Moderate maize canopy defoliation improves light distribution, crop yields, and soybean seed quality in additive maize-soybean intercropping - Muhammad Ali Raza; Wang Zhiqi; Amjad Saeed; Hina Gul; Hassan Shehryar Yasin; Asif Naveed Ranjha; Zaheer Ahmed; Ghulam Raza; Wopke Van Der Werf; Akash Fatima; Xue Liang; Muhammad Hayder Bin Khalid; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Integrating alternate wetting‑drying irrigation and root‑zone nitrogen management enhances rice productivity and environmental sustainability - Bin Wang; Solomon Yokamo; Muhammad Ahmed Akram; Yiliu Wang; Muhammad Irfan; Xinyuan Lu; Yifan Wang; Yujie Zha; Xiaoqin Chen; Dianjun Lu; Huoyan Wang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Silicon seed inoculation enhances antioxidant defenses, physio-biochemical mechanisms and yield traits in maize hybrids under heat stress conditions at vegetative and tasseling stages - Ijaz Hussain; M. Habib Ur-Rahman; Rao Muhammad Ikram; Muhammad Baqir Hussain; Saeed Ahmad; Reimund P. Roetter (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Precision root zone fertilization reconciles productivity and nitrogen efficiency in intensive wheat systems - Solomon Yokamo; Bin Wang; Muhammad Ishfaq; Muhammad Irfan; Yiliu Wang; Dianjun Lu; Xiaoqin Chen; Huoyan Wang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Effects of legume-grass mixtures and systematic pasture management practices on forage yield, nutritive quality and resource use efficiency in an arid region - Muhammad Bilal Hafeez; Weiqi Jiang; Lan Li; Jiao Ning; Adilbek Nogayev; Shanning Lou; Shree Prakash Pandey; Fujiang Hou (Field Crops Research, 2026)

The ongoing journey of modelling intercropping systems: A conceptual resource sharing intercomparison from model developers and expert users - Adam Muhammad Adam; Myriam Adam; Folkard Asch; Kenneth J Boote; Vimbayi Grace Petrova Chimonyo; Mathias Christina; Marc Corbeels; Antoine Couëdel; Mathilde De Freitas; Tomas Della Chiesa; Frank Ewert; Gatien N Falconnier; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Underestimated potassium supply from crop residue return in China’s major cereal systems - Zhisong Feng; Walter D. Carciochi; Ping He; Patricio Grassini; Reimund P. Rötter; Muhammad Habib ur Rahman; Fernando Aramburu-Merlos; Yang Xu; Weifeng Zhang; Achim Dobermann; Xinping Chen; Fusuo Zhang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Achieving co-benefits in enhancing rice productivity and mitigating the eco-environmental impacts through root zone precision nitrogen management in large-scale farms - Bin Wang; Solomon Yokamo; Muhammad Ahmed Akram; Xiaoqin Chen; Yiliu Wang; Muhammad Irfan; Xinyuan Lu; Yujie Zha; Dianjun Lu; Huoyan Wang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Increased cutting frequency coupled with mineral nitrogen fertilization enhances forage productivity and reduces greenhouse gas intensity in an arid legume-grass cultivated grassland - Muhammad Usman Ghani; Shanning Lou; Jiao Ning; Muhammad Kamran; Awais Shakoor; Wanhe Zhu; Fujiang Hou (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Responses of soil moisture, leaf physiological characteristics, and canopy radiation interception to irrigation amount during the drought-rewatering process of drip-irrigated cotton under film mulch - Zhentao Bai; Bingxue Dong; Xinwei Deng; Zhijun Li; Kechun Wang; Shawn Carlisle Kefauver; José Luis Araus; Muhammad Farooq; Junliang Fan; Feihu Yin (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Interactive effects of irrigation and planting density on photosynthetic performance and yield of winter wheat - Muhammad Fraz Ali; Liijuan Ma; Wanrui Han; Yang Zhou; Shengnan Wang; Xiang Lin; Dong Wang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Next-generation strategies for nitrogen-efficient maize production for a greener tomorrow - Muhammad Faheem Jan; Waqas Liaqat; Muhammad Tanveer Altaf; Muhammad Dawood Ahmadzai; Asia Maqbool; Faheem Shehzad Baloch; Ming Li (Field Crops Research, 2025)

Stage-dependent synergistic impacts of AM fungi and rhizobacteria on phytohormone mediation and field productivity in dryland maize - Muhammad Abrar; Ying Zhu; Wen-Shan Li; Muhammad Aqeel; Umair Ashraf; Muhammad Maqsood Ur Rehman; Jian-Ming Li; Xiao-Fang Gong; Wasim Khan; Wei Wang; You-Cai Xiong (Field Crops Research, 2025)

Optimizing agricultural management practices to promote ratoon rice yield during ratoon crop: A comprehensive global meta-analysis - Shi-Wen Deng; Yousif Abdelrahman Yousif Abdellah; Hong-Yu Chen; Ping-Lei Gao; Mutaz Mohammed Abdallah; Muhammad Shoaib Rana; Fu-Qiang Yu; Qi-Gen Dai; Rui-Long Wang (Field Crops Research, 2025)

Adaptation progress and challenges of winter wheat breeding in China under climate warming - Wanrui Han; Yaobin Liu; Shengnan Wang; Muhammad Fraz Ali; Lijuan Ma; Xiang Lin; Dong Wang (Field Crops Research, 2025)

Site-specific nutrient management for rice using soil properties to adjust phosphorus and potassium supply from compound NPK fertilizer - Setia Sari Girsang; Rowena L. Castillo; Mahyuddin Syam; Zulkifli Zaini; Sunendar Kartaatmadja; Suyamto; Judith Carla Dela Torre; Irish Lorraine B. Pabuayon; Romalene A. Limpiada; Waluyo; Helmi; Samijan; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2025)

Yield gains and resource use advantages driven by legume choice and row ratio in cotton/legume intercropping under arid-irrigated conditions - Muhammad Ali Raza; Atta Mohi Ud Din; Hassan Shehryar Yasin; Hina Gul; Amjad Saeed; Aqib Mehmood; Sana Ur Rehman; Zafar Iqbal; Rashid Iqbal; Noorah Al Kubaisi; Mohamed S. Elshikh; Ghulam Abbas Shah; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2025)

Quantifying potassium requirement and removal across crop species - Walter D. Carciochi; Achim Dobermann; Nicolas Cafaro La Menza; Sylvie M. Brouder; Christopher R. Donough; Deborah Jo Heuschele; Thomas Oberthür; Patricio Sandaña; Bello Muhammad Shehu; Jessica Thainara S. Pereira; Rogério P. Soratto; Jeffrey J. Volenec; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2025)

Enhancing the resilience of intercropping systems to changing moisture conditions in Africa through the integration of grain legumes: A meta-analysis - Adam Muhammad Adam; Ken E. Giller; Leonard Rusinamhodzi; Frank Rasche; Eric Koomson; Carsten Marohn; Georg Cadisch (Field Crops Research, 2025)

Enhancing productivity and profitability of quinoa through optimization of plant spacing and weeding regimes - Muhammad Kashif Hanif; Irfan Afzal; Muhammad Kashif Munir; Abdul Khaliq; Hafiz Naeem Asghar (Field Crops Research, 2024)

Sugarcane/soybean intercropping enhances crop productivity, nutrient uptake, and net economic return with reduced inputs - Muhammad Ali Raza; Atta Mohi Ud Din; Hina Gul; Wang Zhiqi; Hassan Shehryar Yasin; Muhammad Hayder Bin Khalid; Nasir Iqbal; Amjad Saeed; Birra Bukhari; Munirah Abdullah Al Dosary; Chen Juan; Xue Liang; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2024)

Identifying changes to key APSIM-wheat constants to sensibly simulate high temperature crop response in Pakistan - Muhammad Rizwan Shahid; Abdul Wakeel; Muhammad Sana Ullah; Donald S. Gaydon (Field Crops Research, 2024)

Integrated straw-derived biochar utilization to increase net ecosystem carbon budget and economic benefit and reduce the environmental footprint - Ru Guo; Rui Qian; Muhammad Asad Naseer; Fei Han; Peng Zhang; Zhikuan Jia; Xiaoli Chen; Xiaolong Ren (Field Crops Research, 2024)

Effect of crop combination on yield performance, nutrient uptake, and land use advantage of cereal/legume intercropping systems - Muhammad Ali Raza; Wang Zhiqi; Hassan Shehryar Yasin; Hina Gul; Ruijun Qin; Sana Ur Rehman; Aqib Mahmood; Zafar Iqbal; Zaheer Ahmed; Shuanglong Luo; Chen Juan; Xue Liang; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2023)

Zinc amendment increases the yield and industrial quality of Beta vulgaris L. cultivated in Northeast China - Xiaoyu Zhao; Baiquan Song; Muhammad Ishfaq; Muhammad Faheem Adil; Milan Kumar Lal; Zhenzhen Wu; Qiue Jia; Wengong Huang (Field Crops Research, 2023)

Long-term straw incorporation regulates greenhouse gas emissions from biodegradable film farmland, improves ecosystem carbon budget and sustainable maize productivity - Rui Qian; Ru Guo; Muhammad Asad Naseer; Peng Zhang; Xiaoli Chen; Xiaolong Ren (Field Crops Research, 2023)

Managing plant density and nitrogen fertilizer to reduce nitrogen input without yield reduction of late-sown cotton after wheat by improving light interception and sink nitrogen partitioning in a double cropping system - Zhao Zhang; Shoaib Ahmed; Muhammad Sohaib Chattha; Anda Liu; Jiahao Liu; Na Lv; Lirong Yang; Xuefeng Ma; Xian'en Li; Feiran Hao; Guozheng Yang (Field Crops Research, 2023)

Inter-specific root interactions and water use efficiency of maize/soybean relay strip intercropping - Xiao Te; Atta Mohi Ud Din; Kuoshu Cui; Muhammad Ali Raza; Muhammad Fraz Ali; Jiahui Xiao (Field Crops Research, 2023)

Reduced tillage and crop diversification can improve productivity and profitability of rice-based rotations of the Eastern Gangetic Plains - Muhammad Arshadul Hoque; Mahesh K. Gathala; Jagadish Timsina; Md.A.T.M. Ziauddin; Mosharraf Hossain; Timothy J. Krupnik (Field Crops Research, 2023)