Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Article	Citations
Biotic stress and yield stability in English organic silvoarable agroforestry	268
Ecologically based agriculture benefits earthworms in Argentina’s large-scale systems: farm-level strategies matter	186
Effect of soil water on flowering and pod-set in chickpea: implications for modelling and managing frost and heat stress	133
Salinity effects on rice, rice weeds, and strategies to secure crop productivity and effective weed control. A review	109
Designing high-yielding wheat crops under late sowing: a case study in southern China	78
Accounting for diversity while assessing sustainability: insights from the Walloon bovine sectors	76
Agricultural technology as a driver of sustainable intensification: insights from the diffusion and focus of patents	71
Invasive woody plants in the tropics: a delicate balance between control and harnessing potential benefits. A review	70
Relevance of soil fertility spatial databases for parameterizing APSIM-wheat crop model in Moroccan rainfed areas	70
Temporal behaviour of cacao clone production over 18 years	69
Archetypes of climate change adaptation among large-scale arable farmers in southern Romania	65
Improvement of nutritional quality of food crops with fertilizer: a global meta-analysis	64
The tricot approach: an agile framework for decentralized on-farm testing supported by citizen science. A retrospective	63
Tackling the question of work in systemic agronomy. A review	60
Mid-season variable-rate algorithm for organic and mineral rice fertilization	60
Soil organic carbon stock change following perennialization: a meta-analysis	51
Mechanization and sustainable agri-food system transformation in the Global South. A review	51
Analyzing unexploitable, agronomic, and non-agronomic yield gaps in irrigated barley growing areas of arid and frost-prone regions from Iran	47
Optimizing planting density for enhanced maize yield and resource use efficiency in China. A meta-analysis	45
Multidimensional measures of farmer well-being: A scoping review	44
Achieving the win–win: targeted agronomy can increase both productivity and sustainability of the rice–wheat system	44
Engaging, collaborating, and driving change within a multi-stakeholder platform through a step-by-step approach of innovation design applied to African dairy value chains	44
Adapting agroforestry to upland farming systems: narratives from smallholder farmers in Northwest Vietnam	43
Low legume-grass seeding ratio combined with phosphorus fertilization promotes forage yield and soil quality in managed grasslands	42
Using machine learning with case studies to identify practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions across Australian grain production regions	40

Agronomic performance, nitrogen acquisition and water-use efficiency of the perennial grain crop Thinopyrum intermedium in a monoculture and intercropped with alfalfa in Scandinavia	39
Correction to: Incorporating energy cover crops for biogas production into agricultural systems: benefits and environmental impacts. A review	38
Proposal and extensive test of a calibration protocol for crop phenology models	38
Long-term active restoration of degraded grasslands enhances vegetation resilience by altering the soil seed bank	37
Alien vs. herbivore: ant-mediated plant defense as an option for biological control of leafcutter ants	37
Novel insights into factors associated with yield response and nutrient use efficiency of maize and rice in sub-Saharan Africa. A review	36
A multifunctional life cycle assessment of durum wheat cropping systems	36
An approach for comparing agricultural development to societal visions	36
Narrowing maize yield gaps across smallholder farming systems in Zambia: what interventions, where, and for whom?	35
Alternate wetting and drying irrigation with field aged biochar may enhance water and rice productivity	35
Natural farming improves crop yield in SE India when compared to conventional or organic systems by enhancing soil quality	33
Agroecological settings and seed recycling account only partially for potato seed degeneration in Ecuador	33
Soil health metrics reflect yields in long-term cropping system experiments	33
Using perennial plant varieties for use as living mulch for winter cereals. A review	33
Introducing intermediate wheatgrass as a perennial grain crop into farming systems: insights into the decision-making process of pioneer farmers	33
Genetic progress battles climate variability: drivers of soybean yield gains in China from 2006 to 2020	33
Agri-environment schemes are associated with greater terrestrial invertebrate abundance and richness in upland grasslands	32
Farmer-centric On-Farm Experimentation: digital tools for a scalable transformative pathway	32
Regional estimates of nitrogen budgets for agricultural systems in the East African Community over the last five decades	32
The nitrogen fertilizer conundrum: why is yield a poor determinant of crops’ nitrogen fertilizer requirements?	32
Future agricultural systems and the role of digitalization for achieving sustainability goals. A review	31
Intercropping with service crops provides multiple services in temperate arable systems: a review	31
Food production and resource use of urban farms and gardens: a five-country study	31
Relay intercropping can efficiently support weed management in cereal-based cropping systems when appropriate legume species are chosen	30
Knowns and unknowns of cattle grazing in oil palm plantations. A review	30
Lessons learned from farmers’ experience of soil carbon management practices in grazing regimes of Australia	30
Improving the sustainability of cropping systems via diversified planting in arid irrigation areas	29
Ecological quality as a coffee quality enhancer. A review	29
Considering farming management at the landscape scale: descriptors and trends on biodiversity. A review	29
Soil properties resulting in superior maize yields upon climate warming	29
Cabruca agroforestry systems reduce vulnerability of cacao plantations to climate change in southern Bahia	27
A participatory and multi-actor approach to locally support crop diversification based on the case study of camelina in northern France	27
Competitive yields in organic and agroforestry cacao cropping systems: results from 15 years of a long-term systems comparison trial in Bolivia	26
Increasing wheat proteins sustainably by rotation with forage legumes	26
Cultivar mixtures increase stability and productivity over time through asynchrony and complementarity	25
Crop residue return achieves environmental mitigation and enhances grain yield: a global meta-analysis	25
Comparison of models for leaf blotch disease management in wheat based on historical yield and weather data in the Nordic-Baltic region	25
Modelling the impact of nitrification inhibition in a fallow-based West African corn cropping system	25
Impacts of long-term conservation agriculture and nitrogen management on maize yield, soil carbon sequestration, and nitrogen cycling in the Indo-Gangetic Plains	24
Organic management of cattle and pigs in Mediterranean systems: energy efficiency and ecosystem services	24
Farmer participatory assessment of soil health from Conservation Agriculture adoption in three regions of East Africa	24
Farm resilience to climatic risk. A review	23
The use of oil palm empty fruit bunches as a soil amendmentto improve growth and yield of crops. A meta-analysis	23
Modelling the effect of context-specific greenhouse gas and nitrogen emission mitigation options in key European dairy farming systems	23
Crop response to nitrogen-phosphorus colimitation: theory, experimental evidences, mechanisms, and models. A review	23
Combining Milpa and Push-Pull Technology for sustainable food production in smallholder agriculture. A review	23
Long-term ley and manure managements have consistent effects on microbial functional profiles and organic C groups across soils from a latitudinal gradient	22
Effect of climate change adaptation options on maize yield across different agro-climatic zones in South Asia. A meta-analysis	22
Effects of Rhizobium inoculum compared with mineral nitrogen fertilizer on nodulation and seed yield of common bean. A meta-analysis	21
Adapting agriculture to climate change: which pathways behind policy initiatives?	21

Farmers’ perception and management of water scarcity in irrigated rice-based systems in dry climatic zones of West Africa	21
Mountain sheep grazing systems provide multiple ecological, socio-economic, and food quality benefits	21
Why are the benefits of enhanced-efficiency fertilizers inconsistent in the field? Prerequisite conditions identified from simulation analyses	21
Delivering “less but better” meat in practice—a case study of a farm in agroecological transition	20
Diversification improves the performance of cereals in European cropping systems	20
On the effects that motivate pesticide use in perspective of designing a cropping system without pesticides but with mineral fertilizer—a review	20
Improving soil fertility with lime and phosphogypsum enhances soybean yield and physiological characteristics	19
Yield and fertilizer benefits of maize/grain legume intercropping in China and Africa: A meta-analysis	19
Legume seed system performance in sub-Saharan Africa: barriers, opportunities, and scaling options. A review	19
A functional ecology approach to define a conceptual and participatory method for designing species mixtures: a case study on nitrogen cycling and weed control	19
Using botanical resources to select wild forage legumes for domestication in temperate grassland agricultural systems	18
Assessing management factors limiting rice production in Venezuela	18
Rice residue management in the Indo-Gangetic Plains for climate and food security. A review	18
Sustainable management practices to improve the water use efficiency of winter wheat in the North China Plain: a meta-analysis	18
Balancing cover crop benefits and economic realities in Mediterranean rice farming	17
Identification and description of relationships between actors involved in crop diversification experiences across Europe	17
Methodological challenges in assessing the viability of agroecological practices: lessons from a multi-case study in Africa	17
Agroforestry supports high bird diversity in European farmland	17
Versatile crop yield estimator	17
Enhancing ecosystem services through direct-seeded rice in middle Indo-Gangetic Plains: a comparative study of different rice establishment practices	17
Irrigated rice yield plateaus are caused by management factors in Argentina	16
How do work challenges interact with health management in dairy farms?	16
A critical assessment of conservation agriculture among smallholders in the Mediterranean region: adoption pathways inspired by agroecological principles	16
Agronomic practices preventing local outbreaks of rice yellow mottle virus disease revealed by spatial autoregressive analysis	15
Possibilistic pathways and decision-making for goal achievement in integrated agritourism	15
Straw mulch and nitrogen fertilizer: A viable green solution for enhanced maize benefits and reduced emissions in China	15
Disrupting pest reproduction techniques can replace pesticides in vineyards. A review	15
Factors influencing intention to apply spatial approaches to on-farm experimentation: insights from the Australian winegrape sector	15
Gendered perception of change in prevalence of pests and management in Zimbabwe smallholder irrigation schemes	14
Ecosystem services in conventional farming systems. A review	14
Sheltered by trees: long-term yield dynamics in temperate alley cropping agroforestry with changing water availability	14
The reflection of principles and values in worldwide organic agricultural research viewed through a crop diversification lens. A bibliometric review	14
System nutrient dynamics in orchards: a research roadmap for nutrient management in apple and kiwifruit. A review	14
Sustainable soil management measures: a synthesis of stakeholder recommendations	14
Exploring farmers’ perspectives on agrobiodiversity management: future options for quinoa smallholder organizations in the Peruvian high Andes	14
Mapping climate change impacts on cocoa agroforestry systems in Cameroon to mitigate future deforestation	14
The socio-economic performance of agroecology. A review	14
Modeling soil-plant functioning of intercrops using comprehensive and generic formalisms implemented in the STICS model	14
Exploring the interaction of weed control management and crop structure on maize yield in the wide range of Mexican cropping systems	14
Using olive mill waste compost with sprinkler irrigation as a strategy to achieve sustainable rice cropping under Mediterranean conditions	14
Adaptation rather than adoption: a case study of cropping system change in West Africa	13
A yield comparison between small-plot and on-farm foliar fungicide trials in soybean and maize	13
Dissecting the contribution of weather and management on water table dynamics under present and future climate scenarios in the US Corn Belt	13
Cereal species mixtures: an ancient practice with potential for climate resilience. A review	13
Tillage and reseeding effects on soil carbon stocks: evidence from 500 agricultural grasslands in the UK	13
Co-designing innovative plantain cropping systems to support the diversity of agroecological pathways in Guadeloupe	13
Contribution of cauliflower residues to N nutrition of subsequent lettuce crops grown in rotation in an Italian Alpine environment	13
EU-wide mapping of ‘Protected Designations of Origin’ food products (PDOs) reveals correlations with social-ecological landscape values	13
Effects and potential of optimized fertilization practices for rice production in China	12
Current controversies on mechanisms controlling soil carbon storage: implications for interactions with practitioners and policy-makers. A review	12
Ecological engineering for rice pest suppression in China. A review	12
Agroecological practices increase farmers’ well-being in an agricultural growth corridor in Tanzania	12
Work organization as a barrier to crop–livestock integration practices: a case study in Guadeloupe	12
High work satisfaction despite high workload among European organic mixed livestock farmers: a mixed-method approach	12
Antibiotics residues in pig slurry and manure and its environmental contamination potential. A meta-analysis	12
Cultivar mixtures increase crop yields and temporal yield stability globally. A meta-analysis	12
Performance of elite and heritage germplasm in barley genotype mixtures: effects on yield and disease under diverse management scenarios	12
Alternative methods to synthetic chemical control of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. A systematic review	12
Sustainability assessment in innovation design processes: place, role, and conditions of use in agrifood systems. A review	11
Understanding the role of value chain formation in the scaling of crop diversification	11
Pesticide-free agriculture as a new paradigm for research	11
Farmer surveys in Europe suggest that specialized, intensive farms were more likely to perceive negative impacts from COVID-19	11
Framing the future of the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture from science-based evidence. A review	11
Restored legume acts as a “nurse” to facilitate plant compensatory growth and biomass production in mown grasslands	11
Interactions between animal enterprises and marketing strategies shape organic multispecies farming systems	11
Beneficial soil fungi enhance tomato crop productivity and resistance to the leaf-mining pest Tuta absoluta in agronomic conditions	11
To plow or not to plow: Endogenous strategies for preparing mangrove swamp rice fields	11
Numerical exploration of the impact of hydrological connectivity on rainfed annual crops in Mediterranean hilly landscapes	10
Maize grain yield responses to realistic biochar application rates on smallholder farms in Kenya	10
Plant proteins for human and environmental health: knowledge, barriers, and levers for their development, a case study in France. A review	10
Yield gaps in soybean: causes and pathways for increasing yield in smallholder farming from Northeast China	10
Emergence of invasive weedy rice in Southeast Asia. A review	10
Case study analysis of innovative producers toward sustainable integrated crop-livestock systems: trajectory, achievements, and thought process	10
Linking organizational and technical dimensions to design integrated collective farms: a case study in Camargue, France	10
Fertilizer dependency: a new indicator for assessing the sustainability of agrosystems beyond nitrogen use efficiency	10
The relationship between elevation, soil temperatures, soil chemical characteristics, and green coffee bean quality and biochemistry in southwest Ethiopia	10
Deciphering field-based evidences for crop allelopathy in weed regulation. A review	10
Correction: Drivers and constraints of on-farm diversity. A review	10
Crop diversification in Idaho’s Magic Valley: the present and the imaginary	10
How to quantify the impacts of diversification on sustainability? A review of indicators in coffee systems	10

Distribution of pesticides in agroecosystem food webs differ among trophic groups and between annual and perennial crops	10
Strategies to improve field establishment of cover crops. A review	10
Disentangling shade effects for cacao pest and disease regulation in the Peruvian Amazonia	9
Re-coupling crop and livestock through spatial analysis and site selection of manure transfer hubs for sustainable agriculture	9
Can China get out of soy dilemma? A yield gap analysis of soybean in China	9
Correction: Agroecology supports sustainable development in Africa. A review	9
Applying green manure and zeolite and reducing N fertilization in maize mitigates N2O emission while maintaining yield	9
Species choice and N fertilization influence yield gains through complementarity and selection effects in cereal-legume intercrops	9
Determinants of oilseed rape-service plant intercropping performance variability across a farmers’ fields network in Western Switzerland	9
Assessing production gaps at the tree scale: definition and application to mango (Mangifera indica L.) in West Africa	9
Intercropping organic melon and cowpea combined with return of crop residues increases yields and soil fertility	9
Positive response to inoculation with indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as modulated by barley genotype	9
Single-row exclusion nets: an alternative pest control method with no detectable impact on breeding bird assemblages in orchards bordered by hedgerows	9
Economic optimization of sustainable soil management: a Dutch case study	9
How to build a crop model. A review	8
The role of conservation agriculture practices in mitigating N2O emissions: A meta-analysis	8
How agricultural techniques mediating bottom-up and top-down regulation foster crop protection against pests. A review	8
Targeted timing of hairy vetch cover crop termination with roller crimper can eliminate glyphosate requirements in no-till sunflower	8
A participatory ecodesign framework to address both environmental and economic dimensions in viticulture at farm scale	8
Soil management shapes the functional diversity of the inter-row vegetation in Mediterranean vineyards	8
Challenges and opportunities for increasing the use of low-risk plant protection products in sustainable production. A review	8
Landscape perspectives for agroecological weed management. A review	8
Intercropping indices evaluation on grain legume-small grain cereals mixture: a critical meta-analysis review	8
Tillage effects on ground beetles in temperate climates: a review	8