Improving nitrogen (N) use efficiency is important for achieving sustainable rice production in China. Physiological N use efficiency (PNUE) is a measure of a plant’s ability to convert absorbed N into biomass, and can be calculated as the prod...
Canopy configuration affects crop yields by optimizing radiation interception and/or use efficiency in greenhouses. Although tomato metrics have been reported, the effects of row spacing on growth, yield and radiation for different cultivars are not...
Increased aboveground biomass is contingent on enhanced photosynthetically active radiation intercepted by the canopy (IPAR), improved radiation use efficiency (RUE), or both. We investigated whether and how optimized agronomic management practices p...
Reasonable dense planting is an important measure to increase crop yield per unit area and save resources. However, there is no unified view of the competition for photosynthetic radiation in different stratification structures of maize plants due to...
Accurate estimation of radiation use efficiency (RUE) at variable timed sowing dates will enhance the prediction of plant dry matter accumulation. The objectives of this study were to (1) determine the impact of three sowing dates on the productivity...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate alternative management practices such as in-field rainwater harvesting (IRWH) and intercropping techniques through conducting on-farm demonstrations. Seven homestead gardens in Thaba Nchu rural communities in...
To reveal the physiological mechanism underlying the yield advantage of super hybrid rice compared with inbred super rice, a super hybrid rice cultivar Yliangyou 3218 (YLY) and an inbred super rice cultivar Zhendao 11 (ZD) were field grown under five...
Ultrasonic treatment and optimal cultivation techniques are both conducive to the high yield of super rice in South China. Many previous studies have shown that the increase in intercepted photosynthetically active radiation (IPAR) and radiation use...
The light use efficiency (LUE) model has been widely used in regional and global terrestrial gross primary productivity (GPP) estimation due to its simple structure, few input parameters, and particular theoretical basis. As a key input parameter of...
Radiation use efficiency (RUE) is closely associated with cotton biomass and yield, yet the synergistic regulation of phenotypic structure and physiological potential remains unclear. A field experiment (2024–2025) in Anyang, China, utilized th...
Paclobutrazol (PBZ) is extensively used to modulate plant architecture in rice. However, its comprehensive effects on grain yield and aroma in aromatic rice have not been thoroughly investigated. This study used the local aromatic rice cultivars (Mei...
There is an urgent need among plant breeders for a deeper understanding of the links between wheat genotypes and their ability to utilize light for biomass production and their efficiency at converting the biomass into grain yield. This field trail w...
The optimized winter wheat sowing method comprising wide-belt sowing (WBS) can improve the ears number and biomass to increase the grain yield, compared with conventional narrow-drill sowing (NDS). The seed rate and the interaction between the sowing...
Eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides) is highly palatable, ideal for grazing and hay production in the United States. It is deep rooted and resilient, tolerant of flooding and drought. Objectives of this study were to develop plant parameters for...
Efficient allocation of climatic resources is essential for improving the sustainability and productivity of cropping systems under changing climate conditions. This study aimed to evaluate whether diversified grain–forage rotations could optim...
The remarkable yield performance of super hybrid rice has played a crucial role in ensuring global food security. However, there is a scarcity of studies investigating the contribution of radiation use efficiency (RUE) to hybrid rice yields under dif...
Sustainable agriculture requires simultaneously increasing food production and mitigating climate change, yet the extent to which crop improvement strategies deliver co-benefits at regional scales remains poorly understood. Improving radiation-use ef...
Super hybrid rice with predominantly large panicle types has achieved remarkable success in enhancing crop yield. However, when compared with multi-panicle-type varieties, the yield stability of large panicle-type varieties remains a challenge, and l...
Accurately assessing terrestrial gross primary productivity (GPP) is crucial for characterizing the climate-carbon cycle. Remotely sensing the photochemical reflectance index (PRI) across vegetation functional types and spatiotemporal scales has rece...
Radiation use efficiency (RUE) is difficult to estimate and unreasonable to perform on a small plot scale using traditional techniques. However, the increased availability of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) provides the ability to collect spatial and...
Maize (Zea mays L.) benefits from heterosis in-yield formation and photosynthetic efficiency through optimizing canopy structure and improving leaf photosynthesis. However, the role of canopy structure and photosynthetic capacity in determining heter...
Whole plant productivity is obviously the ultimate product of leaf photosynthesis and this has led to numerous efforts to relate the two. However, often with perennial grasses, plant productivity is more sink-limited than source-limited, causing the...
It was demonstrated that conventional resource use efficiency (RUE) estimation methodology is largely subject to arithmetic weakness. Extensive field research data on aboveground biomass (AGB), absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (APAR), and...
Determining the effect of irrigated and rainfed conditions on light interception, light extinction coefficient (k), radiation use efficiency (RUE), biomass, and storage root accumulation of cassava was the objective of this study. The field experimen...
High input costs and poor management options have resulted in a large rice yield gap. Thus, there is a need to reduce production costs and improve resource-use efficiency by using new cultivation techniques at different locations. The objective of th...
Solar radiation significantly affects terrestrial gross primary productivity (GPP). However, the relationship between GPP and solar radiation is nonlinear because it is affected by diffuse radiation. Solar radiation has undergone a shift from darker...
Ecotypic variation in tall fescue (Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh.), with differences in phenology, may affect the performance of mixtures with alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). However, the effects of ecotypic variation within mixtures remain lar...
Conservation tillage, particularly no tillage (NT), has been recognized as an efficient farming practice, particularly in dryland agriculture, as it significantly enhances crop yields, improves soil health, and contributes to environmental sustainabi...
Radiation Use Efficiency (RUE) defines the productivity with which absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (APAR) is converted to plant biomass. Readily used in crop growth models to predict dry matter accumulation, RUE is commonly determined by...
The yield potential of cassava might be increased by enhancing light interception and the ability to convert energy into biomass and yield, which is described as radiation use efficiency (RUE). The objective of this study was to determine light inter...
Intercepted photosynthetically active radiation (IPAR) to biomass method is widely used in plant growth models to simulate biomass accumulation. This method is closely linked to radiation use efficiency (RUE), which can vary by species, cultivars, an...
APSIM Next Generation was used to simulate the phenological development and biomass production of silage maize for high latitudes (i.e., >55°). Weather and soil data were carefully specified, as they are important drivers of the development an...
Since bee traffic is a contributing factor to hive health and electromagnetic radiation has a growing presence in the urban milieu, we investigate ambient electromagnetic radiation as a predictor of bee traffic in the hive’s vicinity in an urba...
Water deficit during reproductive development is one of the main constraints on pea (Pisum sativum L.) productivity in tropical highlands. In this study, five varieties with contrasting leaf architectures were evaluated under controlled greenhouse co...
Historically, certain physiological behaviours were typically attributed to genetic factors. However, some grape varieties exhibit different responses depending on crop management and environmental conditions. The present study examines whether the p...
Frogeye leaf spot, caused by Cercospora sojina K. Hara, is a major soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) disease that has become more prevalent in the upper Midwest and can be managed with foliar fungicides. Incorporating disease severity into a parameter d...
Management practices that optimize physiological responses of crops can be applied in agriculture to achieve higher productivity in challenging environments limited by nutrient availability. Extremely Low Frequency (ELF), a type of non-ionizing radia...
Cereal and legume mixed cropping has been widely adopted to increase forage production in the sustainable development of agriculture and livestock. Among the different mixed cropping combinations, forage sorghum and lablab bean mixed cropping can be...
With increasing demand for food and energy, there is a great need for improving sugarcane productivity. New cultivars and management strategies can be assessed using process-based crop models. Information on cultivars needs to be updated frequently,...
Warmer and drier climates over Amazonia have been predicted for the next century with expected changes in regional water and carbon cycles. We examined the impact of interannual and seasonal variations in climate conditions on ecosystem-level evapotr...
Solar radiation is a very important energy source for life on Earth and especially for the proper growth and development of plants. Its spectral composition is necessary for a main physiological process in a plant’s life—photosynthesis. I...
Optimizing plant density is critical for improving wheat yield and resource-use efficiency, but whether a single density recommendation applies to varieties differing in individual spike productivity under drip fertigation remains unclear. A two-year...
Agricultural productivity is significantly influenced by the restricted availability of irrigation water and poor soil health. To assess the influence of different potential soil moisture deficit (PSMD) regimes and integrated nutrient levels on the g...
Strip intercropping improves productivity through enhanced light interception. In this study, we quantified the effects of strip width on light interception of soybean across six strip widths (2.2 m, 2.5 m, 2.8 m, 3.1 m, 3.4 m, 3.7 m) when intercropp...
Resources are limited, thus improving resource use efficiency is a key objective for cereal-based cropping systems. This field study was carried out to quantify resource use efficiencies in selected C3 and C4 cereals under split nitrogen (N) applicat...
We quantified the photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) interception in a high-density (HD) and a super high-density (SHD) or hedgerow olive system, by measuring the PAR transmitted under the canopy along transects at increasing distance from the...
Investigating the variation in and key factors influencing the yield of super hybrid rice cultivated at different altitudes but within the same latitude provides valuable insights for further improvements in super hybrid rice grain yields. Field and...
Defoliation (leaf removal or pruning) is a common practice in tomato production that makes crops more manageable, prevents conditions conducive to fungal attack and increases the exposure of the fruit to light, especially in winter conditions. The in...
Remote sensing techniques that provide synoptic and repetitive observations over large geographic areas have become increasingly important in studying the role of agriculture in global carbon cycles. However, it is still challenging to model crop yie...
Despite the steadily increasing area under protected agriculture there is a current lack of knowledge about the effects of the insect-proof screen (IPS) on microclimate and crop water requirements in arid and semi-arid regions. Field experiments were...
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