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Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] Growth and Yield Responses to Cultivar and Nitrogen Fertilization

  • Mariola Staniak,
  • Edyta Baca,
  • Katarzyna Czopek and
  • Anna Stępień-Warda

10 December 2025

The aim of the study was to determine the effect of cultivar and nitrogen fertilization on the morphological and physiological traits and yield of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) grown in central-eastern Poland. In a strict, two-factor field exper...

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Lycium barbarum Residue Enhances Fermentation Quality and Antioxidant Activity of Alfalfa Silage

  • Yuanzhen Cheng,
  • Tao Shao,
  • Haobo Chen,
  • Jie Zhao,
  • Junfeng Li and
  • Zhihao Dong

10 December 2025

This study explored the potential application of Lycium barbarum residue (LBR) in alfalfa silage, particularly focusing on its synergistic effects when combined with silage additives. Two controlled experiments were conducted. In Experiment 1, four t...

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Microbial Agents Enhance Sugar Beet Yield and Quality as an Alternative to Chemical Fertilizers

  • Zijian Zhang,
  • Chao Li,
  • Shangzhi Li,
  • Yaqing Sun,
  • Ningning Li and
  • Guolong Li

10 December 2025

Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) is an important economic crop and a primary source of sugar in northern China, characterized by strong stress tolerance and high nutritional value. Microbial inoculants can promote crop growth by regulating soil enzyme a...

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Preparation of Acid-Modified Biochar and Remediation Mechanisms on Soda–Saline–Alkali Soil

  • Luwen Zhang,
  • Zhichen Liu,
  • Zhenke Liu,
  • Yuxiang Chen and
  • Zunhao Zhang

10 December 2025

Soil salinization poses significant threats to food security and ecosystem functions, while acid-modified biochar functions as an effective carbon-based material for the reclamation of saline–alkali soils. In this study, acid-modified biochars...

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Foliar Fertilization-Induced Rhizosphere Microbial Mechanisms for Soil Health Enhancement

  • Qinwen Zeng,
  • Hua Xie,
  • Siyuan Zheng,
  • Yuzhuo Zhao,
  • Xiaoyue Zhang,
  • Yunyou Zheng,
  • Luotian Lu,
  • Yonghong Liu,
  • Fenghua Ding and
  • Chengsen Zhao
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10 December 2025

Foliar fertilization can influence soil health by altering soil physicochemical properties and nutrient cycling processes; however, its underlying mechanisms remain insufficiently understood. Here, we compared soils under two treatments—foliar...

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Phosphorus Input Threshold Drives the Synergistic Shift of Microbial Assembly and Phosphorus Speciation to Sustain Maize Productivity

  • Jiangtao Wang,
  • Donglin Zong,
  • Yongbo Li,
  • Petri Penttinen,
  • Xiaohui Chen,
  • Xia Kang,
  • Xiaoyan Tang,
  • Yuanyuan Liu,
  • Yingjie Wu and
  • Yunfu Gu
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10 December 2025

Phosphate fertilizer is essential for crop production but poses environmental risks in agriculture. The agronomic and environmental thresholds for phosphorus application in Southwest China’s purple soils (Luvic Xerosols) remain poorly defined....

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Reconstructing Millennial-Scale Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Japan’s Cropland Cover

  • Meijiao Li,
  • Caishan Zhao,
  • Fanneng He,
  • Shicheng Li and
  • Fan Yang

10 December 2025

Historical cropland cover change reconstruction is essential for understanding long-term agricultural reclamation dynamics, particularly for modeling carbon and nitrogen cycles and assessing their climatic impacts. Such reconstructions also provide c...

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10 December 2025

Intercropping of maize (Zea mays) and soybean (Glycine max) is a sustainable practice, but herbicide safety is critical for weed control without crop injury. This study evaluated the safety of pre-emergence (acetochlor and flufenacet) and post-emerge...

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9 December 2025

The root rot of Lycium barbarum represents the most severe soil-borne disease that impedes its production. The management of this disease primarily relies on chemical agents, which pose risk to both the environment and human health. In this study, we...

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9 December 2025

Between 2023 and 2025, we conducted experiments at the Laboratory Field of the Bio-technical Faculty in Ljubljana to study alternative methods for controlling wireworms in potato fields. The trials were arranged in three blocks with five first-order...

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Agronomy - ISSN 2073-4395