The Influence of Agricultural Management Practices on Cereal Yield and Quality
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 45
Special Issue Editor
Interests: farming systems; tillage systems; fertilization; yield; protein fractions; nutrients; hybrid cultivars; cereals
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Dear Colleagues,
Cereals are a group of agricultural plants commonly cultivated in the field, crucial to human food security. Agricultural practices in cereal cultivation, aimed at achieving yield and quality, may be determined by the genotype of these species and environmental conditions, which include weather conditions and soil quality, as well as the appropriate selection of all agrotechnical elements, in terms of type and intensity of impact on the soil and plant. The impact of using several agrotechnical elements simultaneously, which constitute cereal cultivation systems with varying levels of inputs, plays a particularly important role.
Managing cereal crops means selecting the appropriate production system, primarily encompassing tillage systems (including conservation tillage), sowing date and density strategies, appropriate crop rotation, cover crops, cultivars selection, balanced fertilization, and integrated plant protection. Integrated cereal production systems should be particularly promoted, as they can contribute to food security while also reducing negative environmental impacts.
This Special Issue focuses on the development and application of modern, modified, or improved individual components in the agricultural management of all cereal crop species grown in the field. Research articles cover a wide range of innovative technologies in cereal crop cultivation that will achieve yield stability and desirable quality traits, and will promote the resistance of these crops to adverse environmental conditions, including abiotic stresses caused by climate change. All types of articles, such as original research, opinions, and reviews are welcome.
Dr. Jan Buczek
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cultivation practice
- crop rotation
- soil tillage
- conservation tillage
- cover crops
- fertilizer and plant protection management
- biotic and abiotic stresses
- biostimulants
- sowing date and density
- seed quality
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