Grasslands can significantly contribute to climate mitigation. However, recent trends indicate
that human activities have switched their net cooling effect to a warming effect due to …

Agricultural landscapes are increasingly being managed with the aim of enhancing the
provisioning of multiple ecosystem services and sustainability of production systems …

Weeds have always been considered an insidious enemy, capable of reducing crop
production. Conversely, the agroecological vision attributes a key role to the spontaneous …

Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate
source for the latest research in agronomy. As always, the subjects covered are varied and …

Abstract In Sub-Saharan Africa weeds represent a major constraint to food production, and
overreliance on herbicides, including toxic ones, is a raising issue. Nonetheless, effective …

Intercrop**, which gains productivity and ecological benefits through plant facilitative
interactions, is a practice often associated with sustainable agriculture. In such systems …

Integrating a combination of organic matter management (OMM) practices can increase soil
fertility, biomass, and nutrient recycling, but evidence of this potential is limited. This study …

Tree seedling establishment, survival and growth in dryland areas is greatly impacted by
water, land use effects and soil nutrient availability. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can …

Striga species are obligate parasitic weeds most of which are members of the
Orobanchaceae family. They are commonly associated with staple crops and constitute …

Intercrop** has the potential to improve phosphorus (P) uptake and crop growth, but the
potential benefits and relative contributions of root morphology and arbuscular mycorrhizal …