Agricultural Systems

1976 - 2026

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Volume 236, issue C, 2026

Modelling Faba bean production in northern Europe: Model calibration and evaluation

Hendrik P.J. Smit and Iris Vogeler

Smallholder participation in premium rice markets in Bangladesh: A structural equation model for understanding production and marketing decisions

Md. Tanvir Ahmed, Mohammad Saidur Rahman, Matty Demont, Islam Abu Hayat Md Saiful Islam, Md. Salauddin Palash, Ishika Gupta and Prakashan Chellattan Veettil

A scoping review of UK evidence for the impacts of regenerative agriculture practices on net greenhouse gas balances

Isobel Tomlinson, Ruth Wade, Jennifer Hodbod and David R. Williams

Economic trade-offs of farmland conversion to Eucalyptus plantations in southern Ethiopia

Gemedo Furo, Zhiwen Gong and Ran Huo

Agronomic levers to increase maize and soybean productivity across the Chinyanja Triangle, southern Africa

Mazvita Sheila Chiduwa, Isaiah Nyagumbo, John Okoth Omondi, Siyabusa Mkuhlani, Patricia Masikati, Innocent Malunga, Mulundu Mwila, Pacsu Simwaka, Mateus Mapaure, Andson Banda, Deo-Gratias Hougni, Adama Ndour, Kindie Fantaye, Sieglinde Snapp and João Vasco Silva

Uncovering bottlenecks and innovative solutions for scaling small-scale irrigation through a system approach and design thinking: Evidence from Nigeria

Augustine Iraoya and Bedru Balana

Artificial intelligence unleashes the wisdom of ancient ranches: Returning grasslands to the grasslands

Jing Zhang, Muhammad Usman, Fujiang Hou and Zhibiao Nan

What drives the potato yield gap in China?

Qiuhong Huang, Gerard B.M. Heuvelink, Herman N.C. Berghuijs, Antonius G.T. Schut, Johan G.B. Leenaars, Allard J.W. de Wit and Ping He

Exploring agricultural strategies among Maasai pastoralists undergoing rangeland subdivision in Amboseli (Kenya): insights from a role-playing board game

Arthur Bostvironnois, Christophe Le Page, Yanni Gunnell and François Mialhe

Assessing nitrogen balance and use efficiency across multiple scales on pasture based dairy farms and implications for nitrogen management and policy

Philip M. Murphy, Paul N.C. Murphy and David P. Wall

Early prediction of litchi downy blight via spatiotemporal graph-based multimodal data fusion

Jianqiang Lu, Haiyang Tong, Zhengyang Zhou, Yubin Lan, Ting Wang and Weixing Wang

Organic carbon sequestration under straw return: Region-specific modelling framework

Bin Du, Changqing Song, Guocheng Wang, Shuyi Ren, Jiayi Jiang, Peichao Gao, Sijing Ye and Yakov Kuzyakov

From under-barn to outdoor swine manure storage: Modelling the effect of frequent under-barn pit emptying on methane emissions in a cold climate

Birk Li, Zhiming Qi, Andrew C. VanderZaag, Brian B. Grant, Aaron J. Glenn, Jia Deng, Ziwei Li and Ward N. Smith

Estimating the risk of pre-harvest aflatoxin contamination in Peanut with the CROPGRO-Peanut model

Thiago Berton Ferreira, Kenneth J. Boote, Vakhtang Shelia, Willingthon Pavan, P.V. Vara Prasad, Shannon K.A. McAmis and Gerrit Hoogenboom

Strategies to reduce N waste through crop and livestock reconnection

L. Lassaletta, C. Pinsard, L. Ma, S. Spiegal, P. Reidsma, Z. Bai, A. Rodríguez, V. Snow, B. Soriano and A. Sanz-Cobeña

Reply to On the interpretation of biogenic carbon flows in livestock LCA's: a comment on Blignaut et al. (2026), by Mazzetto et al. (2026)

James Blignaut and Paul Swan

Does plastic film mulching increase temporal yield stability in northern China?

Kaiping Zhang, Yufei Li, Li Zhang and Rui Xiao

A threat to food security in Mexico: Climate-driven expansion of maize devastating pest and its economic impact

Jesús A. Cruz-López, Bernardo A. Bastien-Olvera, Luis A. Gálvez-Marroquín and Carolina Ureta

Multi-objective two-stage optimization of canal system scheduling in irrigation districts incorporating groundwater dynamic variations

Huiying Zhou, Tianxiao Li, Qiang Fu, Mo Li, Tienan Li and Yan Liu

Key drivers and relationships between spring maize water use efficiency and soil fertility in northern China under future climate scenarios

Jiao Shi, Minggang Xu, Nan Sun, Dandan Li and Lianhai Wu

Temporal and spatial decomposition analysis of nitrogen load and regional disparity of nitrogen load productivity in the Kumamoto area in Japan: An administrative-division-based approach using the Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index and the weighted Theil index

Zhuolin Li, Kei Nakagawa, Hidemichi Fujii, Takahiro Hosono and Ronny Berndtsson

Holistic and systems thinking modelling for strategic agriculture production planning in sub-Saharan Africa

Bonoukpoè Mawuko Sokame, Ghislain T. Tepa-Yotto, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Sabra Lewis, Christopher Suh, Rachel Zozo, Jeannette K. Winsou, Alpha Kamara, Joel Cornelius Runyu, Elfatih Abdel-Rhaman, Laura Schmitt Olabisi and Tahirou Abdoulaye

Improving maize yield prediction performance via a hybrid framework coupling an optimized crop model and deep learning

Di Hao, Liping Chen, Guangfeng Chen, Cheng Chen, Qingzhen Zhu and Lili Zhangzhong

Organic and conventional farming systems: Effects on fruit quality and nutritional attributes of apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) - A review

Gelebo Rocho Garmo, Zhong Zhang, Gemechis Chemiru Ofgea, Ding Ruojun, Kumsa Delessa Kuffi and Jian Zhang

Field-scale and landscape-scale drivers of insecticide use in oilseed rape crops across France

Emeric Courson, Sandrine Petit and Benoit Ricci

Smart sensors, fragile trust: Governance of digital soil-testing tools in smallholder agriculture in Kenya

Evelyne Njuguna, Regina Birner, Thomas Daum and John Mburu

Corrigendum to ‘Gender Transformative Innovation: Women's Inclusion in Livestock Vaccine Systems in Northern Ghana’ [Agricultural Systems; 219 (August 2024) 104023]

Nelly Njiru, Alessandra Galiè, Immaculate Omondi, Dalmas Omia, Agnes Loriba and Peter Awin

Pesticide residues in organic vs. conventional rice systems: Management recommendations for Vietnam's Mekong Delta

Linda Klamann, Björn Thiele, Giang Cao Dinh An, Nick Kupfer, Arne Kappenberg, Nguyen Thi Thu Nga, Tuan Quoc Vo, Khoi Chau Minh and Lutz Weihermüller

Integrated design of climate-resilient cotton cultivars and sowing strategies in arid Xinjiang using a crop model

Hongqin Wang, Silang Wu, Lei Li, Jiaxue Li, Yanmin Yang, Xianglin Wu and Yong He

Adaptation strategies for climate-resilient rice production in the eastern Himalayan India: Insights from field experiments and long-term APSIM assessments

Sneha Bharadwaj, C.M. Parihar, Ayan Sarkar, H.S. Nayak, D.R. Sena, Kiranmoy Patra, K. Srikanth Reddy, Alok Sinha, Madhumita Patra, Badapmain Makdoh, Sonam R. Sherpa and Burhan U. Choudhury

Optimizing water use and biodiversity outcomes in soybean–maize strip intercropping systems

Zhendong Liu, Xiudi Shangguan, Huaiyu Mu, Jiahao Zhou, Linyao Li, Shishuo Li, Rui Zong, Xianghao Hou, Yanli Fan, Mingming Zhang and Quanqi Li

Simplifying nitrogen management decisions: An in-silico analysis of strategic nitrogen banking in cropping systems

Ismail I. Garba, Heidi Horan, James R. Hunt and Lindsay W. Bell

Comparison of the environment, energy, and economic impacts of rice production with different mechanized straw management methods

Qingyue Cheng, Chuanhai Shu, Yuanqing Shi, Zhengbo Peng, Binbin Liu, Qiqi Chen, Ning Liu, Hongkun Xie, Xiana Tie, Song Chen, Zhonglin Wang, Yongjian Sun, Jun Ma and Zhiyuan Yang

A systems approach to closing yield gaps in wheat, maize, and rice in China: Meta-analysis, machine learning, and spatial optimization

Yimin Hu, Bowei Duan, Ji Liu, Yuejun Chen, Tianzhan Dong, Xin Qian, Zongxin Li, Wangsheng Gao and Yuanquan Chen

Optimizing regional nitrogen management for intensive rice systems: A machine learning-based framework for reconciling agronomic nitrogen demands with environmental constraints

Zenghui Liang, Zhongwei Li, Haochen Li, Qiang Cao, Yongchao Tian, Yan Zhu, Weixing Cao, Zhaopeng Fu and Xiaojun Liu

Mitigating CO2 and N2O emissions in salt-affected agroecosystems through fertilization and irrigation optimization: A meta-analysis

Djifa Fidele Kpalari, Yang Gao, Abdoul Kader Mounkaila Hamani, Yuanyuan Fu, Jean Mianikpo Sogbedji, Timothy S. George, Sen Li and Shoutian Ma

Exploring the synergies between food security and agrobiodiversity conservation for Milpa farming in Mexico: A systems approach

Jeffrey P. Walters, Simoneta Negrete-Yankelevich, Lawrence Gottschamer, Alejandra Núñez-de la Mora, Sofía Lail Lugo-Castilla, Carlos Cultid-Medina and Laura Pamela Ruiz-Ponce

Analysis of environmental costs for protected carrot production systems

Yanchen Gong, Haibing Wang, Yun Li, Qingyu Hong, Peng Yan and Yanling Chen

Productivity trade-offs and the intensification paradox in multi-cropping systems of the Jianghan plain, China

Kangle Cao, Zhijing Liu, Xuemei Zhao, Xinghua Wu and Tian Xia

Volume 235, issue C, 2026

Optimizing biochar application for greenhouse gas mitigation and yield improvement: Integrating meta-analysis with machine learning

Yinhao Zhu, Sheng Li, Juan Yin, Yingpan Yang and Bin Du

Impact of high-techs on firm-level economic performance and engineering resilience of fruit and vegetable food systems: A systematic review

Oscar Kwame Sottie, Miranda P.M. Meuwissen, Ana Cristina Zepeda, Anand K. Gavai and Maximilian Koppenberg

Combining meta-analysis and machine learning to assess global greenhouse CO2 enrichment for crop yields: Suitability and future climate resilience

Jiejie Sun, Tongli Wang, Thomas Andrew Black, Jiaen Zhang, Jing Qian, Dawei Luo, Zhengyang Ye, Guiyun Wang, Zhaoji Shi, Wenhuan Xu, Xiaodong Hu and Ming Xu

Closing maize yield gaps in North China plain: Based on plot-scale farmer survey and simulation

Yimin Hu, Yuejun Chen, Bowei Duan, Tianzhan Dong, Xin Qian, Zongxin Li, Yuchuan Fan, Anqi Wang, Shuqi Yang, Wangsheng Gao and Yuanquan Chen

Territorial insights into agri-food system circularity: energy and nitrogen flows of two livestock production regions in Brittany (France)

Léopold Iachkine, Olivier Godinot, Julie Ryschawy and Souhil Harchaoui

Constraints on the expansion of organic farming in highly productive regions

Henrik G. Smith, Göran Bergkvist, Mark V. Brady, Romain Carrié, Sigrun Dahlin, Johan Ekroos, Christian Jörgensen, Ingrid Öborn, William Sidemo-Holm and Christine A. Watson

Fences that farm: How boundary planting makes agroforestry work for smallholders in hilly farming systems

G. Gnanasanjevi, S. Gopi Shankar and P. Gokul

Agroeconomic performance and labor dynamics associated with coffee and black pepper diversified cropping systems

Benoit Duong, Bon Van Le, Cuong Vo, Long Thi Minh Chau, Trung Quoc Hoang, Da Tien Nguyen, Bruno Rapidel and Clément Rigal

Future food demand and agricultural land degradation in emerging economies: A spatial systems diagnosis from BRICS-plus

Youchao Shi, Xiaobin Jin, Xinyuan Liang, Bo Han and Yinkang Zhou

Soil health forecasting: Exploring pathways toward integration in digital agronomic advisory for sustainable soil management

Frank Rasche, Siyabusa Mkuhlani and Bernard Vanlauwe

Generational renewal and sustainability pathways: Exploring diversification and resilience in agricultural systems

Konstadinos Mattas, Dimitrios Natos and Christos Staboulis

Optimization of maize–soybean intercropping in the North China plain: XGBoost-driven integrated agronomic practices pathways

Shuqi Yang, Hao Li, Qing Liu, Bowei Duan, Yimin Hu, Yingxing Zhao, Peng Sui, Wangsheng Gao, Zongxin Li and Yuanquan Chen

Spatially optimized forage cultivation reconciles livestock production and wildlife conservation in Alpine grasslands

Jiawei Xu, Han Guo, Jiahao Huang, Jie Wang, Shikui Dong and Yanjun Guo

Spatially explicit assessment of wheat yield improvement potential in saline–alkali soils

Bingwan Mao, Yunhe Yang, Yongcun Zhao, Chaopu Ti, Rongfei Ma, Minglei Wang and Wenjiao Shi

Integrating grassland typification, species identity-based agroecological and environmental indicators to improve livestock production system assessment

Arantza Aldezabal, Iker Pardo, Eneko Garmendia, Agustín del Prado and Guillermo Pardo

Coordinating food security and ecological pressures in the North China Plain: A Doughnut framework approach

Yating Dai, Le Yu and Bowen Cao

Disease regulation in intercropping systems depends on spatial arrangement – A modelling study

Audrey Irene Deheinzelin, Tiphaine Vidal, Patrice Lecharpentier, Marie Launay and Marie-Odile Bancal

Data-driven evaluation of constraints and adaptation priorities in Asian and African rice systems: Outcomes from the PAiCE toolkit

Brendan Brown, Mackenzie Coopman, Isaac Boatey Akpatsu, An Nguyen, Wuletawu Abera, Ali Ibrahim, Rica Joy Flor, Hung Van Nguyen, Rathmuny Then, Kazuki Saito, Austin Redden, Job Kihara, Virender Kumar, Andrew McDonald and Bernard Vanlauwe

Cover crops and intercropping help reduce nitrate and pesticide leaching in low-input systems

Gaëtan Seimandi-Corda, Eric Justes, Benoit Gleizes, Eric Lecloux, Eric Bazerthe and Lionel Alletto

Innovation heterogeneity and resilience pathways in South African Agri-businesses

Saul Ngarava

On the interpretation of biogenic carbon flows in livestock LCAs: A comment on Blignaut et al. (2026)

Andre M. Mazzetto, Aaron T. Simmons, Beverley Henry, Christophe d'Abbadie, David Styles, Göran Berndes, Maartje Sevenster, Matthew T. Harrison, Richard Eckard, Warwick B. Badgery and Annette Cowie

Climate change and agricultural heritage: Adapting ancient systems for a sustainable future

Chen Xie and Chao Chen

Economic viability of grass-fed beef production in the northeastern U.S.: A life-cycle cost analysis

Houtian Ge, Miguel I. Gómez and Christian J. Peters

Optimizing agricultural intensification and cropping structures in China to reduce nitrogen surplus

Jiayi Jiang, Changqing Song, Leina Zhang, Peichao Gao, Sijing Ye and Yakov Kuzyakov

How livelihood capital synergies and trade-offs shape farmer's resilience in underdeveloped mountainous areas, China

Xueyan Zhao, Huizhen Su, Na Zhang, Jing Ding and Helin Wang

Assessment of carbon emission and sink in Chinese farming systems: An accounting system based on management practice classification

Xiaocui Dong, Hongguang Liu and Jie Guo

Towards a sustainable agri-food value chain under best agricultural practices: Integrating consumer and supply-side economic analysis

José A. Albaladejo-García, José M. Martínez-Paz, José A. Zabala, Víctor Martínez-García and Francisco Alcon

How to reduce agricultural pesticide risks? An evaluation of policy mixes considering stakeholder preferences and uncertain consequences

M. Wiget and J. Lienert

Elite capture matters: Insights from interventions in seed systems with women self-help groups in India

Subash Surendran-Padmaja, Pooja Trivedi, Aditya Korekallu Srinivasa and Prakashan Chellattan Veettil

Combining a crop growth model and a machine learning algorithm to estimate regional water-saving potential for field crops

Yuqi Liu, Chenghao Li, Yuzhen Wu, Hangzhi Wei, Yifan Chen, Changxi Wang, Yang Wang, Jirka Šimůnek and Renkuan Liao

Achieving yield-environmental-economic benefits for China's apple production systems by adopting farmer's best orchard management

Zhenxing Zhang, Yvyue Liu, Haoxin Zhang, Dongyue Wang, Zhanjun Liu, Yuanjun Zhu and Xinpeng Xu