Little evidence that farmers should consider abundance or diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi when managing crops

MH Ryan, JH Graham - New Phytologist, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Summary 1092 I. Introduction 1093 II. Investigating activity of AMF in
agroecosystems 1093 III. Crop benefit from AMF: agronomic and mycorrhizal literature differ …

The intersection of nitrogen nutrition and water use in plants: new paths toward improved crop productivity

DC Plett, K Ranathunge, VJ Melino… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Water and nitrogen availability limit crop productivity globally more than most other
environmental factors. Plant availability of macronutrients such as nitrate is, to a large extent …

Breeding opportunities for increasing the efficiency of water use and crop yield in temperate cereals

RA Richards, GJ Rebetzke, AG Condon… - Crop …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic advances in grain yield under rainfed conditions have been achieved by empirical
breeding methods. Progress is slowed, however, by large genotype× season and genotype× …

Causes of wheat yield gaps and opportunities to advance the water-limited yield frontier in Australia

Z Hochman, H Horan - Field Crops Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Closing the yield gap is essential for global food security and for farmers who face
increasing costs of production. Recent work showed that Australia's wheat growers are …

Break crop benefits in temperate wheat production

J Kirkegaard, O Christen, J Krupinsky, D Layzell - Field crops research, 2008 - Elsevier
Changes in the sequence of crops grown on agricultural land are well known to enhance the
yield of grain crops such as wheat. A survey of the literature gathered from around the world …

Transport of dry matter into developing wheat kernels and its contribution to grain yield under post-anthesis water deficit and elevated temperature

Z Plaut, BJ Butow, CS Blumenthal, CW Wrigley - Field Crops Research, 2004 - Elsevier
Two experiments were conducted on stress-tolerant Suneca and stress-susceptible Batavia
wheat varieties which were grown in pots in a temperature-controlled naturally illuminated …

Evolutionary aspects of the trade-off between seed size and number in crops

VO Sadras - Field Crops Research, 2007 - Elsevier
Whereas the concept that availability of resources drives seed production is sound in
principle, it is incomplete as there are many solutions to the allocation of resources that …

Improving productivity of crops in water-limited environments

JB Passioura, JF Angus - Advances in agronomy, 2010 - Elsevier
This review deals with improving the performance of dryland crops in dry, mainly semiarid,
environments. Although such crops are often limited by water, the development of the notion …

Do crop sensors promote improved nitrogen management in grain crops?

AF Colaço, RGV Bramley - Field Crops Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Crop sensing technologies to aid nitrogen management in grain crops have been the focus
of an important element of Precision/Digital Agriculture research. We review sensor-based …

Breeding for the future: what are the potential impacts of future frost and heat events on sowing and flowering time requirements for A ustralian bread wheat (T riticum …

B Zheng, K Chenu, M Fernanda Dreccer… - Global Change …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Extreme climate, especially temperature, can severely reduce wheat yield. As global
warming has already begun to increase mean temperature and the occurrence of extreme …