Advances in Agronomy

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Advances in Agronomy
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Contributors
Preface
Chapter One: Shaping plant architecture for improved productivity: Strigolactones and beyond
1. Introduction
2. Primary yield-contributing traits in rice, barley, and wheat
2.1. Grain weight and grain size (length, width, and thickness)
2.2. Grain number
2.3. Tiller number per plant
2.3.1. Tillering in rice
2.3.2. Tillering in wheat and rye
2.3.3. Tillering in barley
2.4. Plant height and plant architecture-related genes for improved harvest index
3. Strigolactones for shaping the plant architecture
3.1. The discovery of strigolactones
3.2. Strigolactone biosynthesis
3.3. Strigolactone perception and signal transduction
4. Plant architecture for extraterrestrial farming
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Two: Beyond grain: Agronomic, ecological, and economic benefits of diversifying crop rotations with wheat
1. Introduction
2. The role of wheat in the global food supply chain
3. Wheat within cropping systems
3.1. Wheat as a versatile crop
3.1.1. Tactical in-season management
3.1.2. Strategic crop system management
3.2. Wheat impacts on the grain yield of other rotational crops
3.3. Impact of wheat as an immediate previous crop
3.4. Benefits of wheat for cropping system resilience and stability
3.5. Neutral or negative impacts of wheat on other crops
4. Resource use efficiency
4.1. Water and precipitation use efficiency
4.2. Nutrient use efficiency
5. Wheat residue management for agronomic and ecological benefits
5.1. Residue for soil water conservation
5.2. Residue for soil erosion control
5.3. Residue for weed control
5.4. Residue benefits for faunal diversity
6. Soil
6.1. Soil physical and chemical properties
6.2. Soil microorganisms
6.3. Soil carbon sequestration and greenhouse gases emission
7. Benefits of wheat in mitigating biotic stresses
7.1. Diseases of commercial crops
7.2. Wheat as a source of beneficial insects
8. Economics
9. Concluding remarks
Acknowledgments
Conflict of interest
References
Chapter Three: Impact of agronomic management on the soil microbiome: A southern Australian dryland broadacre perspective
1. Introduction
2. Background
2.1. Soil microbiome
2.1.1. What it is and why is it important for cropping systems?
2.1.2. How food, water and shelter influence soil microbiome
2.1.3. Can we identify practice changes that alter soil productivity?
2.2. Overview of the changes in land management practices-A case study of southern Australian dryland broadacre farming s ...
2.2.1. Agricultural areas and number of farms
2.2.2. Changes in farming system
3. The impacts of changes in land management practices on soil microbiome
3.1. Crop types and its influence on soil microbiome
3.1.1. Land coverage of pasture
3.1.2. Increased emergence of oilseeds and pulses
3.1.3. Realization of the role of cover crops
3.1.4. Changes on soil microbiome (via changing food, water and shelter)
3.1.4.1. Changes in ``food´´ sources for soil microbiome
3.1.4.2. Changes in ``water´´ for soil microbiome
3.1.4.3. Changes in ``shelter´´ for soil microbiome
3.2. Stubble management/tillage and soil microbiome
3.2.1. Increasing popularity in conservation agriculture
3.2.2. Changes in stubble practices and seeding
3.2.3. Changes on soil microbiome (via changing food, water and shelter)
3.2.3.1. Changes in ``food´´ sources for soil microbiome
3.2.3.2. Changes in ``water´´ for soil microbiome
3.2.3.3. Changes in ``shelter´´ for soil microbiome
3.3. Application of synthetic products and soil microbiome
3.3.1. The influence of pesticides on soil microbiome
3.3.2. The influence of fertilizer on soil microbiome
3.4. Soil amelioration and the soil microbiome
3.4.1. Soil ameliorations in Australian broadacre farming
3.4.2. Changes on soil microbiome
3.5. The changes in emerging Ag-technology and soil microbiome
4. Overarching role of extreme weather on adapting different land management
4.1. Australia at the fore front of climate change
4.2. Extreme weather on land management and soil microbiome
5. Concluding remarks and the potential implications for future farming systems
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Data Collection and Synthesis
References
Chapter Four: On-farm conservation agriculture practices effects on soil health and agronomic productivity in the Midwest ...
1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. Results and synthesis
3.1. Effect of tillage management on soil health and crop productivity
3.1.1. Soil physical properties
3.1.1.1. Bulk density
3.1.1.2. Soil resistance to penetration
3.1.1.3. Aggregate stability
3.1.1.4. Available water capacity and soil texture
3.1.2. Soil nutrients and chemical properties
3.1.2.1. Soil pH
3.1.2.2. Soil electrical conductivity
3.1.2.3. Soil nutrients
3.1.3. Soil biological properties
3.1.3.1. Soil organic carbon and nitrogen
3.1.3.2. Soil organic matter, its fractions, and other biological properties
3.1.4. Crop productivity and economics of no-till farming
3.2. Role of cover crops, crop diversity and tillage management for soil health and crop productivity
3.2.1. Soil physical properties
3.2.1.1. Bulk density and penetration resistance
3.2.1.2. Soil texture and particle size distribution
3.2.1.3. Water stable aggregation
3.2.1.4. Infiltration rates and available water capacity
3.2.2. Soil nutrient contents and other chemical properties
3.2.3. Soil biological properties
3.2.4. Crop productivity of corn and soybean
4. Knowledge gaps
4.1. Knowledge gaps and future directions on no-till vs conventional tillage comparisons
4.2. Knowledge gaps and future directions on cover crops vs no-cover crops comparisons
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Five: Cereal crops: A valid option for bio-fortification and development of nutrient-dense food in developing and ...
1. Introduction
2. Cereal crops and their status in Asia and Africa
3. Need and scope for the development of nutrient-dense cereal crops
3.1. Nutritional status of cereal crops
3.2. Status of malnutrition in Asia and Africa
3.3. Reason for malnutrition
3.4. Possibility of nutrient enrichment in cereal grains
4. Major nutrients designated for the enrichment of nutrient status of cereal grains
4.1. Nutrient enrichment in rice
4.2. Nutrient enrichment in wheat
4.3. Nutrient enrichment in maize
4.4. Nutrient enrichment in sorghum, pearl millet and other millets
5. Options for the development of nutrient-dense crops
5.1. Exploration of genetic-based for the development of nutrient-rich cereal crops
5.2. Input portfolio modulation for enriching the nutritional status of cereal crops
5.3. Microbes-mediated approach for enhancing the nutritional status of cereal crops
5.4. Modulating the management practices for the development of nutrient-enriched crops
5.5. Genetic engineering
5.6. Reducing the anti-nutritional component in cereals crops
6. Policy and institutional supports
7. Modification of processing such as consumption patterns
8. Conclusions
9. Future prospects
References
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