Increases in human populations and the emerging challenges of climate change mean that
the world's agricultural systems will need to produce more food in an environment that is …

Yields of dryland (rainfed) wheat in Australia have increased steadily over the past century
despite rainfall being unchanged, indicating that the rainfall-use efficiency has increased …

Improvements in water productivity and yield arise from interactions between varieties (G)
and their management (M). Most G× M interactions considered by breeders and …

In the semi-humid to arid loess plateau areas of North China, water is the limiting factor for
rain-fed crop yields. Conservation tillage has been proposed to improve soil and water …

This study focuses on the quantification of soil water storage and crop yield under different
tillage systems in dryland semiarid Mediterranean conditions. Three long-term tillage …

No-tillage (NT) has been widely adopted to assist in reducing soil erosion, lowering fuel
costs, conserving soil water and promoting soil health. However, NT may also have a …

Studies on root development, soil physical properties, grain yield, and water-use efficiency
are important for identifying suitable soil management practices for sustainable crop …

Available water is typically the biggest constraint to spring wheat production in the northern
Great Plains of the USA. The most common rotation for spring wheat is with summer fallow …

Modern conservation agriculture practices aim to maintain year-round ground cover in order
to maximise soil protection from extremes of temperature and minimise erosion risk …

In southern Australia, summer fallow rain (SFR) has not traditionally been valued for winter
crop production. Modern, higher yielding farming practices combined with a decade of …