There is considerable discussion about the influence of soil management techniques on soil
erosion, water use and conservation, and more recently carbon dioxide sequestration and …

Myriad definitions have been used for the term heat stress, but here it is defined as a
deleterious response to elevated temperature. For cereal crops, heat stress reduces yield or …

Low-input agriculture in marginal areas of developing countries faces considerable
challenges during crop development. A key stage in crop growth is seed germination, which …

Soil degradation has serious global impacts on agronomic, economic, and sociopolitical
conditions, however, statistics regarding the degree of these impacts has been largely …

Plant growth is directly affected by soil water, soil aeration, and soil resistance to root
penetration. The least limiting water range (LLWR) is defined as the range in soil water …

Poor crop establishment, due to poor land preparation methods and inadequate soil
moisture, continues to be a major constraint to crop production for smallholder farmers in the …

On-farm seed priming (seed soaking) has been reported to improve crop establishment,
growth and yield. However, the physiological processes leading to these benefits are not …

Summary 1 Species‐specific responses to the range of microsites resulting from canopy gap
formation may contribute to coexistence in tropical forests. We investigated the effects of four …

On-farm seed priming of maize (ie soaking seed in water overnight, 17h) in the semi-arid
tropics has been shown to improve crop establishment and yield but the benefits can be …

Plants require soil to obtain water and nutrients for growth, and for anchorage and stability.
Seeds will germinate, seedlings emerge and grow to produce a crop under a great variety of …