Best Paper Award

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Agronomy 2021 Best Paper Award. All papers published in 2021 in Agronomy were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, four winners have been selected:

One Review:
Factors That Influence Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Agricultural Soils as Well as Their Representation in Simulation Models: A Review
By Wang, C., Amon, B., Schulz, K. and Mehdi, B.
Agronomy 2021, 11(4), 770; doi:10.3390/agronomy11040770

Three Articles:
The Most Important Fungal Diseases of Cereals—Problems and Possible Solutions
By Różewicz, M., Wyzińska, M., and Grabiński, J.
Agronomy 2021, 11(4), 714; doi:10.3390/agronomy11040714

Land Degradation Vulnerability Mapping in a Newly-Reclaimed Desert Oasis in a Hyper-Arid Agro-Ecosystem Using AHP and Geospatial Techniques
By Abuzaid, A.S., Abdel-Rahman, M.A.E., Fadl, M.E. and Scopa, A.
Agronomy 2021, 11(7), 1426; doi:10.3390/agronomy11071426

Genomic Selection and Genome-Wide Association Studies for Grain Protein Content Stability in a Nested Association Mapping Population of Wheat
By Sandhu, K.S., Mihalyov, P.D., Lewien, M.J., Pumphrey, M.O., and Carter, A.H.
Agronomy 2021, 11(12), 2528; doi:10.3390/agronomy11122528

Each winner will receive CHF 500 and a chance to publish a paper in Agronomy in 2023 after peer review.

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the Agronomy 2021 Best Paper Award. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for their continued support of Agronomy.

Kind regards,
Agronomy 
Editorial Office

 
Agronomy 2021 Best Paper Award
 

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Agronomy will be eligible (Both regular and Special Issue submissions).
 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

20 pages, 1833 KiB  
Review
Applying IoT Sensors and Big Data to Improve Precision Crop Production: A Review
by Tarek Alahmad, Miklós Neményi and Anikó Nyéki
Agronomy 2023, 13(10), 2603; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13102603 - 12 Oct 2023
14 pages, 2017 KiB  
Article
Agrivoltaics: The Environmental Impacts of Combining Food Crop Cultivation and Solar Energy Generation
by Moritz Wagner, Jan Lask, Andreas Kiesel, Iris Lewandowski, Axel Weselek, Petra Högy, Max Trommsdorff, Marc-André Schnaiker and Andrea Bauerle
Agronomy 2023, 13(2), 299; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13020299 - 18 Jan 2023
20 pages, 5141 KiB  
Article
Integrating Agrivoltaic Systems into Local Industries: A Case Study and Economic Analysis of Rural Japan
by Hideki Nakata and Seiichi Ogata
Agronomy 2023, 13(2), 513; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13020513 - 10 Feb 2023

Award Committee

Prof. Leslie Ann Weston Chairman
Charles Sturt University
Dr. Gianni Bellocchi
French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment
Dr. Paula Paredes
Institute of Agronomy, University of Lisbon
Prof. Dr. He Xiongkui

Winner

25 pages, 1600 KiB  
Review
Milk Thistle (Silybum Marianum L.) as a Novel Multipurpose Crop for Agriculture in Marginal Environments: A Review
by Roberto Marceddu, Lucia Dinolfo, Alessandra Carrubba, Mauro Sarno and Giuseppe Di Miceli
Agronomy 2022, 12(3), 729; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12030729 - 17 Mar 2022
23 pages, 56779 KiB  
Article
Benchmark of Deep Learning and a Proposed HSV Colour Space Models for the Detection and Classification of Greenhouse Tomato
by Germano Moreira, Sandro Augusto Magalhães, Tatiana Pinho, Filipe Neves dos Santos and Mário Cunha
Agronomy 2022, 12(2), 356; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12020356 - 31 Jan 2022
16 pages, 3119 KiB  
Article
Lignin–Chitosan Nanocarriers for the Delivery of Bioactive Natural Products against Wood-Decay Phytopathogens
by Eva Sánchez-Hernández, Natalia Langa-Lomba, Vicente González-García, José Casanova-Gascón, Jesús Martín-Gil, Alberto Santiago-Aliste, Sergio Torres-Sánchez and Pablo Martín-Ramos
Agronomy 2022, 12(2), 461; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12020461 - 12 Feb 2022

Award Committee

Prof. Leslie Ann Weston Chairman
Charles Sturt University
Dr. Gianni Bellocchi
French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment
Prof. Peng Fu
Harrisburg University

Winner

30 pages, 2923 KiB  
Review
Factors That Influence Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Agricultural Soils as Well as Their Representation in Simulation Models: A Review
by Cong Wang, Barbara Amon, Karsten Schulz and Bano Mehdi
Agronomy 2021, 11(4), 770; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11040770 - 14 Apr 2021
12 pages, 311 KiB  
Article
The Most Important Fungal Diseases of Cereals—Problems and Possible Solutions
by Marcin Różewicz, Marta Wyzińska and Jerzy Grabiński
Agronomy 2021, 11(4), 714; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11040714 - 9 Apr 2021
23 pages, 2881 KiB  
Article
Land Degradation Vulnerability Mapping in a Newly-Reclaimed Desert Oasis in a Hyper-Arid Agro-Ecosystem Using AHP and Geospatial Techniques
by Ahmed S. Abuzaid, Mohamed A. E. AbdelRahman, Mohamed E. Fadl and Antonio Scopa
Agronomy 2021, 11(7), 1426; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11071426 - 17 Jul 2021
18 pages, 1881 KiB  
Article
Genomic Selection and Genome-Wide Association Studies for Grain Protein Content Stability in a Nested Association Mapping Population of Wheat
by Karansher S. Sandhu, Paul D. Mihalyov, Megan J. Lewien, Michael O. Pumphrey and Arron H. Carter
Agronomy 2021, 11(12), 2528; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11122528 - 13 Dec 2021

Winner

21 pages, 3459 KiB  
Review
From Smart Farming towards Agriculture 5.0: A Review on Crop Data Management
by Verónica Saiz-Rubio and Francisco Rovira-Más
Agronomy 2020, 10(2), 207; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10020207 - 3 Feb 2020
15 pages, 2934 KiB  
Article
Comparison of Biochemical, Anatomical, Morphological, and Physiological Responses to Salinity Stress in Wheat and Barley Genotypes Deferring in Salinity Tolerance
by Muhammad Zeeshan, Meiqin Lu, Shafaque Sehar, Paul Holford and Feibo Wu
Agronomy 2020, 10(1), 127; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10010127 - 15 Jan 2020
14 pages, 1427 KiB  
Article
The Use of a Plant-Based Biostimulant Improves Plant Performances and Fruit Quality in Tomato Plants Grown at Elevated Temperatures
by Silvana Francesca, Carmen Arena, Bruno Hay Mele, Carlo Schettini, Patrizia Ambrosino, Amalia Barone and Maria Manuela Rigano
Agronomy 2020, 10(3), 363; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10030363 - 6 Mar 2020
22 pages, 3169 KiB  
Article
The Management of Agricultural Waste Biomass in the Framework of Circular Economy and Bioeconomy: An Opportunity for Greenhouse Agriculture in Southeast Spain
by Mónica Duque-Acevedo, Luis J. Belmonte-Ureña, José A. Plaza-Úbeda and Francisco Camacho-Ferre
Agronomy 2020, 10(4), 489; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10040489 - 1 Apr 2020

Award Committee

Prof. Peter Langridge Chairman
University of Adelaide

Winner

23 pages, 2475 KiB  
Article
Microbial Consortia versus Single-Strain Inoculants: An Advantage in PGPM-Assisted Tomato Production?
by Klára Bradáčová, Andrea S. Florea, Asher Bar-Tal, Dror Minz, Uri Yermiyahu, Raneen Shawahna, Judith Kraut-Cohen, Avihai Zolti, Ran Erel, K. Dietel, Markus Weinmann, Beate Zimmermann, Nils Berger, Uwe Ludewig, Guenter Neumann and Gheorghe Poşta
Agronomy 2019, 9(2), 105; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9020105 - 22 Feb 2019
30 pages, 361 KiB  
Review
Biostimulants Application in Horticultural Crops under Abiotic Stress Conditions
by Roberta Bulgari, Giulia Franzoni and Antonio Ferrante
Agronomy 2019, 9(6), 306; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9060306 - 12 Jun 2019

Winner

16 pages, 1970 KiB  
Review
Relationship of Melatonin and Salicylic Acid in Biotic/Abiotic Plant Stress Responses
by Josefa Hernández-Ruiz and Marino B. Arnao
Agronomy 2018, 8(4), 33; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy8040033 - 22 Mar 2018
15 pages, 2041 KiB  
Article
Plant- and Seaweed-Based Extracts Increase Yield but Differentially Modulate Nutritional Quality of Greenhouse Spinach through Biostimulant Action
by Youssef Rouphael, Maria Giordano, Mariateresa Cardarelli, Eugenio Cozzolino, Mauro Mori, Marios C. Kyriacou, Paolo Bonini and Giuseppe Colla
Agronomy 2018, 8(7), 126; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy8070126 - 21 Jul 2018

Winner

38 pages, 2147 KiB  
Review
Plant Responses to Salt Stress: Adaptive Mechanisms
by Jose Ramón Acosta-Motos, Maria Fernanda Ortuño, Agustina Bernal-Vicente, Pedro Diaz-Vivancos, Maria Jesus Sanchez-Blanco and Jose Antonio Hernandez
Agronomy 2017, 7(1), 18; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy7010018 - 23 Feb 2017
18 pages, 2855 KiB  
Article
CO2-Induced Changes in Wheat Grain Composition: Meta-Analysis and Response Functions
by Malin C. Broberg, Petra Högy and Håkan Pleijel
Agronomy 2017, 7(2), 32; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy7020032 - 25 Apr 2017
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