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  • Open Access
3 Citations
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22 Pages

25 October 2024

Purpose: This paper develops a high-precision yield fusion prediction model for the sugarcane industry in Chongzuo, Guangxi, based on the trend yield and meteorological yield using the long short-term memory (LSTM) model to cope with the multiple fac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,733 Views
11 Pages

The objective of this study was to detect the historical dry matter yield (DMY) trend and to evaluate the effects of heavy rainfall events on the observed DMY trend of whole crop maize (WCM, Zea mays L.) using time-series analysis in Suwon, Republic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,114 Views
10 Pages

11 December 2018

Despite the gradual increase in livestock feed demands, the supply faces enormous challenges due to extreme climatic conditions. As the presence of these climatic condition has the potential to affect the yield of sorghum-sudangrass hybrid (SSH), und...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,196 Views
15 Pages

Historic Grain Sorghum Production, Value, Yield Gap, and Weather Relation Trends

  • Yared Assefa,
  • Johnathan D. Holman,
  • Augustine K. Obour,
  • Daniel O’Brien and
  • P. V. V. Prasad

1 November 2024

There is limited information regarding the grain sorghum production trends from early in the millennium towards the 2020s. The main objective of this study was to quantify the grain sorghum production area, economic value, productivity, annual produc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
125 Citations
16,070 Views
20 Pages

6 March 2021

This study investigates the trend in monthly and annual rainfall, minimum and maximum temperature (Tmin and Tmax) using the Mann–Kendall (MK) test and Sen’s slope (SS) method and evaluates the significance of their variability for maize, sorghum and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,938 Views
13 Pages

Contributions of Seasonal Rainfall to Recent Trends in Cameroon’s Cotton Yields

  • Ibrahim Njouenwet,
  • Derbetini Appolinaire Vondou,
  • Stephanie Vanessa Ngono Ashu and
  • Robert Nouayou

2 November 2021

Cotton yields in the Sudano-Sahelian region contribute to food security through their role in agricultural productivity. Daily precipitation data and cotton yield data were synthesized from nine agricultural regions obtained from the “Société de Déve...

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  • Open Access
484 Views
16 Pages

Relationship Between Age at First Calving and 305-Day Milk Yield in Hungarian Holstein-Friesian Cows: Trends and Genetic Parameters

  • Szabolcs Albin Bene,
  • Zsolt Jenő Kőrösi,
  • László Bognár,
  • József Péter Polgár and
  • Ferenc Szabó

18 December 2025

Age at first calving (AFC) and 305-day milk yield in the first lactation (MY) data of 18,545 Holstein-Friesian cows born between 2008 and 2018 in six herds were evaluated. The effects of some genetic and environmental factors, population genetic para...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,895 Views
21 Pages

6 January 2023

The afforestation of grasslands can alter different ecosystems’ functional processes; it affects the water balance due to the high water demand, caused by the increased productivity of the plantations, increase evapotranspiration, and reduces b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,867 Views
19 Pages

22 November 2019

Drought is among the costliest natural disasters on both ecosystems and agroeconomics in China. However, most previous studies have used coarse resolution data or simply stopped short of investigating drought projection and its impact on crop yield....

  • Article
  • Open Access
54 Citations
11,134 Views
16 Pages

USA Crop Yield Estimation with MODIS NDVI: Are Remotely Sensed Models Better than Simple Trend Analyses?

  • David M. Johnson,
  • Arthur Rosales,
  • Richard Mueller,
  • Curt Reynolds,
  • Ronald Frantz,
  • Assaf Anyamba,
  • Ed Pak and
  • Compton Tucker

21 October 2021

Crop yield forecasting is performed monthly during the growing season by the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The underpinnings are long-established probability surveys reliant on farmers’ feedback i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,982 Views
20 Pages

11 November 2019

This article analyzed the wheat yield variabilities and water footprints under projected future climate based on wheat yield sensitivity to past (1980–2017) trends of maximum temperature (Tmax), minimum temperature (Tmin), solar radiation (Rn)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,280 Views
32 Pages

19 September 2025

Monitoring and tracking the long-term dynamics of vineyard coverage and fresh grape production can support sustainable agricultural planning under evolving climate, market, and land-use pressures. This study presents a comprehensive, data-driven anal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,570 Views
20 Pages

Challenges and Future Opportunities of Groundwater Resources for Drinking Water Use: A Case Study of Slatina nad Bebravou (Slovakia)

  • Marek Illes,
  • Peter Lukac,
  • Peter Halaj,
  • Andrej Valek,
  • Vera Hubacikova and
  • Tatiana Kaletova

The interlinked issues of climate change and increasing water demand are creating high pressure on water resources. In Slovakia, groundwater is a principal resource for human consumption. Consequently, an analysis was conducted of the current water y...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,108 Views
15 Pages

NDVI Variation and Yield Prediction in Growing Season: A Case Study with Tea in Tanuyen Vietnam

  • Phamchimai Phan,
  • Nengcheng Chen,
  • Lei Xu,
  • Duy Minh Dao and
  • Dinhkha Dang

27 July 2021

Tea is one of the most significant cash crops and plays an important role in economic development and poverty reduction. On the other hand, tea is an optimal choice in the extreme weather conditions of Tanuyen Laichau, Vietnam. In our study, the NDVI...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,742 Views
21 Pages

18 March 2025

As a pivotal region for safeguarding China’s food security, Northeast China requires a quantitative evaluation of crop yield dynamics, planting structure shifts, and their interdependent mechanisms. Leveraging MODIS NPP data and remote sensing-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,493 Views
20 Pages

Long-Term Impact of the Continuous Use of Organic Manures on Crop and Soil Productivity under Maize–Potato–Onion Cropping Systems

  • Sohan Singh Walia,
  • Tamanpreet Kaur,
  • Rajeev Kumar Gupta,
  • Manzer H. Siddiqui and
  • Md Atikur Rahman

18 May 2023

The scarcity of fertilizers and their rising costs are significant barriers to crop production, as the current agricultural situation in India has shown. In maize–potato–onion cropping systems, the impact of various organic treatments on...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,374 Views
21 Pages

19 September 2024

Carbonate and karst aquifers are of great importance for human water supplies, for supporting aquatic habitats and providing ecosystem services. Optimizing the groundwater withdrawals is therefore essential for obtaining the maximum flow rate for hum...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
14,700 Views
22 Pages

14 December 2016

This study identifies the impact of climate change and adaptation practices on agriculture in the Rautahat district of central Nepal by analyzing the atmospheric temperature, rainfall pattern, soil moisture, and direct field survey. The impact and st...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
7,548 Views
16 Pages

26 October 2020

The reconnaissance drought index (RDI) for the Setsoto municipality of the Free State province in South Africa was calculated for the period between 1985 and 2019 at 3 month (October–December), 6 month (October–March), and 12 month (Octob...

  • Article
  • Open Access
317 Views
26 Pages

Study on the Influence Mechanism of Extreme Precipitation on Rice Yield in Hunan from 2000 to 2023 and the Countermeasures of Agricultural Production

  • Fengqiuli Zhang,
  • Yuman Zhang,
  • Keding Sheng,
  • Tongde Chen,
  • Jianjun Li,
  • Lingling Wang,
  • Chunjing Zhao,
  • Jiarong Hou and
  • Xingshuai Mei

4 January 2026

Hunan Province from 2000 to 2023 is the study area. Based on NOAA precipitation data and county-level rice yield statistics in Hunan Province, the Mann–Kendall test, extreme precipitation indices, and wavelet analysis examine the spatial and te...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,315 Views
23 Pages

20 September 2023

Land degradation is a pivotal environmental concern, bearing substantial impacts in the Gidabo river basin (GRB) in Ethiopia, prompting a critical need for effective mitigation strategies. In this study, we aimed to assess the dynamics of land degrad...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,188 Views
17 Pages

Mapping Abandoned Cultivated Land in China: Implications for Grain Yield Improvement

  • Guanghui Jiang,
  • Wenqiu Ma,
  • Yuling Li,
  • Dingyang Zhou and
  • Tao Zhou

28 December 2024

The abandonment of cultivated land has profoundly affected the agroecological landscape, national food security, and farmer livelihoods, especially in China. Based on land use change survey data and national geoinformation survey data, this paper ide...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,286 Views
27 Pages

6 August 2025

Based on the panel data of daily meteorological stations and winter wheat yield in Henan Province from 2000 to 2023, this study comprehensively used the Mann–Kendall trend test, wavelet coherence analysis (WTC), and other methods to reveal the...

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  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,944 Views
25 Pages

9 February 2023

The water yield produced at the outlet of a sub-basin is the combination of multiple interacting land uses. In the majority of previous research, while accounting for the effect of land use and land cover (LULC) on water yield, the hydrologic compone...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,001 Views
29 Pages

3 August 2020

It is important to manage sustainable short-rotation coppices (SRCs), having an important role in carbon sink and bioenergy output, because most of SRCs in South Korea were established on reclaimed land. However, during the last three years, the grow...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,287 Views
19 Pages

Impacts of Temperature Trends and SPEI on Yields of Major Cereal Crops in the Gambia

  • Fanta F. Jabbi,
  • Yu’e Li,
  • Tianyi Zhang,
  • Wang Bin,
  • Waseem Hassan and
  • You Songcai

12 November 2021

Variations in the climate constitute a significant threat to the productivity of food crops in the Gambia. A good understanding of the influence of climate variability on crop production is vital for climate resilience and improved food security. Thi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
11,156 Views
16 Pages

Climate Trends and Wheat Yield in Punjab, Pakistan: Assessing the Change and Impact

  • Syed Ali Asghar Shah,
  • Huixin Wu,
  • Muhammad Fahad Farid,
  • Waqar-Ul-Hassan Tareen and
  • Iftikhar Hussain Badar

23 May 2024

Climate change has made weather patterns less predictable, making situations more challenging for farmers throughout the production process. This study investigates the impact of climatic variables (maximum and minimum temperature, rainfall, humidity...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,585 Views
18 Pages

The state of food security in the world, including that of Europe and Central Asia (ECA), was highlighted in 2020 by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the fact that the food security status of millions of people in ECA, particularly the mos...

  • Article
  • Open Access
707 Views
19 Pages

Genetic Trends in General Combining Ability for Maize Yield-Related Traits in Northeast China

  • Haochen Wang,
  • Xiaocong Zhang,
  • Jianfeng Weng,
  • Mingshun Li,
  • Zhuanfang Hao,
  • Degui Zhang,
  • Hongjun Yong,
  • Jienan Han,
  • Zhiqiang Zhou and
  • Xinhai Li

Maize (Zea mays L.) is the most extensively cultivated food crop in China, and current studies on maize general combining ability (GCA) focus primarily on the genetic basis of traits. However, the dynamic trends and underlying genetic loci associated...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,571 Views
10 Pages

Trends in Maize Grain Yields across Five Maturity Groups in a Long-Term Experiment with Changing Genotypes

  • Ivica Buhiniček,
  • Dražen Kaučić,
  • Zdravko Kozić,
  • Mirko Jukić,
  • Jerko Gunjača,
  • Hrvoje Šarčević,
  • Domagoj Stepinac and
  • Domagoj Šimić

15 September 2021

Combining experimental studies on grain yield variability with crop model simulations in maize could assist in choosing the optimum maturity group for a certain location, counteracting the effect of climate change. However, studies considering specif...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,046 Views
13 Pages

3 January 2023

Soil erosion is one of the most serious environment problems in China. Soil and water conservation (SWC) measures play an important role in reducing streamflow and sediment yields. A nested watershed approach, together with the Mann–Kendall tre...

  • Abstract
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,687 Views
1 Page

While global food demand is projected to grow by 50–80% by 2050, Australia is expected to continue its significant contribution to global food security. We quantified how recent climatic changes have affected wheat crops in Australia over the last 38...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,675 Views
23 Pages

Land Use and Land Cover Trends and Their Impact on Streamflow and Sediment Yield in a Humid Basin of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest Biome

  • Jussara Freire de Souza Viana,
  • Suzana Maria Gico Lima Montenegro,
  • Raghavan Srinivasan,
  • Celso Augusto Guimarães Santos,
  • Manoranjan Mishra,
  • Ahmed Mukalazi Kalumba and
  • Richarde Marques da Silva

16 December 2023

Understanding the trends in land use and land cover (LULC) is crucial for modeling streamflow and sediment yield, particularly in hydrological basins. This study examined the impact of LULC on the dynamics of streamflow and sediment yield within a hu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,331 Views
16 Pages

First Assessment of the Thryssa vitrirostris (Engraulidae) Beach Seine Fishery in Northeastern Mozambique

  • Bonifácio Manuessa,
  • Eurico Morais,
  • Teresa Cerveira Borges,
  • Maria Alexandra Teodósio and
  • Francisco Leitão

15 October 2018

Monthly length-frequency data, from 2009 to 2014, was used to estimate the growth parameters, mortality, and spawning season, and to assess the exploitation status of Thryssa vitrirostris (Engraulidae) fisheries in Pebane. The von Bertalanffy asympto...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,704 Views
19 Pages

Impact of Climate Change on Crop Yields: Insights from the Abruzzo Region, Central Italy

  • Vincenzo Guerriero,
  • Anna Rita Scorzini,
  • Bruno Di Lena,
  • Stefano Iulianella,
  • Mario Di Bacco and
  • Marco Tallini

26 September 2023

Climate change poses a major sustainability challenge, with potential far-reaching economic and social impacts, including fluctuations in agricultural yields and subsequent volatility in the availability and prices of essential food resources. In thi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,252 Views
50 Pages

24 August 2022

Organic farming systems have become widespread in recent decades due to their popularity with consumers and their beneficial effects on the environment and biodiversity. Through the increasing number of available studies from farm surveys and compara...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,625 Views
12 Pages

Northeast China (NEC) is one of China’s major rice production areas and has experienced obvious climate warming over the past three decades, similar to other mid- to high-latitude regions in the Northern Hemisphere. The present study investigates the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,582 Views
12 Pages

Climate Fluctuations and Growing Sensitivity of Grape Production in Abruzzo (Central Italy) over the Past Sixty Years

  • Vincenzo Guerriero,
  • Anna Rita Scorzini,
  • Bruno Di Lena,
  • Mario Di Bacco and
  • Marco Tallini

4 December 2024

The sensitivity of the agricultural production system to short- and long-term climate variations significantly affects the availability and prices of food resources, raising relevant issues of sustainability and food security. Globally, productive sy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
803 Views
17 Pages

Modeling the Process of Crop Yield Management in Hydroagro-Landscape Saline Soils

  • Serikbay Umirzakov,
  • Zhumakhan Mustafayev,
  • Laura Tokhetova,
  • Zhanuzak Baimanov,
  • Kairat Akylbayev and
  • Lazzat Koldasova

To study the impact of soil salinity type and degree in irrigated lands on the process of crop yield formation, multiparametric and single-parameter mathematical models were used. The methodological basis of the study was the materialist theory of sc...

  • Review
  • Open Access
43 Citations
7,945 Views
18 Pages

Towards a Sustainable Greenhouse: Review of Trends and Emerging Practices in Analysing Greenhouse Ventilation Requirements to Sustain Maximum Agricultural Yield

  • Mohammad Akrami,
  • Alaa H. Salah,
  • Akbar A. Javadi,
  • Hassan E.S. Fath,
  • Matthew J. Hassanein,
  • Raziyeh Farmani,
  • Mahdieh Dibaj and
  • Abdelazim Negm

1 April 2020

Cultivation in open fields mainly depends on the location and time of farming, which itself highly depends on the quality and quantity of water for irrigation, weather conditions and soil characteristics. Water resources are highly dependent on the l...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,524 Views
5 Pages

Trends of Soybean Yields under Climate Change Scenarios

  • Frank Eulenstein,
  • Marcos Lana,
  • Sandro Schlindwein,
  • Askhad Sheudzhen,
  • Marion Tauschke,
  • Axel Behrend,
  • Edgardo Guevara and
  • Santiago Meira

Soybean is a very important crop, cultivated mainly as stock feed for animal production, but also for other uses such as biodiesel. Brazil is the second largest producer of soybeans, and the main exporter. About 10% of total Brazilian production is a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,257 Views
14 Pages

14 December 2021

With global warming, the frequency of drought in China is gradually increasing. The study of drought characteristics and its impact on crop yield is of great significance to ecological construction and food security. Based on the SPEI index in Xinjia...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,562 Views
14 Pages

8 December 2018

Understanding spatial and temporal variability patterns of crop yield and their relationship with soil properties can provide decision support to optimize crop management. The objectives of this study were to (1) determine the spatial and temporal va...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,225 Views
20 Pages

Water-Yield Variability and Its Attribution in the Yellow River Basin of China over Four Decades

  • Luying Li,
  • Xin Chen,
  • Yayuan Che,
  • Hao Yang,
  • Ziqiang Du,
  • Zhitao Wu,
  • Tao Liu,
  • Zhenrong Du,
  • Xiangcheng Li and
  • Yaoyao Li

2 August 2025

The water-yield function in the Yellow River Basin (YRB) of China for maintaining the basin’s ecological water balance plays a crucial role. Understanding its spatiotemporal variation and the underlying drivers in the basin is crucial for the m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
8,443 Views
17 Pages

The Effect of Climate Variability on Cultivated Crops’ Yield and Farm Income in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand

  • Yadanar Kyaw,
  • Thi Phuoc Lai Nguyen,
  • Ekbordin Winijkul,
  • Wenchao Xue and
  • Salvatore G. P. Virdis

11 October 2023

Agriculture, entwined with climatic conditions, plays a pivotal role in Thailand’s sustenance and economy. This study aimed to examine the trends of climate variability and its correlation with crop yields and social and farm factors affecting...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,694 Views
19 Pages

19 August 2023

Conducting a quantitative assessment of water yield in mountainous areas is crucial for the management, development, and sustainable utilization of water resources. The Hengduan Mountains Region (HDMR) is a significant water-supporting area character...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,686 Views
13 Pages

18 September 2022

Fertilization, as one of many important field management practices, can increase crop yields. However, whether different levels of fertilization will affect the response of wheat yields to inter-annual climate variations and long-term climate trends...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,928 Views
22 Pages

The Relationship between Climate, Agriculture and Land Cover in Matopiba, Brazil (1985–2020)

  • Mayara Lucyanne Santos de Araújo,
  • Iana Alexandra Alves Rufino,
  • Fabrício Brito Silva,
  • Higor Costa de Brito and
  • Jessflan Rafael Nascimento Santos

25 March 2024

Climate change has been at the forefront of discussions in the scientific, economic, political, and public spheres. This study aims to analyze the impacts of climate change in the Matopiba region, assessing its relationship with land cover and land u...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,521 Views
17 Pages

Long-Term Effects of Fertilizers with Regional Climate Variability on Yield Trends of Sweet Corn

  • Ping-Fu Hou,
  • Yao-Tsung Chang,
  • Jung-Mao Lai,
  • Kuo-Lung Chou,
  • Shun-Fa Tai,
  • Kuan-Chieh Tseng,
  • Chi-Nga Chow,
  • Shuen-Lin Jeng,
  • Hao-Jen Huang and
  • Wen-Chi Chang

26 April 2020

Climate change affects global crop production year after year. Exploring the impact of different fertilization methods on crop yield stability has become an extremely important topic in sustainable agriculture. The objective of this study is to explo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,947 Views
21 Pages

Simulated Climate Change Impacts on Corn and Soybean Yields in Buchanan County, Iowa

  • Edward Osei,
  • Syed H. Jafri,
  • Ali Saleh,
  • Philip W. Gassman and
  • Oscar Gallego

Projections of climate patterns through the end of the 21st century indicate varying impacts across the U.S. However, a common thread of these projections calls for increasing atmospheric temperatures in every region, some more pronounced than others...

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