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Assessment of soil bacterial communities in integrated crop production systems within the Amazon Biome, Brazil: a comparative study
Integrated production systems have been proposed as alternative to sustainable land use. However, information regarding bacterial community structure...
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Soil Microbial Biomass, N Nutrition Index, and Yield of Maize Cultivated Under eucalyptus Shade in Integrated crop-livestock-forestry Systems
Integrated crop-livestock-forestry systems are promising alternatives to landscape impoverishment caused by monoculture systems. However, nutrient...
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Case study analysis of innovative producers toward sustainable integrated crop-livestock systems: trajectory, achievements, and thought process
Integrated crop-livestock systems (ICLS) are more complex to properly manage than specialized farming systems due to multiple interactions between...
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Growth and productivity of Eucalyptus benthamii in integrated crop–livestock systems in southern Brazil
Integrated crop–livestock systems (ICLS) are production models that promote sustainable intensification and integrate agricultural and forestry...
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The application of allelopathy in integrated pest management systems to control temperate European crop pests: a systematic map
BackgroundPesticides perform vital roles within agriculture but growing concern for their impact on the environment and non-target organisms has...
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Insufficient pollinator visitation often limits yield in crop systems worldwide
Declining pollinator populations could threaten global food production, especially if current crop yields are limited by insufficient pollinator...
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Toward automated irrigation management with integrated crop water stress index and spatial soil water balance
Decision support systems intended for precision irrigation aim at reducing irrigation applications while optimizing crop yield to achieve maximum...
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The emergence of pesticide-free crop production systems in Europe
Pesticide risk reduction is a priority in European agricultural policies, but how to reach these targets remains an open question. Against this...
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Economic and environmental impacts of integrated systems adoption in Brazilian agriculture-forest frontier
The adoption of sustainable agricultural systems in the Brazilian Cerrado and Amazon is globally relevant, on the one hand due to the amount of...
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Integrated Soil Acidity Management for Sustainable Crop Production in South African Smallholder Farming Systems
Soil acidity is a common, long-existing problem in smallholder farmer crop production systems of South Africa. Soils that have low cation exchange...
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Integrated Application of Micronutrients Improves Productivity and Seed Quality of Canola Crop under Conventional Tillage System
Micronutrient application rate and tillage practices are considered important factors in triggering the productivity of oilseed crops, especially...
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Eucalyptus benthamii Maiden et Cambage growth and wood density in integrated crop-livestock systems
Integrating trees in agricultural landscapes is a promising option to sustainably provide goods for society while increasing biodiversity, securing...
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Diversified crop** systems with complementary root growth strategies improve crop adaptation to and remediation of hostile soils
Background and aimsHostile soil conditions have a global impact on crop production. While root traits of individual plant species adapted to specific...
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System Fertilization Increases Soybean Yield Through Soil Quality Improvements in Integrated Crop-Livestock System in Tropical Soils
Integrated crop-livestock systems (ICLS) can improve soil quality and increase soybean yield. As a way to intensify agricultural production in ICLS,...
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Balancing co-benefits and trade-offs between climate change mitigation and adaptation innovations under mixed crop-livestock systems in semi-arid Zimbabwe
Achieving Zimbabwe’s national and international commitments to food systems transformation and climate resilience building is of high priority....
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The Need for Sustainable Agricultural Land-Use Systems: Benefits from Integrated Agroforestry Systems
This chapter introduces the different agroforestry systems (AFSs) as part of the diversification of agricultural landscapes and gives examples of...
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A serious game to design integrated crop-livestock system and facilitate change in mindset toward system thinking
In integrated crop-livestock systems (ICLS), crops and animals interact in space-time, generating synergistic properties. ICLS design and...
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Photovoltaic-Integrated Greenhouses for Sustainable Crop Production in the Tropics
Food and energy requirements are rising, and their security has become a significant concern worldwide with an increased aspiration for development...
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Undestroyed winter cover crop strips support wild bee abundance and diversity in intensive crop** systems
Agricultural intensification is known to be one of the main drivers of pollinator decline, in particular because flower resources are often scarce in...
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Digital Transformation of Horticultural Crop Production Systems Toward Sustainable Agricultural Productivity
The rising global population puts pressure on the production of horticultural crops worldwide, creating soaring demand on horticultural products.To...