The rapid increases of the global population and climate change pose major challenges to a
sustainable production of food to meet consumer demands. Process-based models (PBMs) …

Food and water security are considered the most critical issues globally due to the projected
population growth placing pressure on agricultural systems. Because agricultural activity is …

Irrigated agriculture in the Texas High Plains (THP) region faces severe challenges due to
rapidly declining groundwater levels in the underlying Ogallala Aquifer, recurring droughts …

Current wheat crop management practices in the Nile Delta of Egypt are unsustainable due
to the overuse of limited water resources. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate …

Smallholder agriculture is critical for current and future food security, yet quantifying the
sources of smallholder yield variance remains a major challenge. Attributing yield variance …

Declining water levels in the southern Ogallala Aquifer and associated reduction in irrigation
capacities and increasing pumping costs necessitate adoption of deficit/limited irrigation …

Identification of efficient crop-growth-stage-based deficit irrigation strategies for cotton
(Gossypium hirsutum L.) can play a pivotal role in optimizing the use of available irrigation …

Optimizing the use of organic and mineral fertilizer in rain-fed maize production is crucial for
sustainable food production in sub-Saharan Africa. This study investigates the effect of hill …

Concerns have been raised on the effectiveness and sustainability of Soil and Water
Conservation (SWC) practices as adaptation options to climate change and high intra–and …

Numerous modelling efforts have focused on maize as it is an important cereal crop for both
human consumption and livestock production. Crop simulation and multi-linear regressions …