Agronomy, Volume 13, Issue 9

The addition of biochar-based organic fertilizer (BOF) can improve sugar beet yield, but its effects on the growth of sugar beet and on soil quality at different densities remain unclear. Six treatments, comprising two densities D1 and D2 (80,000 and...

Phenological shifts in peaches have been observed over the last few years due to the fluctuation of the seasonal climate conditions experienced during dormancy, affecting orchard management practices and influencing production and harvest dates. This...

Food shortage is a severe problem, with an estimated 720 to 811 million people globally facing hunger in 2020, as reported by the FAO [...]

With excessive nitrogen (N) input, high nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions are frequently observed in greenhouse vegetable fields. We hypothesized that the underlying production mechanisms can be derived across a wide selection of vegetable fields in the...

Ratooning rice is an essential rice-planting method. However, mechanical harvesting of the primary rice crop, while increasing efficiency, can negatively affect the yield of ratooning rice. Therefore, it is crucial to find ways to improve the grain y...

To detect quickly and accurately “Yuluxiang” pear fruits in non-structural environments, a lightweight YOLO-GEW detection model is proposed to address issues such as similar fruit color to leaves, fruit bagging, and complex environments....

Throughout the world, salinity is a major environmental issue that limits agricultural productivity, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. In addition, climate change is the most important reason for the salinization of agricultural soils in th...

It is intriguing to understand the influence of the watering volume and growing design on the growth, yield, and quality of cherry tomatoes. This study sought to identify the most effective watering volume and growing design treatment for the product...

Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, invaded the south of China in December 2018 and has since posed a huge threat to crop production in China. However, transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn can efficiently control the damage caused by F...

This paper highlights the molecular composition of native peat and preparations of humic substances (HSs) isolated from permafrost hummock peatlands (Histosols) of the forest tundra zone of the European north-east of Russia. The structural and functi...