Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Article	Citations
Farming ducks in a maize field: a new and potential crop-livestock system from China	346
Invasive woody plants in the tropics: a delicate balance between control and harnessing potential benefits. A review	215
Accounting for diversity while assessing sustainability: insights from the Walloon bovine sectors	134
Biotic stress and yield stability in English organic silvoarable agroforestry	108
Effect of soil water on flowering and pod-set in chickpea: implications for modelling and managing frost and heat stress	91
STICS crop model and Sentinel-2 images for monitoring rice growth and yield in the Camargue region	81
Introduction of alternative crops in the Mediterranean to satisfy EU Green Deal goals. A review	70
Relevance of soil fertility spatial databases for parameterizing APSIM-wheat crop model in Moroccan rainfed areas	69
Designing high-yielding wheat crops under late sowing: a case study in southern China	54
Salinity effects on rice, rice weeds, and strategies to secure crop productivity and effective weed control. A review	53
Agricultural technology as a driver of sustainable intensification: insights from the diffusion and focus of patents	53
The tricot approach: an agile framework for decentralized on-farm testing supported by citizen science. A retrospective	51
Mid-season variable-rate algorithm for organic and mineral rice fertilization	49
Temporal behaviour of cacao clone production over 18 years	43
Transformation of coffee-growing landscapes across Latin America. A review	42
Soil organic carbon stock change following perennialization: a meta-analysis	42
Sampling plans promoting farmers’ memory provide decision support in Tuta absoluta management	42
Archetypes of climate change adaptation among large-scale arable farmers in southern Romania	42
Improvement of nutritional quality of food crops with fertilizer: a global meta-analysis	41
Mechanization and sustainable agri-food system transformation in the Global South. A review	40
Achieving the win–win: targeted agronomy can increase both productivity and sustainability of the rice–wheat system	39
Proposal and extensive test of a calibration protocol for crop phenology models	38
Agronomic performance, nitrogen acquisition and water-use efficiency of the perennial grain crop Thinopyrum intermedium in a monoculture and intercropped with alfalfa in Scandinavia	37
Low legume-grass seeding ratio combined with phosphorus fertilization promotes forage yield and soil quality in managed grasslands	37
Analyzing unexploitable, agronomic, and non-agronomic yield gaps in irrigated barley growing areas of arid and frost-prone regions from Iran	35

Using machine learning with case studies to identify practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions across Australian grain production regions	34
Multidimensional measures of farmer well-being: A scoping review	33
Current and emerging biodegradable mulch films based on polysaccharide bio-composites. A review	33
Adapting agroforestry to upland farming systems: narratives from smallholder farmers in Northwest Vietnam	32
Correction to: Incorporating energy cover crops for biogas production into agricultural systems: benefits and environmental impacts. A review	31
A multifunctional life cycle assessment of durum wheat cropping systems	31
An approach for comparing agricultural development to societal visions	30
Novel insights into factors associated with yield response and nutrient use efficiency of maize and rice in sub-Saharan Africa. A review	30
Alternate wetting and drying irrigation with field aged biochar may enhance water and rice productivity	30
Long-term active restoration of degraded grasslands enhances vegetation resilience by altering the soil seed bank	29
Narrowing maize yield gaps across smallholder farming systems in Zambia: what interventions, where, and for whom?	28
Alien vs. herbivore: ant-mediated plant defense as an option for biological control of leafcutter ants	28
Integrated pest management: good intentions, hard realities. A review	28
The nitrogen fertilizer conundrum: why is yield a poor determinant of crops’ nitrogen fertilizer requirements?	27
Agroecological settings and seed recycling account only partially for potato seed degeneration in Ecuador	26
Agri-environment schemes are associated with greater terrestrial invertebrate abundance and richness in upland grasslands	26
Soil health metrics reflect yields in long-term cropping system experiments	26
Farmer-centric On-Farm Experimentation: digital tools for a scalable transformative pathway	25
Genetic progress battles climate variability: drivers of soybean yield gains in China from 2006 to 2020	25
Introducing intermediate wheatgrass as a perennial grain crop into farming systems: insights into the decision-making process of pioneer farmers	25
Regional estimates of nitrogen budgets for agricultural systems in the East African Community over the last five decades	24
Using perennial plant varieties for use as living mulch for winter cereals. A review	24
Natural farming improves crop yield in SE India when compared to conventional or organic systems by enhancing soil quality	24
Intercropping with service crops provides multiple services in temperate arable systems: a review	24
Food production and resource use of urban farms and gardens: a five-country study	23
Using the Internet of Things to promote alternate wetting and drying irrigation for rice in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta	23
Knowns and unknowns of cattle grazing in oil palm plantations. A review	22
Future agricultural systems and the role of digitalization for achieving sustainability goals. A review	22
Relay intercropping can efficiently support weed management in cereal-based cropping systems when appropriate legume species are chosen	21
Lessons learned from farmers’ experience of soil carbon management practices in grazing regimes of Australia	21
Considering farming management at the landscape scale: descriptors and trends on biodiversity. A review	21
Ecological quality as a coffee quality enhancer. A review	21
A participatory and multi-actor approach to locally support crop diversification based on the case study of camelina in northern France	21
Long-term fertilization with urban and animal wastes enhances soil quality but introduces pharmaceuticals and personal care products	21
Cabruca agroforestry systems reduce vulnerability of cacao plantations to climate change in southern Bahia	20
Soil properties resulting in superior maize yields upon climate warming	20
Improving the sustainability of cropping systems via diversified planting in arid irrigation areas	20
Organic management of cattle and pigs in Mediterranean systems: energy efficiency and ecosystem services	19
Increasing wheat proteins sustainably by rotation with forage legumes	19
Crop residue return achieves environmental mitigation and enhances grain yield: a global meta-analysis	19
Modelling the effect of context-specific greenhouse gas and nitrogen emission mitigation options in key European dairy farming systems	19
Long-term ley and manure managements have consistent effects on microbial functional profiles and organic C groups across soils from a latitudinal gradient	19
Comparison of models for leaf blotch disease management in wheat based on historical yield and weather data in the Nordic-Baltic region	19
Crop response to nitrogen-phosphorus colimitation: theory, experimental evidences, mechanisms, and models. A review	18
Farmer participatory assessment of soil health from Conservation Agriculture adoption in three regions of East Africa	18
Farm resilience to climatic risk. A review	18
The use of oil palm empty fruit bunches as a soil amendmentto improve growth and yield of crops. A meta-analysis	18
Cultivar mixtures increase stability and productivity over time through asynchrony and complementarity	18
Combining Milpa and Push-Pull Technology for sustainable food production in smallholder agriculture. A review	18
Delivering “less but better” meat in practice—a case study of a farm in agroecological transition	18

Why are the benefits of enhanced-efficiency fertilizers inconsistent in the field? Prerequisite conditions identified from simulation analyses	17
Mountain sheep grazing systems provide multiple ecological, socio-economic, and food quality benefits	17
Legume seed system performance in sub-Saharan Africa: barriers, opportunities, and scaling options. A review	17
Diversification improves the performance of cereals in European cropping systems	17
Adapting agriculture to climate change: which pathways behind policy initiatives?	17
Improving soil fertility with lime and phosphogypsum enhances soybean yield and physiological characteristics	17
On the effects that motivate pesticide use in perspective of designing a cropping system without pesticides but with mineral fertilizer—a review	17
Effects of Rhizobium inoculum compared with mineral nitrogen fertilizer on nodulation and seed yield of common bean. A meta-analysis	17
Yield and fertilizer benefits of maize/grain legume intercropping in China and Africa: A meta-analysis	16
Versatile crop yield estimator	16
Sustainable management practices to improve the water use efficiency of winter wheat in the North China Plain: a meta-analysis	16
A critical assessment of conservation agriculture among smallholders in the Mediterranean region: adoption pathways inspired by agroecological principles	16
Rice residue management in the Indo-Gangetic Plains for climate and food security. A review	16
Farmers’ perception and management of water scarcity in irrigated rice-based systems in dry climatic zones of West Africa	16
How do work challenges interact with health management in dairy farms?	15
Identification and description of relationships between actors involved in crop diversification experiences across Europe	15
Using botanical resources to select wild forage legumes for domestication in temperate grassland agricultural systems	15
Balancing cover crop benefits and economic realities in Mediterranean rice farming	15
Enhancing ecosystem services through direct-seeded rice in middle Indo-Gangetic Plains: a comparative study of different rice establishment practices	15
Methodological challenges in assessing the viability of agroecological practices: lessons from a multi-case study in Africa	15
Possibilistic pathways and decision-making for goal achievement in integrated agritourism	14
Straw mulch and nitrogen fertilizer: A viable green solution for enhanced maize benefits and reduced emissions in China	14
Agronomic practices preventing local outbreaks of rice yellow mottle virus disease revealed by spatial autoregressive analysis	14
Irrigated rice yield plateaus are caused by management factors in Argentina	14
A superweed in the making: adaptations of Parthenium hysterophorus to a changing climate. A review	14
Agroforestry supports high bird diversity in European farmland	14
Factors influencing intention to apply spatial approaches to on-farm experimentation: insights from the Australian winegrape sector	14
Disrupting pest reproduction techniques can replace pesticides in vineyards. A review	13
Ecosystem services in conventional farming systems. A review	13
A theoretical framework for tracking farmers’ innovations to support farming system design	13
The socio-economic performance of agroecology. A review	13
Impact of deficit irrigation on fruit yield and lipid profile of terraced avocado orchards	13
Tillage and reseeding effects on soil carbon stocks: evidence from 500 agricultural grasslands in the UK	13
Modeling soil-plant functioning of intercrops using comprehensive and generic formalisms implemented in the STICS model	13
Gendered perception of change in prevalence of pests and management in Zimbabwe smallholder irrigation schemes	13
System nutrient dynamics in orchards: a research roadmap for nutrient management in apple and kiwifruit. A review	13
Sustainable soil management measures: a synthesis of stakeholder recommendations	13
Exploring farmers’ perspectives on agrobiodiversity management: future options for quinoa smallholder organizations in the Peruvian high Andes	12
Contribution of cauliflower residues to N nutrition of subsequent lettuce crops grown in rotation in an Italian Alpine environment	12
Adaptation rather than adoption: a case study of cropping system change in West Africa	12
Cereal species mixtures: an ancient practice with potential for climate resilience. A review	12
Agronomic and genetic assessment of organic wheat performance in England: a field-scale cultivar evaluation with a network of farms	12
The reflection of principles and values in worldwide organic agricultural research viewed through a crop diversification lens. A bibliometric review	12
Using olive mill waste compost with sprinkler irrigation as a strategy to achieve sustainable rice cropping under Mediterranean conditions	12
Acrocomia spp.: neglected crop, ballyhooed multipurpose palm or fit for the bioeconomy? A review	12
Co-designing innovative plantain cropping systems to support the diversity of agroecological pathways in Guadeloupe	11
A yield comparison between small-plot and on-farm foliar fungicide trials in soybean and maize	11
Effects and potential of optimized fertilization practices for rice production in China	11
Agroecological practices increase farmers’ well-being in an agricultural growth corridor in Tanzania	11
Dissecting the contribution of weather and management on water table dynamics under present and future climate scenarios in the US Corn Belt	11
Ecological engineering for rice pest suppression in China. A review	11
Current controversies on mechanisms controlling soil carbon storage: implications for interactions with practitioners and policy-makers. A review	10
Antibiotics residues in pig slurry and manure and its environmental contamination potential. A meta-analysis	10
Work organization as a barrier to crop–livestock integration practices: a case study in Guadeloupe	10
Cultivar mixtures increase crop yields and temporal yield stability globally. A meta-analysis	10
EU-wide mapping of ‘Protected Designations of Origin’ food products (PDOs) reveals correlations with social-ecological landscape values	9
Interactions between animal enterprises and marketing strategies shape organic multispecies farming systems	9
Restored legume acts as a “nurse” to facilitate plant compensatory growth and biomass production in mown grasslands	9
Case study analysis of innovative producers toward sustainable integrated crop-livestock systems: trajectory, achievements, and thought process	9
Beneficial soil fungi enhance tomato crop productivity and resistance to the leaf-mining pest Tuta absoluta in agronomic conditions	9
Alternative methods to synthetic chemical control of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. A systematic review	9
Farmer surveys in Europe suggest that specialized, intensive farms were more likely to perceive negative impacts from COVID-19	9
Sustainability assessment in innovation design processes: place, role, and conditions of use in agrifood systems. A review	9
Numerical exploration of the impact of hydrological connectivity on rainfed annual crops in Mediterranean hilly landscapes	9
High work satisfaction despite high workload among European organic mixed livestock farmers: a mixed-method approach	9
Framing the future of the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture from science-based evidence. A review	9
Understanding the role of value chain formation in the scaling of crop diversification	9
Pesticide-free agriculture as a new paradigm for research	9
Correction: Drivers and constraints of on-farm diversity. A review	9
Crop diversification in Idaho’s Magic Valley: the present and the imaginary	8
The relationship between elevation, soil temperatures, soil chemical characteristics, and green coffee bean quality and biochemistry in southwest Ethiopia	8
Strategies to improve field establishment of cover crops. A review	8
Emergence of invasive weedy rice in Southeast Asia. A review	8
Maize grain yield responses to realistic biochar application rates on smallholder farms in Kenya	8
Fertilizer dependency: a new indicator for assessing the sustainability of agrosystems beyond nitrogen use efficiency	8
Viability of a macauba palm–Brachiaria grass intercropping system as an alternative to agroforestry production	8
Disentangling shade effects for cacao pest and disease regulation in the Peruvian Amazonia	8
Distribution of pesticides in agroecosystem food webs differ among trophic groups and between annual and perennial crops	8
Combining crop diversification practices can benefit cereal production in temperate climates	8
How to quantify the impacts of diversification on sustainability? A review of indicators in coffee systems	8

Linking organizational and technical dimensions to design integrated collective farms: a case study in Camargue, France	8
Interseeding alfalfa into corn silage increases corn N fertilizer demand and increases system yield	8
Reducing competition in forage maize intercropped with tall fescue through herbicides, plant types, and sowing density	7
Can China get out of soy dilemma? A yield gap analysis of soybean in China	7
Positive response to inoculation with indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as modulated by barley genotype	7
Determinants of oilseed rape-service plant intercropping performance variability across a farmers’ fields network in Western Switzerland	7
Economic optimization of sustainable soil management: a Dutch case study	7
Landscape perspectives for agroecological weed management. A review	7
Deciphering field-based evidences for crop allelopathy in weed regulation. A review	7
Intercropping organic melon and cowpea combined with return of crop residues increases yields and soil fertility	7
Re-coupling crop and livestock through spatial analysis and site selection of manure transfer hubs for sustainable agriculture	7
Assessing production gaps at the tree scale: definition and application to mango (Mangifera indica L.) in West Africa	7
A participatory ecodesign framework to address both environmental and economic dimensions in viticulture at farm scale	7
Challenges and opportunities for increasing the use of low-risk plant protection products in sustainable production. A review	7
Cover crops combined with soil tillage impact the spontaneous species density, richness and diversity in banana cover cropping systems	7
Species choice and N fertilization influence yield gains through complementarity and selection effects in cereal-legume intercrops	7
Single-row exclusion nets: an alternative pest control method with no detectable impact on breeding bird assemblages in orchards bordered by hedgerows	7
The role of conservation agriculture practices in mitigating N2O emissions: A meta-analysis	7
Targeted timing of hairy vetch cover crop termination with roller crimper can eliminate glyphosate requirements in no-till sunflower	7
How to build a crop model. A review	7