Sustainable Cropping Systems

• Main Author: Coulter, Jeffrey A. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; nutrient use efficiency; organic fertilization; system approach; Helianthus annuus L.; catch crop; Texas High Plains; forage yield and quality; living mulch; nutrient cycling; quality; leguminous cover crop; conservation; light; sustainable crop production; crop rotation; WHCNS; stemborer; complexity; perennial; manure; maize production; SOC and STN stocks; cover crops; forage pea; yield; SDS-PAGE analysis; vineyard system; double cropping; wheat; partial returns; soybean; vetch; nitrogen use efficiency; enzyme activities; agrobiodiversity; gross margin; residue C and N release; systematic review; maize; protein crops; no-tillage; environmental quality; fall grazing; kura clover; cover crop; organization; scenario analyses; cropping system design; irrigation; sustainable yield index; multiple correspondence analysis (MCA); Acidic soil; Europe; Zea mais L.; shade; up-scaling; water; conservation agriculture; water use efficiency; Triticum aestivum L.; forage sorghum; N use efficiency; nutrient balance; organic cropping system; forage; durum wheat; cropping systems; nitrate; grain yield; nitrogen nutrition; conventionalization; crop residue incorporation; cereal rye; green manure; straw decomposition; hierarchical patch dynamics; N uptake; farmer's perception; pearl millet; nitrogen; faba bean; agroecology; harvesting strategies; rice; gluten fractions; weed suppression; economics; mineral N fertilization; push-pull technology; growth; potato (Solanum tuberosum)
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Global crop production must substantially increase to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population. This is constrained by the availability of nutrients, water, and land. There is also an urgent need to reduce the negative environmental impacts of crop production. Collectively, these issues repres...