Crop management decisions such as sowing density, row distance and orientation, choice of cultivar, and weed control define the architecture of the canopy, which in turn affects the light environment experienced by crop ...

Leaf senescence during grain filling can reduce crop yield. We studied, under field conditions and during grain-filling, the association between leaf cytokinin levels and the onset of leaf senescence in sunflower hybrids ...

The characterization of the dynamics of canopy coverage represents a relevant matter of study in the field of crop physiology. The objective of this work was to calibrate a model able to simulate potato canopy coverage ...

Relationships between wind erosion soil loss ratio (SLR, the quotient between the soil loss in a ground cover and a bare and smooth soil) and the percent of soil coverage with plant residues or canopy have been mostly ...

Abstract In the central highlands of Mexico, heavily eroded soils are often colonized by catclaw (Mimosa buincifiera): an N2-fixing shrub. An experiment was carried out to investigate how this shrub affected char­ ...

Plant immunity against pathogens and herbivores is a central determinant of plant fitness in nature and crop yield in agroecosystems. Plant immune responses are orchestrated by two key hormones: jasmonic acid (JA) and ...

This research aimed at studying oregano crop responses to changes in planting patterns in terms of solar radiation capture (c-PAR) and use (RUE), carbon partitioning, and essential oil yield (EO). O. vulgare ssp. vulgare ...