Agricultural intensification has had long-lasting negative legacies largely because of
excessive inputs of agrochemicals (eg, fertilizers) and simplification of crop** systems (eg …

Root architecture can be targeted in breeding programs to develop crops with better capture
of water and nutrients. In rich nations, such crops would reduce production costs and …

Anthropogenic activities profoundly impact soil organic carbon (SOC), affecting its
contribution to ecosystem services such as climate regulation. Here, we conducted a …

Plants are exposed to increasingly severe drought events and roots play vital roles in
maintaining plant survival, growth, and reproduction. A large body of literature has …

Background The potential benefits of intercrop** are manifold and have been repeatedly
demonstrated. Intercrop** has the potential to create more productive and resilient …

Appropriate root system architecture (RSA) can improve maize yields in densely planted
fields, but little is known about its genetic basis in maize. Here we performed root …

Climate change and ensuring food security for an exponentially growing global human
population are the greatest challenges for future agriculture. Improved soil management …

Increasing soil organic carbon contents contributes to global climate change mitigation.
However, new plant inputs can enhance the mineralization of native soil organic carbon by …

Mechanization has greatly contributed to the success of modern agriculture, with vastly
expanded food production capabilities achieved by the higher capacity of farm machinery …

Soil carbon dynamics is strongly controlled by depth globally, with increasingly slow
dynamics found at depth. The mechanistic basis remains however controversial, limiting our …