Agronomy | Highly Cited Papers Published in 2023–2024 in the “Farming Sustainability” Section
Agriculture faces an alarming number of challenges including threats from a changing climate, diminishing natural resources, degraded soils, a loss of biodiversity, and the risks posed by chemical-intensive industrial agriculture to human health. For global agriculture to become more sustainable, the adoption of supportive farming practices is no longer an option but a necessity. With farmers and agricultural companies adopting sustainable practices in their operations, together with new products and technologies that minimize chemical use and maximize resource use efficiency, the much-needed transformation in agriculture has begun. Further research is of paramount importance in order to find innovative solutions to advance sustainable agriculture practices and food security achievements.
You have free and unlimited access to the full texts of all of the open access articles published in Agronomy (ISSN: 2073-4395). We invite you to read our most highly cited papers from the “Farming Sustainability” Section published in 2023-2024 listed below:
1. “Integration of Crops, Livestock, and Solar Panels: A Review of Agrivoltaic Systems”
by Diego Soto-Gómez
Agronomy 2024, 14(8), 1824; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14081824
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2. “Conservation Tillage Improves Soil Quality and Crop Yield in Hungary”
by Gergo Péter Kovács, Barbara Simon, István Balla, Boglárka Bozóki 1, Igor Dekemati, Csaba Gyuricza, Attila Percze and Márta Birkás
Agronomy 2023, 13(3), 894; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13030894
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/3/894
3. “Digestate Not Only Affects Nutrient Availability but Also Soil Quality Indicators”
by Ana María García-López, Antonio Delgado, Ofélia Anjos and Carmo Horta
Agronomy 2023, 13(5), 1308; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13051308
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/5/1308
4. “The Evaluation of Carbon Farming Strategies in Organic Vegetable Cultivation”
by Dan Ioan Avasiloaiei, Mariana Calara, Petre Marian Brezeanu, Nazim S. Gruda and Creola Brezeanu
Agronomy 2023, 13(9), 2406; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13092406
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5. “Soil Organic Carbon Significantly Increases When Perennial Biomass Plantations Are Reverted Back to Annual Arable Crops”
by Enrico Martani, Andrea Ferrarini, Astley Hastings and Stefano Amaducci
Agronomy 2023, 13(2), 447; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13020447
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6. “Yield and Quality of Processing Tomato as Improved by Biostimulants Based on Trichoderma sp. and Ascophyllum nodosum and Biodegradable Mulching Films”
by Ida Di Mola, Lucia Ottaiano, Eugenio Cozzolino, Roberta Marra, Stefania Vitale, Angela Pironti, Nunzio Fiorentino and Mauro Mori
Agronomy 2023, 13(3), 901; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13030901
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/3/901
7. “Phytoremediation of Cadmium-, Lead-, and Nickel-Polluted Soils by Industrial Hemp”
by Giorgio Testa, Sebastiano Andrea Corinzia, Salvatore Luciano Cosentino and Barbara Rachele Ciaramella
Agronomy 2023, 13(4), 995; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13040995
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/4/995
8. “Effect of Irrigation and Nitrogen Management on Potato Growth, Yield, and Water and Nitrogen Use Efficiencies”
by Bhimsen Shrestha, Blair L. Stringam, Murali K. Darapuneni, Kevin A. Lombard, Soumaila Sanogo, Charles Higgins and Koffi Djaman
Agronomy 2024, 14(3), 560; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14030560
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/3/560
9. “Resilience in Food Systems: Concepts and Measurement Options in an Expanding Research Agenda”
by Megan Roosevelt, Eric D. Raile and Jock R. Anderson
Agronomy 2023, 13(2), 444; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13020444
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10. “Impacts of High Temperatures on the Growth and Development of Rice and Measures for Heat Tolerance Regulation: A Review”
by Jianghui Yu, Tianyu Du, Ping Zhang, Zhongtao Ma, Xi Chen, Jiale Cao, Hongjin Li, Tao Li, Ying Zhu, Fangfu Xu et al.
Agronomy 2024, 14(12), 2811; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14122811
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11. “Rare Earth Elements Transfer from Soil to Vegetables and Health Risks Associated with Vegetable Consumption in a Former Mining Area”
by Mirela Miclean, Erika Andrea Levei, Claudiu Tanaselia and Oana Cadar
Agronomy 2023, 13(5), 1399; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13051399
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12. “Silvopastures: Benefits, Past Efforts, Challenges, and Future Prospects in the United States”
by Sanjok Poudel, Gabriel Pent and John Fike
Agronomy 2024, 14(7), 1369; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14071369
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13. “Development of Superabsorbent Polymer (SAP) Seed Coating Technology to Enhance Germination and Stand Establishment in Red Clover Cover Crop”
by Masoume Amirkhani, Hilary Mayton, Michael Loos and Alan Taylor
Agronomy 2023, 13(2), 438; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13020438
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/2/438
14. “Towards Managing Biodiversity of European Marginal Agricultural Land for Biodiversity-Friendly Biomass Production”
by Anna Burland and Moritz von Cossel
Agronomy 2023, 13(6), 1651; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13061651
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/6/1651
15. “Spatio-Temporal Analysis of the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) for the Summertime in the Period 2000–2021 in Slovenia: The Implication of Heat Stress for Agricultural Workers”
by Zalika Crepinsek, Zala Znidarsic and Tjasa Pogacar
Agronomy 2023, 13(2), 331; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13020331
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/2/331
16. “The Domestication and Dispersal of Large-Fruiting Prunus spp.: A Metadata Analysis of Archaeobotanical Material”
by Rita Dal Martello, Madelynn von Baeyer, Mark Hudson, Rasmus G. Bjorn, Christian Leipe, Barbara Zach, Basira Mir-Makhamad, Traci N. Billings, Irene M. Muñoz Fernández, Barbara Huber et al.
Agronomy 2023, 13(4), 1027; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13041027
Full text available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/4/1027
17. “Use of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Residues for Partial Peat Substitution in Growing Media for Sonchus oleraceus Production”
by Antonios Chrysargyris, Christos Goumenos and Nikolaos Tzortzakis
Agronomy 2023, 13(4), 1074; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13041074
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/4/1074
18. “Struvite as a Sustainable Fertilizer in Mediterranean Soils”
by Ana Pérez-Piqueres, Marta Ribó, Isabel Rodríguez-Carretero, Ana Quiñones and Rodolfo Canet
Agronomy 2023, 13(5), 1391; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13051391
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/5/1391
19. “Effect of Elevated Air Temperature on the Growth and Yield of Paddy Rice”
by Dohyeok Oh, Jae-Hyun Ryu, Hoejeong Jeong, Hyun-Dong Moon, Hyunki Kim, Euni Jo,Bo-Kyeong Kim, Subin Choi and Jaeil Cho
Agronomy 2023, 13(12), 2887; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13122887
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/12/2887
20. “Evaluation of the Role of Legumes in Crop Rotation Schemes of Organic or Conventionally Cultivated Cabbage”
by Dionisios Yfantopoulos, Georgia Ntatsi, Anestis Karkanis and Dimitrios Savvas
Agronomy 2024, 14(2), 297; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14020297
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