
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Tillage and mulching influence weed community dynamics and crop productivity of Sesbania alley–based food–fodder systems in rainfed agro-ecosystems Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-30 Dana Ram Palsaniya, T. Kiran Kumar, Manoj Chaudhary, Mukesh Choudhary, Prabhu Govindasamy, Mahendra Prasad, R. Srinivasan
Crop yield in rain-fed agro-ecosystems is limited by low soil moisture availability and weeds. This study aimed to answer the questions- 1. Do tillage practices, mulching and Sesbania alley-based food-fodder cropping system affect weed dynamics under rainfed agro-ecosystem? and 2. Is the productivity of a alley-based rainfed food-fodder system affected by tillage practice, mulching or crop sequence
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Positive legacy effects of grass-legume mixture leys on phosphorus uptake and yield of maize weaken over the growing season Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-29 Yujuan He, Yixian Bi, Hongqian Yu, Yingjun Zhang, Paul C. Struik, Jingying Jing
Soil legacy effects of plants are important in facilitating or inhibiting subsequent crop growth. However, in a pasture-crop rotation system, the impact of legume-grass mixtures and fertilization management via legacy effects on the follow-on crop growth is not clear. It is important to investigate how soil effects produced by different plant mixtures and fertilization management influence the growth
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A simulation study to quantify the effect of sidedress fertilisation on N leaching and potato yield Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-29 P.A.J. van Oort, B. Maestrini, A.A. Pronk, H. Vaessen, F.K. van Evert
Sidedress or split nitrogen application systems, in which nitrogen (N) is applied in two or more splits, have been proposed as an alternative to the conventional strategy of applying all fertiliser at once before planting. In theory, sidedress could reduce N leaching losses during early growth, leading to greater N availability later on in the growing season and finally higher yields. So far, few experimental
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Yield gap analysis framework applied to pasture-based livestock systems in Central Brazil Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-29 Mariely Lopes dos Santos, Patricia Menezes Santos, Luis Gustavo Barioni, Bruno Henrique Pereira, Santiago Vianna Cuadra, Diego Noleto Luz Pequeno, Fábio Ricardo Marin, Lynn Sollenberger
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Effect of warm nights on Fusarium graminearum-bread wheat pathosystem: Impact on grain quality and rheological properties in two contrasting commercial genotypes Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-28 Mauro Martínez, Agustín F. Arata, María I. Dinolfo, Adriana Arrigoni, Laura Lázaro, Sebastián A. Stenglein
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Sugarcane/soybean intercropping enhances crop productivity, nutrient uptake, and net economic return with reduced inputs Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-28 Muhammad Ali Raza, Atta Mohi Ud Din, Hina Gul, Wang Zhiqi, Hassan Shehryar Yasin, Muhammad Hayder Bin Khalid, Nasir Iqbal, Amjad Saeed, Birra Bukhari, Munirah Abdullah Al Dosary, Chen Juan, Xue Liang, Shuanglong Luo, Wopke van der Werf, Yang Feng, Ruijun Qin, Ma Zhongming
Global pressures on the land require a shift to efficient land uses that meet economic and dietary demands and are within planetary boundaries. Important anthropogenic emissions from sugarcane fields around the world and sluggish consumption of resources during the initial canopy growth of this crop provide a chance to leverage the potential of intercropping to make better use of the available resources
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The use of small emitter flow rate favored the transfer of N2O production to deeper soil to reduce yield-scaled emissions in drip-irrigated potato fields Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-28 Jianyu Zhao, Kaijing Yang, Fengxin Wang
It remains uncertain how to optimize drip irrigation management to reduce soil NO production and surface emissions. A field experiment was conducted to study the effects of 1.3, 2.0, and 3.0 L h emitter flow rates (denoted as F1, F2, and F3, respectively) on NO emissions from potato fields in northwestern China in 2021–2022. NO concentrations were monitored in the 0–20, 20–40, and 40–60 cm soil layers
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Maximising cotton phosphorus utilisation for zero surplus and high yields: A review of innovative P management strategies Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-27 Yi Peng, Weige Huo, Gu Feng
Cotton ( L.) is one of the most salt-tolerant cash crops in the arid zone of Central Asia, especially in Xinjiang (XJ), China. Phosphorus (P) deficiency is one of the major yield-limiting factors for cotton production in this region. Although a high-chemical-P fertiliser input ensures high yields, only 18% of P can be taken up by crops in the application season, leading to large economic losses for
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Hyperspectral remote sensing of forage stoichiometric ratios in the senescent stage of alpine grasslands Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-27 Jinlong Gao, Tiangang Liang, Dongmei Zhang, Jie Liu, Qisheng Feng, Caixia Wu, Zhiwei Wang, Xuanfan Zhang
Senescence is an important phenological stage in the life cycle of grassland plants, and estimating grass senescence in alpine grasslands is particularly crucial for animal husbandry and grazing the utilization of grassland resources for grazing. However, the application of proximal sensing technologies to capture the variations in forage growth parameters in the senescent stage, especially regarding
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Achieving stable and sustainable Mungbean yields in Australia via optimal sowing dates Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-24 Heather Pasley, Alwyn Williams, Lindsay Bell, Marisa Collins
As a rainfed, short-season crop, mungbean is a particularly attractive summer rotation option for Australian farmers, but the rate of mungbean adoption in Australia is low due to its high yield instability. A lack of research conducted on modern mungbean in Australia has hindered farmers’ ability to understand how to best manage the crop and close the yield gap. The aim of this study was to provide
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Improving cotton productivity and nitrogen use efficiency through late nitrogen fertilization: Evidence from a three-year field experiment in the Xinjiang Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-24 Yu Tian, Feng Shi, Xiaojuan Shi, Humei Zhang, Zemin Li, Hairong Lin, Honghai Luo, Karine Chenu
Premature senescence is a major concern for crop production especially for high-density cotton in Xinjiang, China, when nitrogen (N) rates are reduced. This study aimed to examine the potential of late N fertilization in mitigating senescence, improving light and N use efficiency, and enhancing cotton productivity under reduced N rate. A three-year field experiment was conducted from 2019 to 2021,
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Improvement of maize post-silking agronomic traits contributes to high grain yield under N-efficient cultivars Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-23 Qifei Bo, Tian Ma, Xiongxiong Wei, Juan Chen, Zhihai Zhang, Yang Li, An Tang, Jiarui Gao, Jie Zhang, Yanan Wei, Shiqing Li, Yaohui Cai, Yufang Shen, Shanchao Yue
Screening maize L.) cultivars for high grain yield while conserving nitrogen (N) fertilizer is of long-term strategic importance in addressing food security and environmental pollution issues. Limited knowledge exists regarding the differences in N efficiency of modern high-yielding cultivars and the agronomic traits that contribute most to grain yield. Revealing these physiological traits is crucial
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Polypeptide urea increases rice yield and nitrogen use efficiency through root growth improvement Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-20 Shuang Liao, Fei Deng, Wei Zhou, Li Wang, Wu Li, Hui Hu, Shi-lin Pu, Shu-xian Li, Yong Chen, You-feng Tao, Chi Zhang, Qiu-ping Li, Wan-jun Ren
Elucidating rice root growth and development characteristics is essential for improving nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and grain yield (GY) of crops, particularly in light of innovations such as polyaspartic acid (PASP)–urea formulations. However, the effectiveness of PASP–urea on the morphological properties of rice roots is insufficiently explored. We aimed to examine the effect of PASP–urea on root
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Site-specific fertilizer recommendation using data driven machine learning enhanced wheat productivity and resource use efficiency Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-17 Feyera Liben, Wuletawu Abera, Meklit Tariku Chernet, Mohammed Ebrahim, Amsalu Tilaye, Teklu Erkossa, Degefie Tibebe Degefie, Powell Mponela, Job Kihara, Lulseged Tamene
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Quantifying the contribution of above- and below-ground residues of chickpea, faba bean, lentil, field pea and wheat to the nitrogen nutrition of a subsequent wheat crop Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-17 Liting Liu, J. Diane Knight, Reynald L. Lemke, Richard E. Farrell
The individual nitrogen (N) contribution from above-ground plant residue (AGR) and total below-ground residuals (BGR) to a subsequent wheat crop remains poorly explored. The need to understand this dynamic is crucial for optimizing crop yield and soil nutrient management. This study aimed to discern the individual N contributions from AGR and BGR to a succeeding wheat crop and understand the implications
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Phosphorus fertilizer management for high yields in intensive winter wheat-summer maize rotation system: Integrating phosphorus budget and soil available phosphorus Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-17 Shunjin Li, Xiuxiu Chen, Zikai Wang, Dongxun Wu, Meng Wang, Torsten Müeller, Chunqin Zou, Xinping Chen, Wei Zhang
Overuse of phosphorus (P) fertilizer in crop cultivation accelerates the consistent increase in soil P accumulation and increases the risk of P leaching from the agricultural system. The long-term implications of balanced P management on soil P availability and crop P uptake are still unknown. A three-year field experiment with six different P rates was conducted to determine the effect of a balanced
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Corrigendum to “Does crop rotation yield more in China? A meta-analysis” [Field Crops Research,Volume 245, 1 January 2020, 107659] Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Jie Zhao, Yadong Yang, Kai Zhang, Jaehak Jeong, Zhaohai Zeng, Huadong Zang
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Effects of plastic film mulching on yield, water use efficiency, and nitrogen use efficiency of different crops in China: A meta-analysis Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Tiantian Huang, Qianxiang Wu, Yangyang Yuan, Xintong Zhang, Ruiqi Sun, Rui Hao, Xiaohua Yang, Congfeng Li, Xiaoliang Qin, Fangqi Song, Charles O. Joseph, Wen Wang, Kadambot H.M. Siddique