Agricultural Systems

Papers
(The TQCC of Agricultural Systems is 13. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
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Sustainable production and dissemination of genetically improved farmed tilapia seed in smallholder farming systems: A case study from Timor-Leste366
Enhancing off-season maize production through tailored nitrogen management and advanced cultivar selection techniques168
Exploring optimised crop-livestock changes that promote higher efficiency and reduced N imports in three French farming systems165
Evaluating the economic and environmental benefits of rice-soybean diversification in South Korea137
Room for renewables: A GIS-based agrivoltaics site suitability analysis in urbanized landscapes115
Review of APSIM's soil nitrogen modelling capability for agricultural systems analyses104
Enhancing simulations of biomass and nitrous oxide emissions in vineyard, orchard, and vegetable cropping systems94
Field estimates of current and predicted cotton yield loss due to pink bollworm and boll rot in India91
Nitrogen uptake and leaching from urine and fertilizer applications during simulated grazing rotations of a perennial grass pasture87
Unveiling the potential of organic farming in mitigating beef losses in Sweden85
Environmental effects of improved regional nitrogen cycling in crop-livestock systems – A generic modelling approach77
From rural to urban: Exploring livestock farming practices in urbanizing landscapes75
Ecological indicators for monitoring coffee agroforestry systems in protected areas: A case study in São Paulo State, Brazil74
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Climate change-induced aridity is affecting agriculture in Northeast Italy73
Establishing an Agri-food living lab for sustainability transitions: Methodological insight from a case of strengthening the niche of organic vegetables in the Vestfold region in Norway71
Modeling cover crop biomass production and related emissions to improve farm-scale decision-support tools69
Adoption pathway analysis: Representing the dynamics and diversity of adoption for agricultural practices65
Organic waste recycling for green and sustainable nitrogen management of fruit production systems in China64
Typology analysis of Egyptian agricultural households reveals increasing income diversification and abandonment of agricultural activities63
Soil fertility in mixed crop-livestock farming systems of Punjab, Pakistan: The role of institutional factors and sustainable land management practices58
Assessment of food-feed competition for producing milk in cow dairy farms58
Agroecological alternatives for small and medium tropical crop farmers in the Ecuadorian Amazon for adaptation to climate change57
Perennial transitions from market gardening towards mixed fruit tree - vegetable systems55
Land use changes and economic effects of alternative fertilizer policies: A simulation analysis with a bio-economic model for a Tank Village of Sri Lanka53
A food tax only minimally reduces the N surplus of Swiss agriculture53
Bridging the gap between models and users: A lightweight mobile interface for optimized farming decisions in interactive modeling sessions53
Integrated analysis of opportunities and trade-offs for mixed crop-livestock farm types in Amhara, Ethiopia52
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The economic potential of organic production for stockless arable farms importing biogas digestate: A case study analysis for western Germany49
Improving crop yield prediction accuracy by embedding phenological heterogeneity into model parameter sets49
Tracking down coupled innovations supporting agroecological vegetable crop protection to foster sustainability transition of agrifood systems48
Optimal nitrogen fertilizer decisions for rice farming in a cascaded tank system in Sri Lanka: An analysis using an integrated crop, hydro-nutrient and economic model46
The relative productivity of organic agriculture must be considered in the full food-system context. A comment on Connor (2022)45
The Crop Generator: Implementing crop rotations to effectively advance eco-hydrological modelling45
Linking indigenous with scientific knowledge about enset (Ensete ventricosum) disease management in Gamo highlands of Ethiopia: Evidence from local people response, soil physicochemical and microbial 45
Towards sustainable fruit production: Identifying challenges and optimization strategies44
From emerging theories to messy realities: Inclusive innovation in agriculture and food systems44
Nitrate leaching and nitrogen balances for integrated willow-poultry organic systems in Denmark43
Quantifying the adoption of conservation agriculture: Development and application of the Conservation Agriculture Appraisal Index43
Can citizen science in water-related nature-based solutions deliver transformative participation in agri-food systems? A review42
Eco-efficiency in the agricultural landscape of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany41
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Climate and biodiversity impact of beef and lamb production – A case study in Sweden40
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 belts40
Irrigation expansion shows potential for increased maize yield and reduced nitrogen leaching in the Midwest US39
Use of digital technology for research data and information transfer within the Australian grains sector: A case study using Online Farm Trials38
Special issue opening editorial: Designing, assessing and scaling approaches for integrated seed sector development38
Bioeconomic simulation of Rhipicephalus microplus infestation in different beef cattle production systems in the Brazilian Cerrado37
Crop – Livestock integration via maize straw recycling increased carbon sequestration and crop production in China36
Structural change in agriculture and farmers' social contacts: Insights from a Swiss mountain region36
Yield gap analysis to identify attainable milk and meat productivities and the potential for greenhouse gas emissions mitigation in cattle systems of Colombia36
Projected climate effects on soil workability and trafficability determine the feasibility of converting permanent grassland to arable land35
Examining the synergistic effect of cocoa-plantain intercropping system on gross margin: A system dynamics modelling approach34
Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in pasture-based dairy-beef production systems34
Multi-criteria assessment of cropping systems for the sustainable intensification in the Pampas34
Identifying best practice in Less Favoured Area mixed livestock systems33
Fostering action perspectives to support crop diversification: Lessons from 25 change-oriented case studies across Europe33
Changing perspectives on chicken-pastured orchards for action: A review based on a heuristic model33
Alternative practices to pesticide use in the Guadeloupe banana belt: Do biophysical constraints limit agroecological transitions?33
Use of models for identification of nitrogen fertilization strategies for filling feeding gaps of cow-calf systems in the Flooding Pampas of Argentina32
The importance of proximity dimensions in agricultural knowledge and innovation systems: The case of banana disease management in Rwanda32
The dairy production system in the north of Sweden under possible future food scenarios32
Multi-actor co-innovation partnerships in agriculture, forestry and related sectors in Europe: Contrasting approaches to implementation32
Modeling impacts of climate change on crop yield and phosphorus loss in a subsurface drained field of Lake Erie region, Canada31
Relatives, neighbors, or friends: Information exchanges among irrigators on new on-farm water management tools31
The amplified effect of market size on innovation: A comparative analysis of pea and wheat seed value chains in France31
Redefining the link between rainfall and crop establishment in dryland cropping systems31
Simulating grazing beef and sheep systems31
Advancing quantification of Australia's beef cattle and sheep emissions accounts - Carbon sinks and emissions hot spots battle it out en route to net zero31
Variety and on-farm seed management practices affect potato seed degeneration in the tropical highlands of Ecuador31
Transitions through the dynamics of adaptive cycles: Evolution of the Finnish agrifood system30
Forecasting global crop yields based on El Nino Southern Oscillation early signals30
A systems thinking approach to understand the drivers of change in backyard poultry farming system30
Visualising adoption processes through a stepwise framework: A case study of mechanisation on the Nepal Terai30
Steering the herd or missing the mark? Navigating the role of research for development projects as innovation intermediaries in the Indonesian cattle sector29
Empathising, defining and ideating with the farming community to develop a geotagged photo app for smart devices: A design thinking approach29
What determines the acceptance of Climate Smart Technologies? The influence of farmers' behavioral drivers in connection with the policy environment29
Combining remote sensing-derived management zones and an auto-calibrated crop simulation model to determine optimal nitrogen fertilizer rates29
Soybean performance under moisture limitation in a temperate tree-based intercropping system29
A GIS-based framework for local agricultural decision-making and regional crop yield simulation29
The unpacking and repacking of agricultural innovation: Embrapa's translation roles and positions in the introduction of the pyramid model and hybrid pigs in Brazil28
Assessing the effect of intercropped leguminous service crops on main crops and soil processes using APSIM NG28
Understanding farms trajectories methods to build sustainable futures on pioneer fronts: Lessons from a systematic literature review and a framework proposal28
Whole-farm yield map datasets – Data validation for exploring spatiotemporal yield and economic stability28
Creating territorialized sustainability indices to evaluate pollination28
Quantifying spatial distributions and temporal trends of livestock populations across pastoral agroecosystems at high resolution27
Field scale SWAT+ modeling of corn and soybean yields for the contiguous United States: National Agroecosystem Model Development27
A system readiness approach to support the packaging and scaling of innovation bundles for farming systems transformation27
Research agenda for holistically assessing agricultural strategies for human micronutrient deficiencies in east and southern Africa27
Multilevel life cycle assessment to evaluate prospective agricultural development scenarios in a semi-arid irrigated region of Tunisia27
Nitrogen fertilizer use and climate interactions: Implications for maize yields in Kansas27
Developing a sustainable assessment framework for identifying industrial water suitability: Perspective on the water-energy-food nexus27
Assessing the vulnerability and risk of maize to drought in China based on the AquaCrop model26
Determinants of adoption of climate resilient agricultural solutions26
Production viability index for annual agricultural crops26
Estimating biological capacity for grass-finished ruminant meat production in New England and New York26
Tailoring management practices to the structure of smallholder households in Sudano-Sahelian Burkina Faso: Evidence from current practices25
Refining a middle-range theory of inclusive innovation processes in agrifood systems in the Global South25
How to make regenerative practices work on the farm: A modelling framework25
The effect of climate variability on Colombian coffee productivity: A dynamic panel model approach25
Comparing the sustainability of smallholder and business farms in the North China Plain; a case study in Quzhou25
Understanding the effects of tree-crop intercropping systems on crop production in China by combining field experiments with a meta-analysis25
Practice insights for the responsible adoption of smart farming technologies using a participatory technology assessment approach: The case of virtual herding technology in Australia25
Agronomy explains large yield gaps in smallholder oil palm fields25
Positive deviant strategies implemented by organic multi-species livestock farms in Europe25
Agriculture-livestock-forestry nexus and household income diversification: Experiences from selected villages of West Bengal, India25
Assessing and reducing the environmental impact of dairy production systems in the northern US in a changing climate25
Immediate effects of COVID-19 on the global dairy sector25
Modelling policies towards pesticide-free agricultural production systems24
Identifying spatial and temporal dynamics and driving factors of cultivated land fragmentation in Shaanxi province24
Revisiting irrigation efficiency before restoring ancient irrigation canals in multi-functional, nature-based water systems24
Farm-level modelling of bioeconomic, greenhouse gas emissions and feed-food performance of pasture-based dairy-beef systems24
Ancient irrigation systems in Asia and Africa: Typologies, degradation and ecosystem services24
Corrigendum to “Productivity or stability? Exploring maize-legume intercropping strategies for smallholder conservation agriculture farmers in Zimbabwe” [Agricultural Systems, Volume 185, November 20224
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]24
Exploring decision-making in campaign-based watershed management by using a role-playing game in Boset District, Ethiopia24
Performance, meat quality, profitability, and greenhouse gas emissions of suckler bulls from pasture-based compared to an indoor high-concentrate weanling-to-beef finishing system24
Impacts of environmental feedbacks on the production of a Central Queensland beef enterprise in a future climate24
Biological nitrogen fixation of legumes crops under organic farming as driven by cropping management: A review23
Global warming creates the adaptation tipping points of livestock exposure to cold and heat stress on the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau23
Crop-livestock integration provides opportunities to mitigate environmental trade-offs in transitioning smallholder agricultural systems of the Greater Mekong Subregion23
Enhancing farmers' agency is a more effective extension paradigm: The case of soil health management in Africa23
Autonomous field management – An enabler of sustainable future in agriculture23
Which types of quantitative foresight scenarios to frame the future of food systems? A review23
Assessing the multidimensional elements of sustainability in European agroforestry systems22
Precision farming: what do Italian farmers really think? An application of the Q methodology22
Experiences and challenges of agricultural development in an artificial oasis: A review22
Promoting sustainable potato production - Insights from an integrated life cycle environmental–economic assessment22
Assessment of COVID-19 impacts on U.S. counties using the immediate impact model of local agricultural production (IMLAP)22
Evaluation of climate change impacts and effectiveness of adaptation options on nitrate loss, microbial respiration, and soil organic carbon in the Southeastern USA22
Decomposing the total uncertainty in wheat modeling: an analysis of model structure, parameters, weather data inputs, and squared bias contributions21
Dynamics of crop category choices reveal strategies and tactics used by smallholder farmers in India to cope with unreliable water availability21
Integrating an abandoned farmland simulation model (AFSM) using system dynamics and CLUE-S for sustainable agriculture21
Disentangling management factors influencing nitrogen balance in producer fields in the western Corn Belt21
Simulating climate change impacts on cotton using AquaCrop model in China21
Five mechanisms blocking the transition towards ‘nature-inclusive’ agriculture: A systemic analysis of Dutch dairy farming21
Exploring opportunities for diversification of smallholders' rice-based farming systems in the Senegal River Valley20
Sustainable management of sweet potatoes: A review on practices, strategies, and opportunities in nutrition-sensitive agriculture, energy security, and quality of life20
A meta-analysis of the possible impact of climate change on global cotton yield based on crop simulation approaches20
Managing salinity for sustainable agricultural production in salt-affected soils of irrigated drylands20
Farmers' information needs, access and its impact: Evidence from different cotton producing regions in the Maharashtra state of India20
Improved representation of cattle herd dynamics for bio-physical modelling of pathways to a climate neutral land sector19
Microbial applications and agricultural sustainability: A simulation analysis of Dutch potato farms19
Poverty dynamics and the determining factors among East African smallholder farmers19
Immediate impact of COVID-19 pandemic on farming systems in Central America and Mexico19
Double cropping and manure management mitigate the environmental impact of a dairy farm under present and future climate19
Climate mitigation potential and economic costs of natural climate solutions for main cropping systems across China19
Spatio-temporal design of strip cropping systems19
Immediate impacts of COVID-19 crisis on agricultural and food systems in the Caribbean19
An analytical framework to estimate the economics and adoption potential of dual land-use systems: The case of agrivoltaics19
Towards a new efficiency paradigm for drip irrigation? Changes in water allocation and management in irrigation and wetland systems19
Using conditional Kendall's tau estimation to assess interactions among variables in dairy-cattle systems19
Unveiling grain production patterns in China (2005–2020) towards targeted sustainable intensification19
Revisiting cropping systems research: An ecological framework towards long-term weed management19
Improving economic and environmental outcomes in oil palm smallholdings: The relationship between mulching, soil properties and yields19
The impact of climate change on land productivity. A micro-level assessment for Italian farms19
Downscaling the APSIM crop model for simulation at the within-field scale18
Scenarios for European agricultural policymaking in the era of digitalisation18
Coupling landscape-scale diagnostics surveys, on-farm experiments, and simulation to identify entry points for sustainably closing rice yield gaps in Nepal18
Modeling the effect of multiple pests on ecosystem services provided by fruit crops: Application to apple18
Data-Driven Agronomic Solutions to Close Wheat Yield Gaps and Achieve Self-Sufficiency in Uzbekistan18
Integrated crop-livestock farms have higher topsoil nitrogen and carbon than crop-only farms in Chilean Mediterranean climate volcanic soils18
Challenges and opportunities for human-centered design in CGIAR18
Projecting potential impact of COVID-19 on major cereal crops in Senegal and Burkina Faso using crop simulation models18
Increasing food and feed self-sufficiency and avoiding manure N surplus in eastern regions of China through a spatial crop-livestock optimisation model18
Legumes and livestock in no-till crop rotations: Effects on nitrous oxide emissions, carbon sequestration, yield, and wheat protein content18
Concepts of agricultural marginal lands and their utilisation: A review18
The agronomic and economic viability of innovative cropping systems to reduce Fusarium head blight and related mycotoxins in wheat18
Impact of rice (O. sativa L.) straw incorporation induced changes in soil physical and chemical properties on yield, water and nitrogen–balance and –use efficiency of wheat (T. aestivum L.) in rice–wh18
Silvopastoral system as a climate-smart alternative for beef production: Enteric methane emission neutralization and animal thermal comfort increase18
Integrating sustainability assessment tools with life cycle analysis for agroecological systems: A UK case study18
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
A participatory impact assessment of digital agriculture: A Bayesian network-based case study in Germany17
Risk monitoring of pine wilt disease based on semi-dynamic spatial prediction in South Korea17
The role of inter-specific competition for water in maize-legume intercropping systems in northern Tanzania17
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Assessing farm-level agricultural sustainability in India: A comparative study using a mixed-method approach17
Shade versus intensification: Trade-off or synergy for profitability in coffee agroforestry systems?17
Transition from chemical fertilizers to sustainable swards: What determines farmers' adoption decisions for clover and multi-species swards?17
Simulation study of the production efficiency of family-type agricultural management entities under regulation measures on farmland: Three-stage super-SBM model considering greenhouse gas emissions17
Modelling Indigenous small-scale agriculture and food systems in Guatemala - Hybrid Bayesian inference for data-poor regions17
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The impact of spatiotemporal change in cropland use on local urban cereal supply in China17
Regional modelling of rice yields and nitrogen loss in Hubei Province using the WHCNS model17
Multilevel environmental assessment of regional farming activities with Life Cycle Assessment: Tackling data scarcity and farm diversity with Life Cycle Inventories based on Agrarian System Diagnosis17
Legume choice and planting configuration influence intercrop nutrient and yield gains through complementarity and selection effects in legume-based wheat intercropping systems16
An integrated socio-cyber-physical system framework to assess responsible digitalisation in agriculture: A first application with Living Labs in Europe16
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Studying beef production evolution to plan for ecological intensification of grazing ecosystems16
Understanding how governance arrangements within agricultural supply chains influence farmers' SAP adoption for adaptation and mitigation practices16
Selected shade tree species improved cocoa yields in low-input agroforestry systems in Ghana16
Smallholder social networks: Advice seeking and adaptation in rural Kenya16
Exploring strategies to control the cost of food security: Evidence from Bangladesh16
Changes in land use of temperate forests associated to avocado production in Mexico: Impacts on soil properties, plant traits and insect-plant interactions16
A scheme for distribution of genetically improved oil palm plants well suited to local conditions16
Season-specific management strategies for rainfed soybean in the South American Pampas based on a seasonal precipitation forecast15
Investigating the dynamics of resilience and greenhouse gas performance of pastoral cattle systems in southern Ethiopia15
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 approach15
Using locally available fertilisers to enhance the yields of swidden farmers in Papua New Guinea15
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on apple orchards in Europe15
Can organic rice certification curb the pressure of the agrarian transition in Cambodia? A farming system approach15
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Limited capability of organic farming and conservation tillage to enhance agroecosystem resilience to severe drought15
Evaluating environmental and economic trade-offs in cattle feed strategies using multiobjective optimization15
Impact assessment of common bean availability in Brazil under climate change scenarios15
Sustainable intensification of crop production under alternative future changes in climate and technology: The case of the North Savo region15
Relative yield of food and efficiency of land-use in organic agriculture - A regional study15
Modelling the production, profit, and greenhouse gas emissions of Irish sheep flocks divergent in genetic merit15
Optimizing the sowing window for direct-seeded rice (Oryza sativa L.) considering high yield and methane emissions in Central China15
Determinants of phosphorus balance and use efficiency in diverse dairy farming systems15
Economic impact of peste des petits ruminants on small ruminant production in Senegal: Gender considerations within a system dynamics modelling approach14
Can the transition of multiple cropping systems affect the cropland change?14
Potential for land and water management adaptations in Mediterranean croplands under climate change14
Understanding the dynamics of integrated rice–crawfish farming in Qianjiang county, China using Landsat time series images14
Effectiveness and upscaling potential of climate smart agriculture interventions: Farmers' participatory prioritization and livelihood indicators as its determinants14
Translating theory into practice: A flexible decision-making tool to support the design and implementation of climate-smart agriculture projects14
Exploring farmers' perceptions of the technological characteristics of traceability systems14
Further consideration of working conditions is needed in farm resilience assessment14
A simulation of variable rate nitrogen application in winter wheat with soil and sensor information - An economic feasibility study14
Whole-farm modelling of grazing dairy systems in Uruguay14
The two-way relationship between food systems and the COVID19 pandemic: causes and consequences14
Evaluation of annual production and economic benefits of tropical rice-crayfish coculture system in China14
Avoidance of tree-site mismatching of modelled cacao production systems across climatic zones: Roots for multifunctionality14
The role of management and farming practices, yield gaps, nutrient balance, and institutional settings in the context of large-scale organic conversion in Bhutan14
Quantification of sustainable animal manure utilization strategies in Hangzhou, China14
New standards in stochastic simulations of dairy cow disease modelling: Bio-economic dynamic optimization for rational health management decision-making14
Marginal climate change abatement costs in Swiss dairy production considering farm heterogeneity and interaction effects13
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Climate change brings both opportunities and challenges to rural revitalization in China: Evidence from apple geographical indication predictions13
Prospective crop yield and income return based on a retrospective analysis of a long-term rainfed agriculture experiment in Nebraska13
Shortening harvest interval, reaping benefits? A study on harvest practices in oil palm smallholder farming systems in Indonesia13
Diffusion of organic farming among Dutch pig farmers: An agent-based model13
Drivers for agroecological transition: An analysis of 40 years of experience in Minas Gerais, Brazil13
Trade-off of greenhouse gas emissions from double-cropped rice due to straw retention and zero tillage practices13
Analysis of perceived robustness, adaptability and transformability of Spanish extensive livestock farms under alternative challenging scenarios13
Mixed farming and agroforestry systems: A systematic review on value chain implications13
Designing a research agenda for coupled innovation towards sustainable agrifood systems13
Long-term changes in soil chemical properties with cropland-to-orchard conversion on the Loess Plateau, China: Regulatory factors and relations with apple yield13
Increased mineral fertilizer use on maize can improve both household food security and regional food production in East Africa13
Integrating agricultural land suitability and farmers' perception on crop selection in a water-stressed region of eastern India13
Regional sustainability of the Kattunayakan tribe in Kerala, India through the enhancement of agricultural, livestock, and livelihood options13
Developing integrated rice-animal farming based on climate and farmers choices13
How can improved farmer decisions and farm system impacts resulting from the use of digital forage measurement technologies on dairy farms be valued?13
Prospects of rehabilitation of ancient irrigation systems in India – A case study from coastal saline zone of West Bengal13
Bridging the gap between data and decisions: A review of process-based models for viticulture13
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Agronomic and economic effects of wetlands on crop yields using precision agriculture data13
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