Insights in weed management
Published in Frontiers in Agronomy
Insights in weed management
Side-effects of laser weeding: quantifying off-target risks to earthworms (Enchytraeids) and insects (Tenebrio molitor a...
Published in Frontiers in Agronomy
With challenges posed by chemical and mechanical weed control, there are now several research and commercial projects underway to develop autonomous vehicles equipped with lasers to control weeds in field crops. Recognition systems based on artificial intelligence have been developed to locate and identify small weed seedlings, and mirrors can dire...
Biological characteristics, impacts, and management of crenate broomrape (Orobanche crenata) in Faba Bean (Vicia faba): ...
Published in Frontiers in Agronomy
Herbicide programs, cropping sequences, and tillage-types: a systems approach for managing Amaranthus palmeri in dicamba...
Published in Frontiers in Agronomy
Herbicide-resistant Amaranthus palmeri poses a significant threat to cotton production in the US. Tillage, cover crops, crop rotations, and dicamba-based herbicide programs can individually provide effective control of A. palmeri, but there is a lack of research evaluating the above tactics in a system for its long-term management. Field trials wer...
Can salt-adapted microorganisms alleviate salt stress in plants and enhance their non-specific resilience?
Published in Frontiers in Agronomy
Global climate change presents various challenges to agricultural biotechnology in developing crops with increased resilience to various adverse natural conditions. Given the importance of this problem, we explored the mechanisms of plant salt tolerance and the role of plant-associated microbes, in mediating important physiological and metabolic pr...
Effect of biostimulant raw materials on soybean (Glycine max) crop, when applied alone or in combination with herbicides...
Published in Frontiers in Agronomy
Introduction Biostimulants exert positive functions in plants, improving yield and quality, and alleviating the negative effects of abiotic stresses. Among them, the application of herbicides may cause damage to nontarget plants. At present, limited information is available regarding the interaction between biostimulants and herbicides. Methods The...
Benefits and risks of gene drives for invasive plant management - the case for common tansy
Published in Frontiers in Agronomy
Invasive plants cause significant environmental and economic damage, but land managers have few control options. Common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) is prevalent in many US states and is one of the most reported invasive plants in Minnesota. Controlling common tansy poses a challenge due to its extensive distribution and association with diverse plant...
Cash crop or food crop? socioeconomic and geopolitical factors affecting smallholder farmer crop selection in times of c...
Published in Frontiers in Agronomy
Tajikistan's agricultural sector, primarily dominated by cotton cultivation, has experienced significant changes since the Soviet era. Although farmers introduced food crops into agricultural production to ensure food security after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the government still mandates that cotton cultivation occupy a considerable...
Yield stability of silage maize double cropping systems across nine German environments
Published in Frontiers in Agronomy
Introduction Yield and its stability are both vital characteristics to evaluate the viability of cropping systems. However, the current frames of field research hardly allow an accurate evaluation of short-term effect stability. Therefore, over nine German environments (three years and three locations), first crop, maize, total harvested dry biomas...
Plant microbiomes as contributors to agricultural terroir
Published in Frontiers in Agronomy
Agricultural products such as tea, chocolate, coffee and wine are valued for their sensorial and nutritional qualities. Variation in the growing conditions of a crop can influence the plant’s phenotype, thus it behooves agriculturalists to optimize the conditions on their farms to grow the highest quality product. The set of growing conditions asso...
