The cultivation of perennial wild plant mixtures (WPMs) is becoming increasingly important in Germany for providing sustainably produced bioenergy. However, energy cropping systems always raise the question how to reclaim land arable crops. This study examined this issue by looking at a former WPM area was returned an organic farm. From 2013 2018, harvested annually autumn. 2019 2020, it co-man...

Fungal diversity in the soil may be limited under natural conditions by inappropriate environmental factors such as: nutrient resources, biotic and abiotic factors, tillage system and microbial interactions that prevent the occurrence or survival of the species in the environment. The aim of this paper was to determine fungal genetic diversity and community level physiological profiling of micr...

With the intensification of global warming, food production will face serious drought risk. In view insufficient applicability existing crop index, a standardized water deficit index (SCWDI) was constructed based on construction idea precipitation evapotranspiration (SPEI) and (CWDI) in this study. On basis, spatial temporal characteristics spring maize Songnen Plain were explored by slope tren...

Temperature dependence of growth, development, and photosynthesis in maize under elevated CO2 Soo-Hyung Kim a,b,∗, Dennis C. Gitz c, Richard C. Sicher b, Jeffrey T. Baker d, Dennis J. Timlin b, Vangimalla R. Reddy b a College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Box 354115, Seattle, WA 98195, USA b Crop Systems and Global Change Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA c Croppi...

The main objectives of this study were to assess the accuracy of a ground-based weed mapping system that included optoelectronic sensors for weed detection, and to determine the sampling resolution required for accurate weed maps in maize crops. The optoelectronic sensors were located in the inter-row area of maize to distinguish weeds against soil background. The system was evaluated in three ...

Maize (Zea mays L.) is a host to numerous pathogenic species that impose serious diseases to its ear and foliage, negatively affecting the yield and the quality of the maize crop. A considerable amount of research has been carried out to elucidate mechanisms of maize-pathogen interactions with a major goal to identify defense-associated proteins. In this review, we summarize interactions of mai...

The development of productively viable cropping systems with lower environmental footprints to maintain sustainable agriculture in arid areas is urgently needed. Increasing crop diversity usually improves system productivity; however, the effects diversification on carbon footprint and sustainability a remain unclear. A 3-year field experiment (2018–2020) was conducted northwestern China determ...

Despite the potential to increase soil organic matter, cycle nutrients, and suppress weeds, there is a concern that cover crops (CCs) water use negatively impacts subsequent in water-limited environments. Cover crop management practices such as planting termination timing may mitigate detrimental of CCs semi-arid cropping systems. To determine effects under environments, we evaluated total CC b...

The production costs of agricultural enterprises 43 rural areas in the South Russia, which systematically cultivate same types crops: winter and spring grains, pulse crops, maize, sunflower, potatoes open field vegetables, has been investigated. Mathematical tools for cost forecasting long-term planning most competitive species profitable sales on world (grain) domestic product markets are shown.

The research was based on a pot experiment, in which the response of eight species of crops to soil contamination with fluorine was investigated. In parallel, some inactivating substances were tested in terms of their potential use for the neutralization of the harmful influence of fluorine on plants. The response of crops to soil contamination with fluorine was assessed according to the volume...