Nutrient uptake and rhizosphere microbial community as related to yield advantage in broomcorn millet‒alfalfa intercropping under different row configurations by Shengzhican Li, Ashanjiang Yiminijiang, Ruoxuan Li, Mandi Wu, Mingxiu Long, Peizhi Yang, Shubin He

“…Moreover, co-occurrence network and PLS-PM (partial least squares path modelling) analysis showed alfalfa-broomcorn millet intercropping system changed the community diversity and composition of soil microorganisms, increased the improvement of soil nutrition (TN, NH4 +-N and microbial biomass), and promoted the absorption of different nutrients by plants (N, P and K) mainly through the negative regulation of AMF and the synergistic effect of AMF on diazotrophs, and finally increased crop yield. This shows that broomcorn millet-alfalfa intercropping can increase plant nutrient content by adjusting soil nutrients and soil microbial activities, thereby increasing yield. …”
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Drought induced metabolic shifts and water loss mechanisms in canola: role of cysteine, phenylalanine and aspartic acid by Raed Elferjani, Shankar Pahari, Raju Soolanayakanahally, Krista Ballantyne, Eiji Nambara

“…In conclusion, leveraging amino acid knowledge in agriculture can enhance crop yield and bolster resistance to environmental challenges.…”
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¬¬Effect of Soil and Moisture Conservation Technologies on Growth and Grain Yields of Climbing Beans in Lake Mulehe Sub-catchment South-Western Uganda. by Kushaba, Laban Katende

“…The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of soil and moisture conservation technologies on soil properties and crop yield in Lake Mulehe Sub-catchment - Kisoro district, Uganda. …”
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Spatiotemporal optimization of irrigation practices for winter wheat in China: Rationale, implications, and solutions by Luchen Zhang, Yuan Cao, Weihao Qian, Junning Tian, Shengshi Huang, Xiaolei Qiu, Bing Liu, Liang Tang, Liujun Xiao, Weixing Cao, Yan Zhu, Leilei Liu

“…The findings offer a method for quantitatively predicting and warning of the impacts of drought stress, and meanwhile support the formulation of irrigation strategies that maximize crop yield and water use efficiency and reducing water consumption in China.…”
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Resource potential of some species of the genus Miscanthus Anderss. under conditions of continental climate of West Siberian forest-steppe by O. V. Dorogina, O. Yu. Vasilyeva, N. S. Nuzhdina, L. V. Buglova, Yu. A. Gismatulina, E. V. Zhmud, G. A. Zueva, O. V. Kominа, Е. A. Tsybchenko

“…To evaluate the potential crop yield and selection prospects of Miscanthus species being competitive as a valuable biofuel energy crop, the authors have estimated seasonal rhythms of model species development in the continental climate conditions of West Siberia. …”
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Evaluating the Sustainability of Wheat–Maize System with a Long-Term Fertilization Experiment by Yun Shao, Jiahui An, Xueping Wang, Shouchen Ma, Ye Meng, Yang Gao, Shoutian Ma

“…The results indicated that following prolonged fertilization, the soil nutrient content, enzyme activity, and crop yield of each organic fertilizer treatment were significantly greater than those of the chemical fertilizer treatment alone, resulting in a more stable yield. …”
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Circadian clock regulation in soybean senescence: a transcriptome analysis of early and late senescence types by Prakash Basnet, Sevin Lee, Ka Hee Moon, Nam-Il Park, Gang-Seob Lee, Seongkon Lee, Taeyoung Um, Ik-Young Choi

“…Abstract Background Plant senescence is the process of physiological maturation of plants and is important for crop yield and quality. Senescence is controlled by several factors, such as temperature and photoperiod. …”
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A Realistic Approach to Calculating the Nitrogen Use Efficiency Index in Cereals with Winter Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) as an Example by Witold Grzebisz, Jarosław Potarzycki

“…Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is a reliable index of nitrogen (N) management, given that it expresses the real relationships that exist between crop yield, its components, and the content of available N (<i>N_min</i>) in the soil in the critical stages of yield formation. …”
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Boron adsorption in semiarid Mediterranean soils under the influence of background electrolytes by S. Fatnassi, M.B. Almendro Candel, J. Navarro Pedreño, I. Gómez Lucas, M. Hachicha

“…This causes a low rate of boron assimilated by plants, which leads to the decrease of the crop yield and the agricultural production, and subsequently hurt the Tunisian national economy.…”
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Efficacy of biocontrol agents against damping-off and Sclerotinia stem rot diseases and their role in eliciting defense in chickpea plants by Yaser H. El-Gammal, Salama A. S. El-Blasy, Neamat A. M. Khalifa, Shereen Abu El-Maaty, Sara B. H. Awaly

“…Sclerotinia sclerotiorum causes damping-off and stem rot diseases, leading to significant economic losses in chickpea crop yield. Biological control has proved to be an effective alternative for managing plant diseases. …”
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EFFECT OF DIFFERENT SEED PRIMING METHODS ON PERFORMANCE OF DIRECT BROADCAST SEEDED RICE (DBSR) IN CHITWAN, NEPAL by Raj Narayan Chaudhary, Surya Bahadur Thapa

“…Doing priming treatment in direct broadcast seeded rice gave uniform plant population, faster crop growth and better crop yield and this system can be easily adopted by Nepalese farmers because this system is more economic by sowing seeds through broadcast method in absence of seed drill machine for sowing seeds in line in Dry DSR.…”
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The impact of precipitation, temperature, and soil moisture on wheat yield gap quantification: evidence from Morocco by Lahcen Ousayd, Terence Epule Epule, Salwa Belaqziz, Victor Ongoma, Abdelhakim Amazirh, Abdelghani Chehbouni

“…Conclusions Results reveal gaps in wheat yield, forming a basis for process-based modeling to understand crop yield gap drivers. Understanding yield gap drivers will play a pivotal role in evidence-based intervention strategies to enhance yields. …”
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Study on improving yield and antioxidant enzyme activities in millet by rationing molybdenum and nitrogen by Yuan Zhao, Guoliang Wang, Min Liu, HongTao Xue, PeiYue Zhao, BaiShu Han, HuiPing Fan, Rui Wang, LiXia Wang, ErHu Guo, AiYing Zhang, AiYing Zhang

“…The application of appropriate nitrogen and molybdenum fertilizer can improve the growth and development of plants, increase photosynthetic efficiency, regulate active oxygen metabolism in vivo, maintain the oxidation balance required for normal cell growth, enhance the activity of crop antioxidant enzymes and dry matter accumulation, so as to increase crop yield. In order to investigate the effect mechanism of nitrogen fertilizer combined with foliar molybdenum fertilizer on millet yield and antioxidant enzyme activity, two nitrogen application gradients (N0 (0 kg/hm2) and N1 (75 kg/hm2) were set with millet variety Changnong 47 as material. …”
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Strategic management of nano-fertilizers for sustainable rice yield, grain quality, and soil health by Bignyan Ranjan Sahoo, Ashish Kumar Dash, Kiran Kumar Mohapatra, Shraddha Mohanty, Suman G. Sahu, Bidwan Ranjan Sahoo, Meenakhi Prusty, Elora Priyadarshini

“…The integrated application of 50% STD for N and P + SRD with nano DAP at 5 mL L-1 + twice FS with nano DAP at 4 mL L−1 at 25 and 45 DAT application can be a suitable substitute for conventional DAP and urea for rice in climate-smart agriculture as it possibly reduces environmental pollution while undisturbing crop yield over the 100% STD.…”
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Optimizing plant density to improve the soil microenvironment and enhance crop productivity in cotton/cumin intercropping systems by Humei Zhang, Humei Zhang, Liwen Tian, Xianzhe Hao, Nannan Li, Xiaojuan Shi, Feng Shi, Yu Tian, Wenbo Wang, Honghai Luo

“…Therefore, intercropping cumin at a density of 8×105 plants ha-1 is beneficial for increasing surface coverage, significantly increasing crop water consumption, increasing surface temperature, reducing soil electrical conductivity and carbon emissions, and improving the crop yield and economic benefits. This model can be used as an agroecologically friendly and sustainable planting model.…”
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Good soil management can reduce dietary zinc deficiency in Zimbabwe by Muneta G. Manzeke-Kangara, Edward J. M. Joy, Florence Mtambanengwe, Prosper Chopera, Michael J. Watts, Martin R. Broadley, Paul Mapfumo

“…Conclusion Farmers should be incentivized to adopt improved soil fertility management to improve both crop yield and quality.…”
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Composition and the predicted functions of fungal communities and the key drivers in acidic soils of Jiaodong Peninsula, China by Jing Liu, Zafran Gul Wazir, Guoqin Hou, Guizhen Wang, Fangxu Rong, Yuzhi Xu, Kai Liu, Mingyue Li, Aiju Liu, Hongliang Liu, Hongwen Sun

“…As being more tolerant than bacteria to soil acidification, so it would be more meaningful for agricultural management and crop yield to characterize fungal community in acidic soils and manifest its key drivers.MethodThis study investigated the composition and diversity of fungal communities and its key driving factors by collecting 90 soil samples from the acidic region of Jiaodong Peninsula China, spanning 3 × 104 km2.ResultsThe results indicated that most soil pH values ranged from 5.01 to 6.42, and the exchangeable acidity (EA) content raised significantly (p &lt; 0.01) along with soil acidic degree increasing. …”
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Potential impact and mechanism of aged polyethylene microplastics on nitrogen assimilation of Lactuca sativa L. by Xiaoli Mou, Hedong Zhu, Renrui Dai, Li Lu, Shengqi Qi, Min Zhu, Yuyang Long, Nan Ma, Chao Chen, Jiali Shentu

“…Nitrogen (N) is the driving factor for crop yield and quality, and more research is needed on the mechanisms of aged micro/nano plastics (MNPs) on N assimilation in edible crops. …”
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Nitrogen dynamic and precise management to predict corn yield in tropical upland acid soils by A. Kasno, A.A. Rivaie, C. Tafakresnanto, E. Pratiwi, E. Karmawati, A.F. Siregar, M. Hatta, M.T. Sutriadi

“…In terms of sustainable agriculture management, the medium rate of 180 kilograms nitrogen is recommended for maximizing crop yield on the upland acid soils and minimizing potential environmental impacts associated with excessive use of fertilizers. …”
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Interactions of fertilisation and crop productivity in soil nitrogen cycle microbiome and gas emissions by L. Kuusemets, Ü. Mander, J. Escuer-Gatius, A. Astover, K. Kauer, K. Soosaar, M. Espenberg

“…Nitrogen (N) fertilisers, while boosting crop yield, also lead to N<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O emissions into the atmosphere, impacting global warming. …”
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