Breeding and cereal yield progress

RA Fischer, GO Edmeades - Crop science, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reviews recent progress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), rice (Oryza sativa L.),
and maize (Zea mays L.) yields resulting from substantial breeding efforts in mostly …

No-till management impacts on crop productivity, carbon input and soil carbon sequestration

SM Ogle, A Swan, K Paustian - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2012 - Elsevier
The efficacy of no-till agriculture for increasing C in soils has been questioned in recent
studies. This is a serious issue after many publications and reports during the last two …

[HTML][HTML] Research progress on the development of the planter unit for furrowing control and the depth measurement technology

H Li, J He, C Wang, W Yang, H Lin, Q Wang, H Yang… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The article briefly describes the importance of furrowing depth stability for seed germination
and growth under precision seeding conditions. By analyzing the application status of …

Active sensor reflectance measurements of corn nitrogen status and yield potential

F Solari, J Shanahan, R Ferguson… - Agronomy …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Active sensor reflectance assessments of corn (Zea mays L.) canopy N status are advocated
to direct variable N applications and improve N use efficiency (NUE). Our goals were to …

Corn emergence uniformity estimation and map** using UAV imagery and deep learning

CN Vong, LS Conway, A Feng, J Zhou… - … and Electronics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Assessment of corn (Zea Mays L.) emergence uniformity is important to evaluate
crop yield potential. Previous studies have shown the potential of unmanned aerial vehicle …

[HTML][HTML] Early-season stand count determination in corn via integration of imagery from unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and supervised learning techniques

S Varela, PR Dhodda, WH Hsu, PVV Prasad, Y Assefa… - Remote Sensing, 2018 - mdpi.com
Corn (Zea mays L.) is one of the most sensitive crops to planting pattern and early-season
uniformity. The most common method to determine number of plants is by visual inspection …

Effect of crowding stress on dry matter accumulation and harvest index in maize

M Tollenaar, W Deen, L Echarte, W Liu - Agronomy Journal, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Conflicting results have been reported on the effects of spacing and emergence variability
on grain yield in maize (Zea mays L.). Effects of spacing and emergence variability on maize …

Influence of tillage on corn and soybean yield in the United States and Canada

MS DeFelice, PR Carter, SB Mitchell - Crop Management, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
An extensive literature review was conducted of corn and soybean research that compared
yields of no‐tillage to conventional fall tillage systems. The objective was to test the …

[HTML][HTML] High density and uniform plant distribution improve soybean yield by regulating population uniformity and canopy light interception

C Xu, R Li, W Song, T Wu, S Sun, T Han, C Wu - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Optimizing the spatial distribution of plants under normal conditions of water and fertilizer is
widely used by farmers to improve soybean yield. However, the relationship between …

Spatial and temporal plant-to-plant variability effects on soybean yield

A Masino, P Rugeroni, L Borrás, JL Rotundo - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Plant density and row spacing are management practices that farmers use to maximize
soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) yield. Other canopy aspects related to seedling …