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Murendeni Kwinda, Stefan John Siebert, Helga Van Coller and Tlou Samuel Masehela
Weed responses in disturbance-prone agroecosystems are linked to specific plant traits that enable their persistence. Understanding how weeds adapt to thrive in these systems in response to herbicide application is important for farmers to improve weed m...
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Zihao Zhu and Yonghua Xie
Black soil plays an important role in maintaining a healthy ecosystem, promoting high-yield and efficient agricultural production, and conserving soil resources. In this paper, a typical black soil area of Keshan Farm in Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Provin...
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Christine Matindu, Nimalka M. Weerasuriya, Francis N. Muyekho, Irena F. Creed, R. Greg Thorn and Anthony W. Sifuna
The metabarcoding of prokaryotic and fungal (Ascomycota only) ribosomal DNA was used to describe the microbial communities in soils of a remnant equatorial rainforest, maize?bean intercrop, and sugarcane in western Kenya. Cropping systems influenced the ...
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Oscar Leonardo García-Navarrete, Oscar Santamaria, Pablo Martín-Ramos, Miguel Ángel Valenzuela-Mahecha and Luis Manuel Navas-Gracia
Corn (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important cereals worldwide. To maintain crop productivity, it is important to eliminate weeds that compete for nutrients and other resources. The eradication of these causes environmental problems through the use of...
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Hongsi Gao, Xiaochun Zhang, Xiugui Wang and Yuhong Zeng
The assessment of crop water productivity (CWP) is of practical significance for improving regional agricultural water use efficiency and water conservation levels. The remote sensing method is a common method for estimating large scale CWP, and the asse...
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Happiness Kilombele, Shiferaw Feleke, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Steven Cole, Haruna Sekabira and Victor Manyong
This study examined the determinants and impacts of mobile money (MM) usage on maize productivity and poverty likelihood (i.e., the probability of a household falling below the international poverty line at USD 1.9 per capita per day) in the Mbeya Region...
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Mariana Cabral Pinto, Odair Honorato de Oliveira, Maria Beatriz Araújo de Oliveira, Cleiton Ribeiro da Silva, Marcela Portela Santos de Figueiredo, Rômulo Gil de Luna, Anielson dos Santos Souza, Lauter Silva Souto, Ancélio Ricardo de Oliveira Godim, Rodolfo Rodrigo de Almeida Lacerda, Andréa Chaves Fiuza Porto, Frank Gomes-Silva, Josimar Mendes de Vasconcelos, Guilherme Rocha Moreira, Maria Lindomárcia Leonardo da Costa, Mércia Regina Pereira de Figueiredo, Fabiana Aparecida Cavalcante Silva, Francisco Cássio Gomes Alvino, Amaro Epifânio Pereira Silva, Leonardo de Sousa Alves, Diogo Gonçalves Neder, Bianca Galúcio Pereira Araújo, Lucas Carvalho de Freitas, Tercilio Calsa Junior and João de Andrade Dutra FilhoaddShow full author listremoveHide full author list
Maize is a crop of significant economic importance. In the northeast region of Brazil, it serves as the foundation of family support for the majority of farmers. However, achieving high levels of productivity requires an adequate water supply throughout ...
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César Augusto Terán-Chaves, Julio Martín Duarte-Carvajalino, Claudia Ipaz-Cuastumal, Alexander Vega-Amante and Sonia Mercedes Polo-Murcia
Climate variability is a major threat to maize (Zea mays) crops in Colombia, posing a risk to food security and compliance with Sustainable Development Goals. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the physical vulnerability of maize crops to climate vari...
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Nana Chen, Xin Zhao, Shuxian Dou, Aixing Deng, Chengyan Zheng, Tiehua Cao, Zhenwei Song and Weijian Zhang
Conservation tillage has received strong support globally to achieve food security and minimize environmental impacts. However, there are comprehensive debates on whether it can achieve the synergy between maintaining crop yields and improving soil quali...
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Shoaib Akhtar, Azhar Abbas, Muhammad Faisal, Muhammad Haseeb Raza, Abdus Samie, Mark Yu and Ashley Lovell
This study explored the multifaceted factors influencing the efficiency of hybrid maize production and investigated the possible implications for food security. The study adopted a comprehensive approach, examining personal, household, physical, and inst...
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