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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Have crops already reached peak suitability: assessing global climatic suitability decreases for crop cultivation by Vhiny-Guilley Mombo, Mathilde Duvallet, Michiel Schaeffer, Florent Baarsch

“…Crop yield and the availability of arable land are impacted by climate change, leading to effects on global patterns of production and trading. …”
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Nano‐silicon fertiliser increases the yield and quality of cherry radish by Xinxin Xu, Yaozu Guo, Yi Hao, Zeyu Cai, Yini Cao, Wanzhen Fang, Bangyin Zhao, Christy L. Haynes, Jason C. White, Chuanxin Ma

“…Abstract Although silicon‐based nanomaterials (Si‐based NMs) can promote crop yield and alleviate biotic and abiotic stress, the underlying performance mechanisms are unknown. …”
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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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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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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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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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Conservation Tillage Mitigates Soil Organic Carbon Losses While Maintaining Maize Yield Stability Under Future Climate Change Scenarios in Northeast China: A Simulation of the Agri... by Hongrun Liu, Baocai Su, Rui Liu, Jiajie Wang, Ting Wang, Yijia Lian, Zhenzong Lu, Xue Yuan, Zhenwei Song, Runzhi Li

“…These practices can mitigate long-term climate change impacts on crop yields and soil health.…”
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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 < 0.01) along with soil acidic degree increasing. …”
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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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Iterative optimization annotation pipeline and ALSS-YOLO-Seg for efficient banana plantation segmentation in UAV imagery by Ang He, Ang He, Ximei Wu, Ximei Wu, Xing Xu, Xing Xu, Jing Chen, Jing Chen, Xiaobin Guo, Xiaobin Guo, Sheng Xu, Sheng Xu

“…Precise segmentation of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-captured images plays a vital role in tasks such as crop yield estimation and plant health assessment in banana plantations. …”
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Explore the evolution of winter wheat production and its response to climate change under varying precipitation years in the Loess Plateau of China by Donglin Wang, Yanbin Li, Binbin Zhang, Tengcong Jiang, Siyu Wu, Wenjie Wu, Yi Li, Jianqiang He, Deli Liu, Qinge Dong, Hao Feng

“…To clarify the transformation process of precipitation and the mechanism how it change the crop yield, particularly in the Loess Plateau where precipitation frequently alternates between dry and wet years, this study used the down-scaling global climate model (GCMs) data to simulate and predict the change trend of winter wheat yield from 1961 to 2100 under varying precipitation conditions in two future climate scenarios (SSP245 and SSP585), employing the APSIM model. …”
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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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Plant-microbe interactions influence plant performance via boosting beneficial root-endophytic bacteria by Sai Guo, Rubin Pan, Yan Zhang, Quanwei Gu, Qirong Shen, Jian Yang, Luqi Huang, Zongzhuan Shen, Rong Li

“…We found that root-endophytic Pseudomonas effectively increased medicinal plant seedling growth, crop yield, and the content of effective medicinal components. …”
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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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Study on the Synergistic Regulation Model for <i>Lycium barbarum</i> Berries Under Integrated Irrigation and Fertigation in Northwest Arid Regions by Yanlin Ma, Huile Lv, Yanbiao Wang, Yayu Wang, Minhua Yin, Yanxia Kang, Guangping Qi, Rong Zhang, Jinwen Wang, Junxian Chen

“…This study examines the effects of irrigation levels (severe water deficit, W0: 45–55% <i>θ_FC</i>; moderate water deficit, W1: 55–65% <i>θ_FC</i>; mild water deficit, W2: 65–75% <i>θ_FC</i>; full irrigation, W3: 75–85% <i>θ_FC</i>) and nitrogen application rates (N0: 0 kg·hm⁻², N1: 150 kg·hm⁻², N2: 300 kg·hm⁻², N3: 450 kg·hm⁻²) on soil environment, crop yield, and water–nitrogen use efficiencies in <i>Lycium barbarum</i> under integrated water–fertilizer drip irrigation. …”
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Prediction and Mapping of Soil Total Nitrogen Using GF-5 Image Based on Machine Learning Optimization Modeling by LIU Liqi, WEI Guangyuan, ZHOU Ping

“…Insufficient nitrogen supply can severely affect crop yield and quality, while excessive use of nitrogen fertilizers can lead to significant environmental issues such as water eutrophication and groundwater pollution. …”
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AquaCrop model-based sensitivity analysis of soil salinity dynamics and productivity under climate change in sandy-layered farmland by Zhuangzhuang Feng, Qingfeng Miao, Haibin Shi, José Manuel Gonçalves, Xianyue Li, Weiying Feng, Jianwen Yan, Dandan Yu, Yan Yan

“…This study provides scientific evidence for developing agricultural management strategies to adapt to climate change, with the aim of enhancing crop yield and water-use efficiency, thus promoting sustainable agricultural development.…”
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Transcriptomic reprogramming and epigenetic regulation underlying pollination-dependent and auxin-induced fruit set in tomato by Xiaohan Li, Xiaohan Li, Xiaohan Li, Bing He, Anis Djari, Pierre Frasse, Elie Maza, Farid Regad, Julien Pirrello, Guojian Hu, Guojian Hu, Guojian Hu, Guojian Hu, Mondher Bouzayen

“…The transition from flower to fruit, naturally triggered by flower pollination and known as fruit set, is instrumental for plant reproduction, seed formation, and crop yield. Notably, this developmental process can also proceed in the absence of flower fertilization, although it remains unclear whether pollination-dependent and pollination-independent fruit sets undergo similar transcriptomic reprogramming. …”
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