Agricultural Systems

Papers
(The TQCC of Agricultural Systems is 14. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Frost shocks negatively impact the supply of high-stem juicing apples in Switzerland224
Assessment of food-feed competition for producing milk in cow dairy farms158
Assessing extensive pasture-based beef production in South Africa under future climate change conditions158
Optimizing cropland management to mitigate climate-induced nitrogen leakage risk in Chinese ecosystems126
The CIRKULÆR model – A national and regional static flow model of agricultural production, environmental and climatic impacts118
Pathways towards Net Zero emissions in grain cropping farms112
Evaluating the economic and environmental benefits of rice-soybean diversification in South Korea91
Integrating an abandoned farmland simulation model (AFSM) using system dynamics and CLUE-S for sustainable agriculture88
Sustainable management of sweet potatoes: A review on practices, strategies, and opportunities in nutrition-sensitive agriculture, energy security, and quality of life86
Crop-livestock integration provides opportunities to mitigate environmental trade-offs in transitioning smallholder agricultural systems of the Greater Mekong Subregion77
Enhancing farmers' agency is a more effective extension paradigm: The case of soil health management in Africa76
Reducing national water degradation: Development and application of a manureshed-identification framework75
The dairy production system in the north of Sweden under possible future food scenarios71
Projected climate effects on soil workability and trafficability determine the feasibility of converting permanent grassland to arable land69
Alternative practices to pesticide use in the Guadeloupe banana belt: Do biophysical constraints limit agroecological transitions?66
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The relative productivity of organic agriculture must be considered in the full food-system context. A comment on Connor (2022)60
Examining the synergistic effect of cocoa-plantain intercropping system on gross margin: A system dynamics modelling approach59
What determines the acceptance of Climate Smart Technologies? The influence of farmers' behavioral drivers in connection with the policy environment55
Review of APSIM's soil nitrogen modelling capability for agricultural systems analyses54
Bridging the gap between models and users: A lightweight mobile interface for optimized farming decisions in interactive modeling sessions54
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Precision farming: what do Italian farmers really think? An application of the Q methodology52
Improving livelihood through crop-livestock integration: Insights from a farm trajectory model49
Marginal lands between recovery and valorization. An inclusive definition to support bio-energy supply chains. The Southern Italy contexts case study48
Optimization of manure recycling and fertilizer use to meet crop nutrient demands and reduce nutrient losses, a case study in Quzhou, China48
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Conserving cropland resilience space in alpine agro-pastoral ecotones: A quantitative study of Qinghai Province46
Linking types of East Javanese rice farming systems to farmers' perceptions of complex rice systems45
Risk monitoring of pine wilt disease based on semi-dynamic spatial prediction in South Korea45
How opportunity and cognition improve family farms' low-carbon production behavior: Evidence from China43
Nutrient use efficiency of intensive dairy farms in China – Current situation and analyses of options for improvement42
Modelling cow longevity policies: Impacts on GHG emissions of the Swiss agricultural sector42
A framework for the assessment of farm diversification options in broadacre agriculture41
An integrative bio-physical approach to determine the greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sinks of a cow and her offspring in a beef cattle operation: A system dynamics approach41
Potential for land and water management adaptations in Mediterranean croplands under climate change41
Transition from chemical fertilizers to sustainable swards: What determines farmers' adoption decisions for clover and multi-species swards?41
A scheme for distribution of genetically improved oil palm plants well suited to local conditions40
Assessing pollinator abundance and services to enhance agricultural sustainability and crop yield optimization in the Qilian Mountains40
Determinants of phosphorus balance and use efficiency in diverse dairy farming systems39
Optimizing the sowing window for direct-seeded rice (Oryza sativa L.) considering high yield and methane emissions in Central China38
Prospects of rehabilitation of ancient irrigation systems in India – A case study from coastal saline zone of West Bengal38
Selected shade tree species improved cocoa yields in low-input agroforestry systems in Ghana38
Legumes and livestock in no-till crop rotations: Effects on nitrous oxide emissions, carbon sequestration, yield, and wheat protein content37
Limited capability of organic farming and conservation tillage to enhance agroecosystem resilience to severe drought37
Energy scarcity and rising cost: Towards a paradigm shift for livestock37
Analysis of perceived robustness, adaptability and transformability of Spanish extensive livestock farms under alternative challenging scenarios36
Diffusion of organic farming among Dutch pig farmers: An agent-based model36
Stakeholder mapping of precision weeding commercialization ecosystem in California36
Shortening harvest interval, reaping benefits? A study on harvest practices in oil palm smallholder farming systems in Indonesia36
A comparative study of the legal and regulatory dimension of seed sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa using regulatory systems maps: The case of Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Uganda35
Benchmarking sustainability performance in UK free-range laying hen flocks34
Challenges and opportunities in using biowaste for sustainable hydroponic netted melon (Cucumis melo L.) cultivation34
Gender, agricultural risk perceptions, and maize seed systems: A case study of drought-tolerant maize varieties in Uganda34
Corrigendum to “Fostering social inclusion in development-oriented digital food system interventions” [Agricultural Systems 2015 (2024) 103882]34
A Best-Bet System of Rice Intensification and Poverty Alleviation in Zamfara State, Nigeria: A Mixed Method Analysis34
Navigating challenges in native plant-based food value chains within the global food system: A systematic literature review34
Assessing climate vulnerability of historical wheat yield in south-eastern Australia's wheat belt33
Towards circular nitrogen use in the agri-food system at village and county level in China33
Variability of greenhouse gas emissions and economic performances on 10 Piedmontese beef farms in North Italy33
Quantifying the spatial water salinity threshold of saline water irrigation by applying distributed WAVES model33
Exploring adaptive capacities in Mediterranean agriculture: Insights from Central Italy's Ombrone catchment33
Crop productivity and soil inorganic carbon change mediated by enhanced rock weathering in farmland: A comparative field analysis of multi-agroclimatic regions in central China32
Harvesting insights for transformation: Developing and testing a participatory food systems modeling framework in Southern Senegal's poultry system32
Digitalisation strategies in the agri-food system: The case of PDO Parmigiano Reggiano31
Functional analysis of technological innovation systems enabling digital transformation: A semi-quantitative multicriteria framework applied in the olive sector31
What drives management decisions and grain yield variability in Mesoamerican maize cropping systems? Evidence from small-scale farmers in southern Mexico31
Alfalfa and silage maize intercropping provides comparable productivity and profitability with lower environmental impacts than wheat–maize system in the North China plain31
The role of farmers' networks in sourcing planting material and information in a context of agroforestry transition in Madagascar30
Improving canopy transpiration model performance by considering concurrent hot and dry conditions30
Can we estimate farm size from field size? An empirical investigation of the field size to farm size relationship30
Root spatial distribution and belowground competition in an apple/ryegrass agroforestry system30
Improved life cycle assessment (LCA) methods to account for crop-livestock interactions within agricultural systems30
Labour productivity: The forgotten yield gap30
Can trees and their associated organisms still benefit arable crops in the presence of pesticide use?30
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Agriculture-livestock-forestry Nexus in Asia: Potential for improving farmers' livelihoods and soil health, and adapting to and mitigating climate change30
Advancements in peanut mechanization: Implications for sustainable agriculture29
Exploring inclusive innovation: A case study in operationalizing inclusivity in digital agricultural innovations in Kenya29
Computation of soil quality index after fifteen years of long-term tillage and residue management experiment (LT&RE) under rice wheat system29
A comprehensive spatially-explicit analysis of agricultural landscape multifunctionality using a New Zealand hill country farm case study29
The subsidy-mosaic for agricultural weather insurance in Germany29
Resilience theory and coerced resilience in agriculture29
Legacy effects of crop sequencing on biomass and their variability on farmers' fields in Finland are shaped by weather, farm conditions and rationales for land use28
How do diet shifts affect the greenhouse gas balance of agricultural soils? Denmark as a case study28
Optimizing ecosystem function multifunctionality with cover crops for improved agronomic and environmental outcomes in dryland cropping systems28
Lexical analysis improves the identification of contextual drivers and farm typologies in the assessment of transitions to agroecology through TAPE – A case study from rural Nicaragua28
Multi-stakeholder multi-objective greenhouse design optimization28
First things first: Widespread nutrient deficiencies limit yields in smallholder oil palm fields28
Limiting global warming to 2 °C benefits building climate resilience in rice-wheat systems in India through crop calendar management28
Does pig production improves cattle farm sustainability in the French massif central? A hierarchical constrained directional benefit-of-the-doubt approach28
Multivariate analysis of economic performance and environmental impacts of multispecies pastured livestock farms using direct marketing27
Soil organic carbon sequestration potential for croplands in Finland over 2021–2040 under the interactive impacts of climate change and agricultural management27
The contribution of strong and weak ties to resilience: The case of small-scale maize farming systems in Mexico27
Developing causal loop diagrams for the perusal of soil health in agricultural practices – A case study of rice nursery cultivation practices in India27
Adaptation strategies for winter wheat production at farmer fields under a changing climate: Employing crop and multiple global climate models27
Model-based decision support for the choice of active spring frost protection measures in apple production27
An empirical analysis of carbon emission efficiency in food production across the Yangtze River basin: Towards sustainable agricultural development and carbon neutrality27
Perceived effects of COVID-19 restrictions on smallholder farmers: Evidence from seven lower- and middle-income countries26
Addressing key issues and knowledge gaps in resilience science for agriculture26
Cognitive resources to promote exploration in agroecological systems design26
Exploring farmer choices in Southern Togo: Utilizing a strategy game to understand decision-making in agricultural practices26
Relational drivers of the agroecological transition: An analysis of farmer trajectories in the Limagne plain, France26
Combining expert knowledge and models in participatory workshops with farmers to design sustainable weed management strategies25
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Multi-objective models for crop rotation planning problems24
A multi-dimensional approach to assess crop mapping and farmer strategies in drylands of Bamyan, Afghanistan24
Strategizing research and development investments in climate change adaptation for root, tuber and banana crops in the African Great Lakes Region: A spatial prioritisation and targeting framework24
Land suitability modeling integrating geospatial data and artificial intelligence24
Gender transformative innovation: Women's inclusion in livestock vaccine systems in northern Ghana24
“The end point is a… more appropriate innovation ecosystem” Mission-oriented and responsible innovation in Australian agricultural systems24
Corrigendum to “Building and evaluation of a dynamic model for assessing impact of smallholder endowments on food security in agricultural systems in highland areas of central America (SASHACA)” [ Agr24
Prospects for summer cover crops in southern Australian semi-arid cropping systems23
Identifying drivers for variability in maize (Zea mays L.) yield in Ghana: A meta-regression approach23
Phenological and epidemiological impacts of climate change on peach production23
Assessing social-ecological connectivity of agricultural landscapes in Spain: Resilience implications amid agricultural intensification trends and urbanization23
Understanding differences between static and dynamic nitrogen fertilizer tools using simulation modeling23
Resilience of Swiss summer farms: An interdisciplinary analysis of key challenges and adaptations23
Harmonizing soil carbon simulation models, emission factors and direct measurements used in LCA of agricultural systems23
The economic performance of grassland-based milk production using best practices to lower greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions23
A biophysical suitability model to identify best areas for the cultivation of potential cash crops: The case of basil in Valle del Cauca22
Crop yield estimation based on assimilation of crop models and remote sensing data: A systematic evaluation22
A robust and efficient citrus counting approach for large-scale unstructured orchards22
Evaluating the utility of weather generators in crop simulation models for in-season yield forecasting22
Designing scenarios for upscaling climate-smart agriculture on a small tropical island22
OSTRICH-CROPGRO multi-objective optimization methodology for calibration of the growing dynamics of a second-generation transgenic soybean tolerant to high temperatures and dry growing conditions22
Assessment of climate resilience index: Insight from Murrah buffalo-based livestock production system of Western India22
Performance of a wheat yield prediction model and factors influencing the performance: A review and meta-analysis22
Oil palm growers' prospects for sustainable oil palm production. A case study from Campeche, Mexico22
Sustainable intensification of genetically improved farmed Tilapia (GIFT) in Timor-Leste's farming systems: Challenges and opportunities21
Impact of adoption of climate smart agriculture practices on farmer's income in semi-arid regions of Karnataka21
Corrigendum to “Impacts of environmental feedbacks on the production of a Central Queensland beef enterprise in a future climate” [Agricultural Systems 214 (2024) 1–13/103838]21
Information transfer as a tool to improve the resilience of farmers against the effects of climate change: The case of the Peruvian National Agrarian Innovation System21
Delivering nutrient management impact through farmer-centric research: a systematic review of innovation systems in African smallholder systems21
Agrosilvopastoral systems for improved crop and fodder productivity and soil health in the rainfed environments of South India21
Can the advisory system Nutrient Expert® balance productivity, profitability and sustainability for rice production systems in China?21
Farm size limits agriculture's poverty reduction potential in Eastern India even with irrigation-led intensification21
Enhancing off-season maize production through tailored nitrogen management and advanced cultivar selection techniques21
Meanings, materials and competences of area-wide weed management in cropping systems21
Investigating the links between management practices and economic performances of smallholders' oil palm plots. A case study in Jambi province, Indonesia21
Reducing N2O emissions while maintaining yield in a wheat–maize rotation system modelled by APSIM21
Climate change and maize productivity in Uganda: Simulating the impacts and alleviation with climate smart agriculture practices21
Towards sustainable fruit production: Identifying challenges and optimization strategies21
Spatio-temporal design of strip cropping systems20
Soybean performance under moisture limitation in a temperate tree-based intercropping system20
Nitrate leaching and nitrogen balances for integrated willow-poultry organic systems in Denmark20
Agriculture-livestock-forestry nexus and household income diversification: Experiences from selected villages of West Bengal, India20
Can citizen science in water-related nature-based solutions deliver transformative participation in agri-food systems? A review20
Comprehensive assessment of the agronomic, environmental and economic benefits of localized fertilizer placement in China's intensive cereal production systems20
Biological nitrogen fixation of legumes crops under organic farming as driven by cropping management: A review20
Strategic use of index-based frost insurance to reduce financial risk and improve income stability for wheat producers in Australia20
The importance of proximity dimensions in agricultural knowledge and innovation systems: The case of banana disease management in Rwanda20
Organic waste recycling for green and sustainable nitrogen management of fruit production systems in China20
Nitrogen uptake and leaching from urine and fertilizer applications during simulated grazing rotations of a perennial grass pasture19
Field estimates of current and predicted cotton yield loss due to pink bollworm and boll rot in India19
Positive deviant strategies implemented by organic multi-species livestock farms in Europe19
Can organic rice certification curb the pressure of the agrarian transition in Cambodia? A farming system approach19
FACE-ing climate change: Propagation of risks and opportunities for cropping systems in mid-high-latitude regions: A case study between U.S. and China corn belts19
Field scale SWAT+ modeling of corn and soybean yields for the contiguous United States: National Agroecosystem Model Development19
Data-Driven Agronomic Solutions to Close Wheat Yield Gaps and Achieve Self-Sufficiency in Uzbekistan19
Developing integrated rice-animal farming based on climate and farmers choices19
Projecting trends of arabica coffee yield under climate change: A process-based modelling study at continental scale19
Agronomic measures improve crop yield and water and nitrogen use efficiency under brackish water irrigation: A global meta-analysis19
Revisiting irrigation efficiency before restoring ancient irrigation canals in multi-functional, nature-based water systems19
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Identifying spatial and temporal dynamics and driving factors of cultivated land fragmentation in Shaanxi province19
Integrated assessment of farm-level mitigation measures for gaseous emissions18
Legume choice and planting configuration influence intercrop nutrient and yield gains through complementarity and selection effects in legume-based wheat intercropping systems18
Benefits and trade-offs from the diversification of rangeland farms in Northern Queensland, Australia18
Changes in land use of temperate forests associated to avocado production in Mexico: Impacts on soil properties, plant traits and insect-plant interactions18
Development of ReturN, a manure redistribution optimisation tool: Description and application context18
Matching the model to the available data to predict wheat, barley, or canola yield: A review of recently published models and data18
Collective action, replanting and resilience; Key lessons from 40 years of smallholder oil palm cultivation in the Ophir plantation, Indonesia18
Behavioral interventions in informal seed systems to nudge sustainable demand for quality seed of sweetpotato18
Marginal climate change abatement costs in Swiss dairy production considering farm heterogeneity and interaction effects17
Farmer decision making for hybrid maize seed purchases: Effects of brand loyalty, price discounts and product information17
Long-term changes in soil chemical properties with cropland-to-orchard conversion on the Loess Plateau, China: Regulatory factors and relations with apple yield17
Assessing farm-level agricultural sustainability in India: A comparative study using a mixed-method approach17
Prospective crop yield and income return based on a retrospective analysis of a long-term rainfed agriculture experiment in Nebraska17
Evaluating environmental and economic trade-offs in cattle feed strategies using multiobjective optimization17
Characterization of common bean production regions in Brazil using machine learning techniques17
Effectiveness and upscaling potential of climate smart agriculture interventions: Farmers' participatory prioritization and livelihood indicators as its determinants17
Can the transition of multiple cropping systems affect the cropland change?17
Shade versus intensification: Trade-off or synergy for profitability in coffee agroforestry systems?17
The immediate impact of the first waves of the global COVID-19 pandemic on agricultural systems worldwide: Reflections on the COVID-19 special issue for agricultural systems17
Ex-ante priority setting in crop breeding: Towards inclusive innovation for impact17
Relative yield of food and efficiency of land-use in organic agriculture - A regional study17
Concurrent drought threatens wheat and maize production and will widen crop yield gaps in the future16
Are avocados toast? A framework to analyze decision-making for emerging epidemics, applied to laurel wilt16
Exploring alternative crop rotations to continuous winter wheat for agricultural intensification in the US central Great Plains16
Planting date adjustment and varietal replacement can effectively adapt to climate warming in China southern rice area16
A spatially explicit assessment on the carrying capacity of livestock under minimum feed imports and artificial fertilizer use in Dutch agriculture16
Understanding the Ivorian market vegetables production: Is the agroecological transition the right strategy?16
Use of atypical plant resources for cattle farming in Western Europe to drive agroecological transition16
Changing pasture management practices on the Greek island of Samothraki: Obstacles and opportunities16
Climate data induced uncertainties in simulated carbon fluxes under corn and soybean systems16
A sustainable approach to narrowing the summer maize yield gap experienced by smallholders in the North China Plain16
Phosphorus availability mediates plant–plant interaction and field productivity in maize-grass pea intercropping system: Field experiment and its global validation16
Integrated adoption of controlled grazing and multipurpose fodder trees for enhancing tree cover in dryland farming systems16
Contribution of large-scale irrigation systems to food security and economic security: Evidence from the Bagré irrigation scheme in Burkina Faso16
Work in agriculture: A blind spot in reducing pesticide use on dairy farms?16
Building agricultural innovation capacity from the bottom up: Using spillover effects from projects to strengthen agricultural innovation systems16
Modeling age and yield dynamics in Coffea arabica pruning systems16
Adaptive capacity of farming systems to climate change in Iran: Application of composite index approach16
Brassica carinata as an off-season crop in the southeastern USA: Determining optimum sowing dates based on climate risks and potential effects on summer crop yield16
Exploring opportunities to improve crop-livestock integration and production in mixed farms with a serious game: The case of semi-arid Burkina Faso16
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How do farm and farmer attributes explain perceived resilience?15
Digital revolution for the agroecological transition of food systems: A responsible research and innovation perspective15
Regional-scale trade-offs among beef production, emissions and land use impacts: A cattle diet composition perspective15
Household seed security: A case of maize and wheat seed systems in the mountains of Nepal15
Optimizing water and nitrogen inputs for sustainable wheat yields and minimal environmental impacts15
Environmental potential for crop production and tenure regime influence fertilizer application and soil nutrient mining in soybean and maize crops15
System shift in rice: Processes and pathways of change in rice-based production systems of Southeast Asia15
Lessons learned from a detailed exploration of APEX as a tool to represent corn residue management and cover crops15
Decision support for managing an invasive pathogen through efficient clean seed systems: Cassava mosaic disease in Southeast Asia15
Unlocking agricultural mechanisation potential in Indonesia: Barriers, drivers, and pathways for sustainable agri-food systems15
Money doesn't grow on trees – Or does it? How agroforestry system design makes agroforestry more attractive to smallholders in Senegal15
Fostering social inclusion in development-oriented digital food system interventions15
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Harmonizing methods to account for soil nitrous oxide emissions in Life Cycle Assessment of agricultural systems14
Climate change is expected to severely impact Protected Designation of Origin olive growing regions over the Iberian Peninsula14
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Investigating two solutions to balance revenues and N surplus in Swiss winter wheat14
A study on external pressures of an ancient irrigation cascade system in Sri Lanka14
Evaluating the effectiveness & costs of strategies post-eradication to monitor for freedom from BVDV infection in Ireland14
Can satellite-retrieved data increase farmers' willingness to insure against drought? – Insights from Germany14
Circularity and livestock diversity: Pathways to sustainability in intensive pig farming regions14
Understanding the arrangement of Eucalyptus-Marandu palisade grass silvopastoral systems in Brazil14
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“You have to be resilient”: Producer perspectives to navigating a changing agricultural system in California, USA14
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