Agricultural Systems

1976 - 2025

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Volume 210, issue C, 2023

Agronomy explains large yield gaps in smallholder oil palm fields

Juan Pablo Monzon, Ya Li Lim, Fatima A. Tenorio, Rana Farrasati, Iput Pradiko, Hendra Sugianto, Christopher R. Donough, Juan I. Rattalino Edreira, Suroso Rahutomo, Fahmuddin Agus, Maja A. Slingerland, Mink Zijlstra, Shofia Saleh, Fakhrizal Nashr, Denni Nurdwiansyah, Nadib Ulfaria, Nurul L. Winarni, Nurbaya Zulhakim and Patricio Grassini

Environmental potential for crop production and tenure regime influence fertilizer application and soil nutrient mining in soybean and maize crops

Yamila Leguizamón, Matías G. Goldenberg, Esteban Jobbágy, Ralf Seppelt and Lucas A. Garibaldi

Crop productivity and soil inorganic carbon change mediated by enhanced rock weathering in farmland: A comparative field analysis of multi-agroclimatic regions in central China

Fuxing Guo, Yanping Wang, Haoyong Zhu, Chuangye Zhang, Haowei Sun, Zhuling Fang, Jing Yang, Linsen Zhang, Yan Mu, Yu Bon Man and Fuyong Wu

Does pig production improves cattle farm sustainability in the French massif central? A hierarchical constrained directional benefit-of-the-doubt approach

Claire Mosnier, Sanae Boukhriss and Jean-Joseph Minviel

Sustainable management of sweet potatoes: A review on practices, strategies, and opportunities in nutrition-sensitive agriculture, energy security, and quality of life

Danilo Tedesco, Bruno Rafael de Almeida Moreira, Marcelo Rodrigues Barbosa Júnior, Murilo Maeda and Rouverson Pereira da Silva

Grass finishing of Criollo cattle can provide an environmentally preferred and cost effective meat supply chain from United States drylands

José P. Castaño-Sánchez, C. Alan Rotz, Matthew M. McIntosh, Cindy Tolle, Craig A. Gifford, Glenn C. Duff and Sheri A. Spiegal

Field scale SWAT+ modeling of corn and soybean yields for the contiguous United States: National Agroecosystem Model Development

Natalja Čerkasova, Michael White, Jeffrey Arnold, Katrin Bieger, Peter Allen, Jungang Gao, Marilyn Gambone, Manyowa Meki, James Kiniry and Philip Gassman

Targeted irrigation expands scope for winter cereal production in water-limited areas of California's San Joaquin Valley

C.A. Peterson, C.M. Pittelkow and M.E. Lundy

Adaptation of organic vegetable farmers to climate change: An exploratory study in the Paris region

Kevin Morel and Karine Cartau

Understanding the effects of tree-crop intercropping systems on crop production in China by combining field experiments with a meta-analysis

Tao Yang, Xueying Ouyang, Bo Wang, Di Tian, Cheng Xu, Zeyang Lin, Xiaomin Ge and Luozhong Tang

Evaluating the D4Science virtual research environment platform for agro-climatic research

Rob Knapen, Rob Lokers and Sander Janssen

Metabolic assessment of biological mechanisms underlying agroecological systems: The example of parasite dilution and forage niche sharing in mixed-grazing

Frédéric Joly, Pierre Nozière, Philippe Jacquiet, Sophie Prache and Bertrand Dumont

Farm consolidation and turnover dynamics linked to increased crop diversity and higher agricultural input use

Olivia Hemond, Van Butsic, Diana Moanga and Ariani C. Wartenberg

First things first: Widespread nutrient deficiencies limit yields in smallholder oil palm fields

Hendra Sugianto, Juan P. Monzon, Iput Pradiko, Fatima A. Tenorio, Ya Li Lim, Christopher R. Donough, Sunawan,, Suroso Rahutomo, Fahmuddin Agus, James Cock, Joni Amsar, Rana Farrasati, Ridho Iskandar, Juan I. Rattalino Edreira, Shofia Saleh, Heri Santoso, Antonius P. Tito, Nadib Ulfaria, Maja A. Slingerland and Patricio Grassini

Alternative practices to pesticide use in the Guadeloupe banana belt: Do biophysical constraints limit agroecological transitions?

Laura Tarsiguel, Elodie Dorey, Marc Dorel and Nadine Andrieu

Crop yield estimation based on assimilation of crop models and remote sensing data: A systematic evaluation

Li Luo, Shikun Sun, Jing Xue, Zihan Gao, Jinfeng Zhao, Yali Yin, Fei Gao and Xiaobo Luan

Reducing vulnerability of fruit orchards to climate change

Paul M. Pechan, Heidi Bohle and Fabian Obster

Replanting and yield increase strategies for alleviating the potential decline in palm oil production in Indonesia

Jing Zhao, Andrew J. Elmore, Janice Ser Huay Lee, Izaya Numata, Xin Zhang and Mark A. Cochrane

Medium-term fertilization strategies on extensive grain cropping systems under water table influence

Diego Hernán Rotili, Santiago Alvarez Prado, Agustín Barattini, Ignacio Lamattina, Matías Gastón Saks, Marcos Gregorini, Fernando O. Garcia and José Francisco Andrade

The contribution of strong and weak ties to resilience: The case of small-scale maize farming systems in Mexico

Tania Carolina Camacho-Villa, Ernesto Adair Zepeda-Villarreal, Julio Díaz-José, Roberto Rendon-Medel and Bram Govaerts

When and where are livestock climate-smart? A spatial-temporal framework for comparing the climate change and food security synergies and tradeoffs of Sub-Saharan African livestock systems

Leah A. Germer, Corina E. van Middelaar, Simon J. Oosting and Pierre J. Gerber

Sustainability transitions in the making in agroecosystems: Changes in research scope and methods

Walter A.H. Rossing, Santiago Dogliotti and Guillaume Martin

Multi-species rotational grazing of small ruminants regenerates undergrowth vegetation while controlling weeds in the oil palm silvopastoral system

Kamil Azmi Tohiran, Frisco Nobilly, Raja Zulkifli, Muhammad Syafiq Yahya, Ahmad Razi Norhisham, Md Zainal Rasyidi and Badrul Azhar

Crop – Livestock integration via maize straw recycling increased carbon sequestration and crop production in China

Ling Liu, Hui-fang Zheng, Zhen Liu, Yu-Zhao Ma, Hui-fang Han and Tang-yuan Ning

Multi-criteria assessment of cropping systems for the sustainable intensification in the Pampas

Priscila B. Cano, Silvina M. Cabrini, Alberto M. Peper and Santiago L. Poggio

A framework for the assessment of farm diversification options in broadacre agriculture

Lipy Adhikari, Adam M. Komarek, Peter de Voil and Daniel Rodriguez

Diversity of pesticide use trajectories during agroecological transitions in vineyards: The case of the French DEPHY network

Esther Fouillet, Laurent Delière, Albert Flori, Bruno Rapidel and Anne Merot

Breaking the mould: Developing innovative crop protection strategies with Reflexive Interactive Design

Tatiana Moreira, Peter Groot Koerkamp, Arni Janssen, Tjeerd-Jan Stomph and Wopke van der Werf

Too little, too imbalanced: Nutrient supply in smallholder oil palm fields in Indonesia

Ya Li Lim, Fatima A. Tenorio, Juan P. Monzon, Hendra Sugianto, Christopher R. Donough, Suroso Rahutomo, Fahmuddin Agus, Maja A. Slingerland, Nuzul H. Darlan, Asri A. Dwiyahreni, Rana Farrasati, Nurul Mahmudah, Tohirin Muhamad, Denni Nurdwiansyah, Sandri Palupi, Iput Pradiko, Shofia Saleh, Muhdan Syarovy, Dhimas Wiratmoko and Patricio Grassini

Effects of extreme heat on milk quantity and quality

Willemijn Vroege, Tobias Dalhaus, Erwin Wauters and Robert Finger

Volume 209, issue C, 2023

Modelling the soil C impacts of cover crops in temperate regions

Helen M. Hughes, Shelby C. McClelland, Meagan E. Schipanski and Jonathan Hillier

Improving crop yield prediction accuracy by embedding phenological heterogeneity into model parameter sets

Simone Bregaglio, Fabrizio Ginaldi, Elisabetta Raparelli, Gianni Fila and Sofia Bajocco

Identifying drivers for variability in maize (Zea mays L.) yield in Ghana: A meta-regression approach

Anselme K.K. Kouame, Prem S. Bindraban, Isaac N. Kissiedu, Williams K. Atakora and Khalil El Mejahed

Restoring ancient irrigation systems for sustainable agro-ecosystems development: Reflections on the special issue

Jagadish Timsina and Jeevika Weerahewa

What future for banana-based farming systems in Uganda? A participatory scenario analysis

E. Ronner, G.J. van de Ven, K. Nowakunda, J. Tugumisirize, J. Kayiita, G. Taulya, G. Uckert and K.K.E. Descheemaeker

Building agricultural innovation capacity from the bottom up: Using spillover effects from projects to strengthen agricultural innovation systems

Jekaterina Markow, Andrew F. Fieldsend, Susanne von Münchhausen and Anna Maria Häring

Soil organic carbon sequestration potential for croplands in Finland over 2021–2040 under the interactive impacts of climate change and agricultural management

Fulu Tao, Taru Palosuo, Aleksi Lehtonen, Jaakko Heikkinen and Raisa Mäkipää

Pasture-finishing of late-maturing bulls or steers in a suckler calf-to-beef system: Animal production, meat quality, economics, greenhouse gas emissions and human-edible food-feed efficiency

M. McGee, A.P. Moloney, E.G. O'Riordan, M. Regan, C. Lenehan, A.K. Kelly and P. Crosson

Exploring the landscape of controlled environment agriculture research: A systematic scoping review of trends and topics

Ajwal Dsouza, Lenore Newman, Thomas Graham and Evan D.G. Fraser

The economic potential of organic production for stockless arable farms importing biogas digestate: A case study analysis for western Germany

J. Freytag, Wolfgang Britz and T. Kuhn

Towards circular nitrogen use in the agri-food system at village and county level in China

Zhibiao Wei, Minghao Zhuang, Petra Hellegers, Zhenling Cui and Ellis Hoffland

Tradeoffs when interseeding cover crops into corn across the Chesapeake Bay watershed

Curt A. McConnell, Rachel K.N. Rozum, Yuning Shi and Armen R. Kemanian

La Grange®: A generic game to reveal trade-offs and synergies among stakeholders in livestock farming areas

Dernat Sylvain, Dumont Bertrand and Vollet Dominique

Lexical analysis improves the identification of contextual drivers and farm typologies in the assessment of transitions to agroecology through TAPE – A case study from rural Nicaragua

Verónica Andrea El Mujtar, Ronie Zamor, Francisco Salmerón, Adela del Socorro Guerrero, Luciana Laborda, Pablo Tittonell and Rose Hogan

Thermal comfort of Nelore (Bos indicus) and Canchim (Bos taurus x Bos indicus) bulls kept in an integrated crop-livestock-forestry system in a tropical climate

Narian Romanello, Andréa do Nascimento Barreto, Marco Antonio Paula de Sousa, Júlio Cesar de Carvalho Balieiro, Felipe Zandonadi Brandão, Felipe Tonato, Alberto Carlos de Campos Bernardi, José Ricardo Macedo Pezzopane, José Alberto Bastos Portugal and Alexandre Rossetto Garcia

Modelling growth of chili pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) with the WOFOST model

Ruoling Tang, Iwan Supit, Ronald Hutjes, Fen Zhang, Xiaozhong Wang, Xuanjing Chen, Fusuo Zhang and Xinping Chen

Volume 208, issue C, 2023

Model-based evaluation in terms of weed management and overall sustainability of cropping systems designed with three different approaches

Nicolas Cavan, Bertrand Omon, Sophie Dubois, Clotilde Toqué, Bastien Van Inghelandt, Wilfried Queyrel, Nathalie Colbach and Frédérique Angevin

Managing rain-fed uplands of cascaded tank village systems: What stakeholders really suggest?

S.M.C.B. Karalliyadda, Tsuji Kazunari and Miho Fujimura

Preferences of inland fishers for different management attributes in village tank cascade systems in Sri Lanka

Udeni Gunasekara, Pradeepa Korale-Gedara and Dayani Gunathilaka

Combining expert knowledge and models in participatory workshops with farmers to design sustainable weed management strategies

Wilfried Queyrel, Bastien Van Inghelandt, Floriane Colas, Nicolas Cavan, Sylvie Granger, Bérénice Guyot, Raymond Reau, Damien Derrouch, Bruno Chauvel, Thibault Maillot and Nathalie Colbach

Crop and livestock productivity, soil health improvement and insect dynamics: Impact of different fodder-based cropping systems in a rainfed region of India

V. Visha Kumari, S.S. Balloli, D.B.V. Ramana, Manoranjan Kumar, V. Maruthi, M. Prabhakar, M. Osman, A.K. Indoria, M. Manjunath, G. Ravindra Chary, K.A. Gopinath, G. Venkatesh, G. Sujatha, Purabi Banerjee, S.K. Yadav, V.K. Singh and J. Timsina

Climate change-induced aridity is affecting agriculture in Northeast Italy

Eugenio Straffelini and Paolo Tarolli

Farmers' perception of the barriers that hinder the implementation of agriculture 4.0

Franco da Silveira, Sabrina Letícia Couto da Silva, Filipe Molinar Machado, Jayme Garcia Arnal Barbedo and Fernando Gonçalves Amaral

Is closing the agricultural yield gap a “risky” endeavor?

Nicolas Gatti, Michael Cecil, Kathy Baylis, Lyndon Estes, Jordan Blekking, Thomas Heckelei, Noemi Vergopolan and Tom Evans

Signs of agricultural sustainability: A global assessment of sustainability governance initiatives and their indicators in crop farming

Jason Konefal, Evelien M. de Olde, Maki Hatanaka and Peter J.M. Oosterveer

From functional diversity to human well-being: A conceptual framework for agroecosystem sustainability

Enrique G. de la Riva, Werner Ulrich, Péter Batáry, Julia Baudry, Léa Beaumelle, Roman Bucher, Andrea Čerevková, María R. Felipe-Lucia, Róbert Gallé, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Ewa Rembiałkowska, Adrien Rusch, Verena Seufert, Dara Stanley and Klaus Birkhofer

Digitalization, sustainability, and coffee. Opportunities and challenges for agricultural development

Francisco Hidalgo, Xiomara F. Quiñones-Ruiz, Athena Birkenberg, Thomas Daum, Christine Bosch, Patrick Hirsch and Regina Birner

Ideal-types of experimentation practices in agricultural Living Labs: Various appropriations of an open innovation model

Quentin Toffolini, Mourad Hannachi, Mathieu Capitaine and Marianne Cerf

Biomass production of a sub-tropical grass under different photovoltaic installations using different grazing strategies

Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, Ismail Ibrahim Garba, Shane Campbell, Paul Dargusch, Peter deVoil and Ammar Abdul Aziz

Identifying best practice in Less Favoured Area mixed livestock systems

Andrew P. Barnes, Kev Bevan, Andrew Moxey, Sascha Grierson and Luiza Toma

Integrated analysis of opportunities and trade-offs for mixed crop-livestock farm types in Amhara, Ethiopia

Ayodeji O. Deolu-Ajayi, Adolfo Alvarez Aranguiz, Carlos Francisco Brazão Vieira Alho, Marianna Siegmund-Schultze, Asaah Ndambi, Yihenew G. Selassie, Yenesew Abebe, Jeroen C.J. Groot, Hanneke Heesmans, Huib Hengsdijk and Jan van der Lee