Deliver smart, not more! Building economically sustainable competitiveness on the ground of high agri-food trade specialization in the EU

M Constantin, J Sapena, A Apetrei, SR Pătărlăgeanu - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Competitiveness has always been a multifaceted illusive concept, which has made it a real
challenge for scholars and practitioners to find the most suitable measurement tools to …

Spatial differences influence nitrogen uptake, grain yield, and land-use advantage of wheat/soybean relay intercropping systems

MA Raza, AMU Din, W Zhiqi, H Gul, S Ur Rehman… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Cereal/legume intercropping is becoming a popular production strategy for higher crop
yields and net profits with reduced inputs and environmental impact. However, the effects of …

[HTML][HTML] Four decades of research on rice intercropping: A bibliometric analysis

SM Shahidullah, BJ Shirazy, MAR Sarkar… - Journal of Agriculture and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Intercropping stands as a crucial strategy in promoting sustainable crop intensification while
optimizing the use of natural resources. Rice intercropping, predominantly prevalent in …

Maize/peanut intercropping has greater synergistic effects and home-field advantages than maize/soybean on straw decomposition

S Surigaoge, H Yang, Y Su, YH Du, SX Ren… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The decomposition of plant litter mass is responsible for substantial carbon
fluxes and remains a key process regulating nutrient cycling in natural and managed …

Preparation and characterization of green silicon nanoparticles and their effects on growth and lead (Pb) accumulation in maize (Zea mays L.)

H Maryam, GH Abbasi, M Waseem, T Ahmed… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The excessive accumulation of heavy metals, particularly lead (Pb) in agricultural soils, is a
growing problem worldwide and needs urgent attention. This study aimed to prepare green …

Mitigation of heavy metal stress in maize (Zea mays L.) through application of silicon nanoparticles

S Rahman, I Ahmad, M Nafees - Biocatalysis and Agricultural …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ability of silicon to increase plant resistance to abiotic stress is well recognised, but less
well known is the ability of silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs) to diminish abiotic stress. In this …

Nitrogen application enhances yield, yield-attributes, and physiological characteristics of dryland wheat/maize under strip intercropping

S Hussain, MA Naseer, R Guo, F Han, B Ali… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Intercropping has been acknowledged as a sustainable practice for enhancing crop
productivity and water use efficiency under rainfed conditions. However, the contribution of …

Morphophysiological and yield traits of soybean varieties tolerant of intercropping with maize

I PERMANASARI, E SULISTYANINGSIH… - Biodiversitas Journal of …, 2023 - smujo.id
Permanasari I, Sulistyaningsih E, Kurniasih B, Indradewa D. 2023. Morphophysiological and
yield traits of soybean varieties tolerant of intercropping with maize. Biodiversitas 24: 3872 …

Water saving rice cultivation using sheet-pipe subsurface irrigation

C Arif, SK Saptomo, BI Setiawan, M Taufik… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Water saving in rice cultivation has assumed paramount importance, especially in the
context of climate change. The introduction of sheet-pipe technology in Indonesia heralded …

Macrogenomics-Based Analysis of the Effects of Intercropped Soybean Photosynthetic Characteristics and Nitrogen-Assimilating Enzyme Activities on Yield at …

L Zhang, Y Feng, Z Zhao, B Baoyin, Z Cui, H Wang… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Currently, China's soybean self-sufficiency rate is only 15%, highlighting the soybean crisis
and the supply chain risks that pose a major threat to China's food security. Thus, it has …