Rice is the foremost staple food in the world, safeguarding the global food and nutritional
security. Rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2) and water deficits are threatening global …

Healthy soil is critical to human health and for achieving sustainable development goals
(SDGs). Although India attained self-sufficiency in food production, realising zero hunger …

Climatic variability and extreme weather events impact agricultural production, especially in
sub-Saharan smallholder cropping systems, which are commonly rainfed. Hence, the …

The stability of soybean yields in Brazil is regularly affected by drought periods, and soil
management practices are crucial to expanding the water holding capacity of the soil and …

Timely crop water stress detection can help precision irrigation management and minimize
yield loss. A two-year study was conducted on non-invasive winter wheat water stress …

The accurate identification of rice varieties using rapid and nondestructive hyperspectral
technology is of practical significance for rice cultivation and agricultural production. This …

Practical solutions to optimise nitrogen use efficiency within modern surface irrigated cotton
systems in Australia may be possible by regulating the frequency of water and reducing the …

A variety of spectral vegetation indices (SVIs) have been constructed to monitor crop water
stress. However, their abilities to reflect dynamic canopy water content (CWC) and …

Rice is an indispensable food crop for human beings. Rice varieties are closely related to
disease resistance, insect resistance, lodging resistance, grain quality and yield. Different …

Rice is the third largest crop produced worldwide, the majority of which is flood irrigated and
accounts for about one-third of the global irrigated area. Relative to other crops, rice requires …