Plants are not just passive living beings that exist in nature. They are complex and highly
adaptable species that react sensitively to environmental forces/stimuli with movement …

Crops that provide ecosystem services (ESs) beyond crop production are gaining interest
from farmers, policymakers, and society at large. Cover crops (CCs), grown either as the …

Reduction of soil tillage is of paramount importance for agricultural soil preservation.
However, it is often accompanied by yield reduction and weed management problems. In …

Background and aims Cover crops can efficiently increase nitrogen (N) recycling in
agroecosystems. By providing a green-manure effect for the next crop, they allow reduced …

Abstract Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) has the potential to improve sustainability of
agricultural production systems. A higher focus on this crop is needed to re-launch its …

Over 90% of Swedish agriculture is rainfed, and thus future climate change can pose a risk
to agricultural production in coming decades. An overall increase in annual precipitation is …

It has been projected that climatic warming will contribute to vegetation productivity
variability at the global scale. With a continued warming, to what extent and where the …

Soil-crop models are widely used as valuable tools to assess the combined effects of
cropping practices, soil management and climate on the agro-environmental indicators …

Multi-service cover crops grown during the fallow period between two main cash crops are a
tool to support sustainable crop production. Crucifer-legume mixtures may provide improved …

Iran imported around 1.3 million tons of barley in 2017. Accordingly, conducting researches
under low organic matter soils and limited water resources is important to enhance barley …