[HTML][HTML] The roots of the rotation effect run deep

VA Nichols, W Osterholz, SV Archontoulis… - Field Crops …, 2024 - Elsevier
Context or problem It is well-established that maize (Zea mays L.) grown in extended
rotations produces higher grain yields compared to maize grown in one-or two-phase …

The LTAR Cropland Common Experiment at Lower Chesapeake Bay

GA Bagley, VJ Ackroyd, MA Cavigelli, KE White… - 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Lower Chesapeake Bay (LCB) Long‐Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR)
Common Experiment (CE) located in Beltsville, MD, focuses on research of concern to …

Legume-rice rotations increase rice yields and carbon sequestration potential globally

W Yao, Y Yang, D Beillouin, J Zhao, JE Olesen, J Zhou… - One Earth, 2025 - cell.com
Rice feeds half of the world's population but faces the pressures of yield demand under
increasing environmental and climate pressures. Diversified cropping systems such as …

Conservation agriculture enhances maize yields and profitability in Mexico's semi-arid highlands

A Saldivia-Tejeda, MÁ Uribe-Guerrero… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Rainfed agriculture in semi-arid regions is affected by variable rainfall patterns, resulting in
low yields under conventional farming systems. To address this issue, cropping systems …

Deriving general principles of agroecosystem multifunctionality with the Diverse Rotations Improve Valuable Ecosystem Services (DRIVES) network

KA Bybee‐Finley, K Muller, KE White… - Agronomy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Long‐term agricultural field experiments (LTFEs) have been conducted for nearly 150 years.
Yet lack of coordination means that synthesis across such experiments remains rare …