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New Trends in Crop Production Management Practices

A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Innovative Cropping Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2024 | Viewed by 6573

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Dr. Agnieszka Klimek-Kopyra

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Department of Agroecology and Plant Production, University of Agriculture in Kraków, 31-120 Kraków, Poland
Interests: sustainable crop production; legume crops; oilseed crops; biodiversity; crop modeling; biostimulation
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Prof. Dr. Bogdan Kulig

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Department of Agroecology and Plant Production, University of Agriculture in Kraków, 31-120 Kraków, Poland
Interests: crop modeling; eco-physiology; plant physiology

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Climate change is perceived to be the greatest threat to food security and humankind in general in the 21st century. Over the past five decades, the increase in average air temperature on earth and its associated effects on climate and crops have become a concern worldwide. Climate change and biodiversity loss are already impacting agriculture. In the EU, agriculture drought is costing an average of EUR 9 billion a year in economic damage to agriculture, energy, and public water supply, whereas the global mean crop of cereals is projected to decrease by up to 10% per degree of warming. This is why the agricultural sector should focus more on sustainable crop production, creating new approaches in crop management practices by developing precision agriculture, farm automation, real-time kinematic technology, high remote sensing technology for crop health, and productivity monitoring in situ.

Therefore, this Special Issue aims to collect research papers where new approaches are applied to enhance crop production and mitigate climate change. Novel research papers will be considered if the aforementioned topics are employed to develop crop production management in the agricultural sector.

Dr. Agnieszka Klimek-Kopyra
Prof. Dr. Bogdan Kulig
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • innovative technologies in crop production
  • agroecological and physiological basis of plant productivity
  • crop breeding and applied biotechnology
  • climate change
  • biodiversity in agroecosystems
  • remote sensing and numerical methods in agriculture
  • green deal
  • social economy
  • agroeconomy

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Best Morpho-Physiological Parameters to Characterize Seed-Potato Plant Growth under Aeroponics: A Pilot Study
by Jaime Barros Silva Filho, Paulo C. R. Fontes, Jorge Freire da Silva Ferreira, Paulo R. Cecon and Marllon Fernando Soares dos Santos
Agronomy 2024, 14(3), 517; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14030517 - 02 Mar 2024
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Although plant characterization under the International Potato Center’s (CIP’s) aeroponic system requires many morpho-physiological parameters to evaluate a cultivar, there is no method to evaluate the best parameters or the most suitable cultivation time. Thus, several morpho-physiological parameters were compared under a modified [...] Read more.
Although plant characterization under the International Potato Center’s (CIP’s) aeroponic system requires many morpho-physiological parameters to evaluate a cultivar, there is no method to evaluate the best parameters or the most suitable cultivation time. Thus, several morpho-physiological parameters were compared under a modified aeroponic system, using different statistical tools, to determine the best parameters and most efficient time to characterize seed-potato plants. We evaluated 21 parameters for cv. Agata under a randomized complete block design with weekly harvests for 9 weeks. The best parameters for growth characterization were selected based on multivariate statistical approaches involving correlation plots, similarity clusters (dendrograms), and principal component analysis. The best parameters for seed potato characterization were as follows, in order of importance: main stem diameter, leaf number, the length of the fourth leaf, leaf area, number of mini-tubers, mini-tuber fresh weight, root dry weight, and total dry weight. The days after transplanting (DAT) significantly affected the morpho-physiological parameters, with 45 DAT being the best cultivation time to estimate mini-tuber yield, and the data for bi-weekly harvests were as reliable as for weekly harvests. Our results, applied to either the CIP or to our modified aeroponics method, will be valuable in streamlining the characterization of other seed potato cultivars used by certified producers. Full article
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Possibility of Using the By-Product of Fatty Acid Extraction from Fish in Fertilization as an Element of the Circular Economy
by Barbara Wiśniowska-Kielian, Barbara Filipek-Mazur and Florian Gambuś
Agronomy 2024, 14(1), 127; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14010127 - 03 Jan 2024
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The study aimed to compare the effect of urea fatty fraction (UFF) and Pulrea® (urea fertilizer) on plant yield and selected plant and soil parameters determined after the plants were harvested. UFF is a by-product of essential unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs) extraction [...] Read more.
The study aimed to compare the effect of urea fatty fraction (UFF) and Pulrea® (urea fertilizer) on plant yield and selected plant and soil parameters determined after the plants were harvested. UFF is a by-product of essential unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs) extraction from fish oil using urea, and Pulrea® is a commercial urea fertilizer. Both products were applied to the soil and the leaves (foliar application). The effect of Pulrea® on plant yield was generally stronger than that of UFF but depended on soil properties and plant species. Both fertilizers, but especially UFF, increased the total N content in the plant and effected nitrate accumulation. The plants used 45–90% of fertilizer nitrogen, with the plants generally using more N from Pulrea® than from UFF. Higher nitrogen production efficiency was achieved using Pulrea® than UFF and when plants were cultivated on medium soil than on light soil. Fertilizers increased the acidity and electrolytic conductivity of both soils but did not induce soil salinization. They increased the content of mineral nitrogen forms in soils, which was generally the case more in soil with Pulrea® application than with UFF application. As a rule, the soil dehydrogenases activity did not change significantly or even decrease after fertilizer application. It was visibly higher in medium soil and after foliar Pulrea® application than after foliar UFF application. This may be due to the content of accompanying substances in UFF that affect nitrogen absorption from this fertilizer. Based on the results, it cannot be clearly stated that one of the tested fertilizers had a better effect on the studied parameters. Generally, the less favorable effects of UFF compared to Pulrea® may indicate the necessity of removing from UFF the accompanying substances that may adversely affect plants and soil microorganisms. This aspect needs to be investigated under controlled conditions in field experiments. Full article
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Condition of Young Japanese Knotweed (Reynoutria japonica Houtt.) Offshoots in Response to Microwave Radiation of Their Rhizomes
by Beata Grygierzec, Krzysztof Słowiński, Stanisław Mazur, Sylwester Tabor, Angelika Kliszcz, Agnieszka Synowiec, Dariusz Roman Ropek and Lidia Luty
Agronomy 2023, 13(11), 2838; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13112838 - 18 Nov 2023
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Invasive Japanese knotweed is one of Poland’s most aggressive and difficult-to-control species. New methods of control are of utmost importance. This study aimed to analyze young knotweed offshoots’ regeneration and physiological condition after treatment of their rhizomes with microwaves of high frequency. The [...] Read more.
Invasive Japanese knotweed is one of Poland’s most aggressive and difficult-to-control species. New methods of control are of utmost importance. This study aimed to analyze young knotweed offshoots’ regeneration and physiological condition after treatment of their rhizomes with microwaves of high frequency. The fresh rhizomes were microwaved in the laboratory once for different times (from 5 to 60 s, interval 5 s). Next, in the greenhouse, the growth of offshoots and their biochemical state (spectrophotometry of leaves) were recorded in three measurement series. It was shown that the microwave treatment for 35 s directly destroys knotweed rhizomes of a diameter of 1–3 cm, so it does not produce new offsprings. The treatment times from 5–25 s delay offspring regeneration and growth and development of leaves. The leaves initiate the mechanisms of protection against microwave stress in offshoots grown from the rhizomes exposed to microwaves for 10 s (increase in the anthocyanin index) and the 5 or 20 s treatments (higher values of the photochemical reflectance index). Based on the effective dose (ED50) analysis, the threshold of harmful effects of microwaves on the growth and development of Reynoutria japonica rhizomes was assumed to be 17–19 s. Full article
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The Use of Biodegradable Film in the Cultivation of Soybean with a Short Growing Season as an Example of Agro-Innovation in a Sustainable Agriculture System
by Adrian Sikora, Agnieszka Klimek-Kopyra and Bogdan Kulig
Agronomy 2023, 13(11), 2697; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13112697 - 26 Oct 2023
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The aim of the study was to assess the yield of three soybean varieties of different earliness classes (Merlin, Coraline, and Viola) grown using two sowing dates (early vs. optimal) and different technologies (soil protected with biodegradable film vs. without soil protection–conventional cultivation). [...] Read more.
The aim of the study was to assess the yield of three soybean varieties of different earliness classes (Merlin, Coraline, and Viola) grown using two sowing dates (early vs. optimal) and different technologies (soil protected with biodegradable film vs. without soil protection–conventional cultivation). A three-year (2019–2021) field experiment was conducted at the Bayer Technical Advisory Center in Chechło, Poland (50°23′ N 18°44′ E). The three-factor experiment was set up in a randomized split-plot design in three replicates. The experimental factors were (i) sowing date, (ii) cultivar, and (ii) cultivation technology. The effect of agrotechnical factors and their interaction with the weather on selected biometric traits and seed yield was assessed. The results indicated that the weather conditions and its interaction with agrotechnical factors significantly influenced the biometric traits and seed yield of soybean. Optimal hydrothermal conditions significantly increased analyzed parameters and seed yield. However, too much rainfall in August had negative effects on biometric traits. It was proved that, early sowing adversely affected soybean yield. Sowing at the optimal date, i.e., the end of April, resulted in a yield of 3.8 t ha−1. The use of biodegradable film in the year with more rainfall increased soybean yield by 1 t ha−1 compared to the year with less rainfall. The early ‘Merlin’ cultivar grown in the system with biodegradable film produced significantly more pods and seeds per plant and a higher pod weight per plant. The cultivars with a longer growing season (‘Viola’ and ‘Coraline’) responded negatively to cultivation in the modern technology. The use of biodegradable film is recommended for cultivars with a short growing season, sown at the optimal time and in regions with moderate to high rainfall totals during the growing season. Full article
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Changes in Volatile Composition of Cabernet Sauvignon (Vitis vinifera L.) Grapes under Leaf Removal Treatment
by Zhiyu Li, Dongyue Yang, Xueqiang Guan, Yuxia Sun and Junfang Wang
Agronomy 2023, 13(7), 1888; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13071888 - 17 Jul 2023
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Several studies have revealed that fruit-zone leaf removal could change the microclimate of grapevine growth, thereby causing complex effects on fruit composition. This study analyzed the profiles of volatiles in Cabernet Sauvignon (Vitis vinifera L.) grapes exposed to leaf removal treatment at [...] Read more.
Several studies have revealed that fruit-zone leaf removal could change the microclimate of grapevine growth, thereby causing complex effects on fruit composition. This study analyzed the profiles of volatiles in Cabernet Sauvignon (Vitis vinifera L.) grapes exposed to leaf removal treatment at different phenological periods in three continuous years. The treatments (leaf removal before flowering, after flowering, and veraison) were applied to Cabernet Sauvignon grapevines grown in Yantai (Shandong, China). Berry samples were harvested at maturation to determine the chemical composition, including total soluble solids, phenols, and volatiles. Leaf removal (particularly before flowering) could increase total soluble solids and phenols (anthocyanins, flavonols, and tartaric esters). Volatiles greatly changed in the different years, and leaf removal before flowering could increase the concentration of amino acid-derived volatiles and isoprene-derived volatiles compared with leaf removal after flowering or at veraison. This research provides a basis for further studies on optimizing Cabernet Sauvignon aroma and breeding in vineyards. Full article
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Changes in Soil Sulfate Sulfur Content as an Effect of Fertilizer Granules Containing Elemental Sulfur, Halloysite and Phosphate Rock
by Aneta Lisowska, Barbara Filipek-Mazur, Andrzej Kalisz, Olga Gorczyca and Agnieszka Kowalczyk
Agronomy 2023, 13(5), 1410; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13051410 - 19 May 2023
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With a shortage of sulfur in the soil and an increasing world population and, thus, food consumption volume, the demand for this important nutrient is likely to increase, both globally and regionally. The purpose of this model incubation study was to evaluate the [...] Read more.
With a shortage of sulfur in the soil and an increasing world population and, thus, food consumption volume, the demand for this important nutrient is likely to increase, both globally and regionally. The purpose of this model incubation study was to evaluate the effect of fertilizer granule applications containing elemental sulfur, halloysite and phosphate rock on the content of the bioavailable form of sulfur and phosphorus, as well as dehydrogenase activity and pH value of two soils differing in granulometric composition and chemical parameters. In addition to the standard procedure of analysis of variance, the authors propose various methods of advanced statistical analysis: regression modeling, including simple regression and multiple regression, or multivariate methods of grouping objects and traits resulting in the creation of heatmaps. With respect to the control, the application of fertilizer granules generally had no significant effect on the content of available phosphorus and the activity of dehydrogenase, and had little effect on the degree of acidity of the soils tested. There was a greater effect of introducing fertilizer granules on the content of sulfate sulfur in heavy soil than in medium soil. Using advanced statistical techniques revealed relationships between the studied soil parameters and changes in their values as affected by the experimental factors. Full article
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