Organic amendments synergistically enhance grain yield and reduce fertilizer nitrogen loss: A global meta-analysis of 15N-labeled field trials - Xueqin Kong; Xufeng Wang; Mengni Cui; Yi Zhang; Zihan Yang; Junyu Jiang; Shanchao Yue; Xining Zhao; Changjian Li; Miaoping Xu; Yufang Shen (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Stage-regulation of low light intensity during basal internode formation on maize stalk lodging resistance traits - Fan Liu; Chengcheng Lyu; Pijiang Yin; Chaode Liang; Ye Tao; Cailing Xu; Dongju Feng; Xinglong Wang; Fanlei Kong; Jichao Yuan (Field Crops Research, 2026)

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)

Long-term cultivation of indica–japonica hybrid rice increases grain yield, belowground carbon inputs, and soil organic carbon pools in paddy fields - Jinjia Gan; Sheng Tang; Lingli Mao; Fan Liu; Kefeng Han; Lianghuan Wu; Qingxu Ma (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Exogenous melatonin partially alleviates the effects of reduced nitrogen by enhancing photosynthetic carbon assimilation, nitrogen assimilation, and grain yield in field-grown rice - Yangming Ma; Xiana Tie; Yuanqing Shi; Ning Liu; Ruhongji Liu; Leilei Li; Guanzhou Luo; Ruijie Li; Cheng Wang; Xinghai Huang; Zhonglin Wang; Zongkui Chen; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Root adaptations influence agronomic phosphorus thresholds for winter wheat across contrasting soil phosphorus availability - Zhengpei Wang; Adnan Mustafa; Shan Yao; Xueyun Yang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Including a perennial hay crop in a maize-soybean-wheat rotation led to increased production in subsequent grain crops - Adam P. Schreiner-McGraw; Jeffrey D. Wood; Curtis J. Ransom (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Continuous versus discontinuous biodegradable film mulching in maize: A five-year field study on soil carbon sequestration, productivity, and microplastic legacy - Kai Wang; Xiao Li; Shiyan Sun; Gary Y. Gan; Ying Zhao; Qiang Li; Jiangxin Gu; Rui Jiang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Integrating vegetative and reproductive critical saturated water accumulation curves for robust water status diagnosis in winter wheat - Tingxuan Zhuang; Gilles Lemaire; Syed Tahir Ata-Ul-Karim; Ben Zhao; Xiaojun Liu; Yongchao Tian; Yan Zhu; Weixing Cao; Qiang Cao (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Asymmetric competition for non-structural carbohydrates regulates tiller mortality and spike formation in winter wheat under varied planting densities - Qin Fang; Xiaokang Lv; Hongguang Wang; Haoran Li; Jianning He; Dongxiao Li; Ruiqi Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Degradation thresholds, recovery potential, and future risk assessment of China’s staple-crop multi-season cropping patterns - Zhen-Zhong Dai; Jia-Jia Duan; Xing Wang; Jun Chen; Yong-Zhong Feng; Zhi-Yuan Zhu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Modeling maize yield response to evapotranspiration via net primary productivity: A spatially explicit framework for a major corn-belt region - Qichen Zhang; Weihong Dong; Xiaosi Su; Tiejun Song; Xiaofang Shen; Li Lu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Critical soil Olsen-P and phosphorus-use efficiency in four wheat cultivars: Evidence from the Sawyers I long-term experiment at Rothamsted - Grzegorz Kulczycki; Andrew B. Riche; Suzanne Clark; Malcolm J. Hawkesford (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Divergent temporal dynamics of yield response to nitrogen fertilization across the three major cereals - Xiaowen Zhao; Meitong Wang; Baiheng Su; Yuling Li; Xiaohe Wang; Yu Jiang; Zhenghui Liu; Ganghua Li; Yanfeng Ding; Weiwei Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Balancing theoretical grain yield and lodging risk in cold-region japonica rice under integrated management: Root morphology and basal internode traits - Jiayong Gao; Jinrui Huang; Yuhang Wang; Jingjing Bai; Yue Liu; Xiwen Shao; Qiang Zhang; Liying Guo; Yanqiu Geng (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Root and stalk lodging resistance in maize: Phenotypic determinants and trait interactions from a two-year field study of diverse hybrids - Hongzhang Wang; Jing Zhang; Hao Ren; Yinglong Chen; Jiwang Zhang; Bin Zhao; Baizhao Ren; Peng Liu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Rethinking quality deterioration in maize genetic improvement: From "content reduction" to "productivity surge" - Miyuan Ji; Shang Gao; Meng Lv; Zhehao Li; Panpan Fan; Bo Ming; Keru Wang; Shaokun Li; Ruizhi Xie (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Rhizosphere carbon and nitrogen partitioning mediates inhibitor effects on yield and greenhouse gas emissions across irrigation regimes in rice paddies - Siyu Li; Wen Teng; Fan Ye; Jian Huang; Shuai Li; Jun Wang; Kees Jan van Groenigen; Junfei Gu; Yun Chen; Lijun Liu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

An LAI-driven spectral critical curve based on the interference-mitigation chlorophyll index for nitrogen diagnosis in winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) under contrasting mulching systems - Zijun Tang; Liang Cheng; Yannian Li; Zhiying Liu; Tao Sun; Fanghao Tao; Ming Jin; Xueyan Zhang; Fucang Zhang; Youzhen Xiang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

A new model for agronomic nitrogen efficiency in cereals based on yield window - Hein F.M. ten Berge; Renske Hijbeek; Johannes Lund Jensen; Jørgen E. Olesen; Leif Knudsen; Sofia Delin; Roger Sylvester-Bradley; Miguel Quemada; Luis Lassaletta; Waldo de Boer; Jan Rinze van der Schoot; Pete Berry; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Long-term faba bean–wheat intercropping mitigates continuous monocropping-induced decline in faba bean seed quality by improving rhizosphere nutrient availability - Ting Li; Bijie Hu; You Huang; Taiqin Liu; Jinlin Pu; Yan Dong (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Maize yield responses to bio-organic fertilizer N substitution: Stage-specific associations with soil nitrate status, leaf function, and grain filling - Lintao Liu; Hongxia Cao; Haolei Shi; Guoteng Du; Huadong Zhang; Xiaotao Hu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Genotypic differences in growth, physiological characteristics and yield formation of rice under short-term stagnant flooding - Guanglong Zhu; Weicheng Bu; Yunji Xu; Tianyao Meng; Xiaoqian Guo; Depeng Wang; Qingsong Zuo; Guichun Dong; Tianjie Lei; Xinguo Zhou; Wanjie Liang; Guisheng Zhou (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Total uptake and grain mineral nutrient concentrations in winter wheat: Effects of nitrogen supply, fungicide and cultivar - Joshua Nasielski; Shane McClure; David Hooker; Justin Bélair; Adrian Correndo; Peter Johnson (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Straw return enhances soil multifunctionality and maize yield through shifts in bacterial community structure - Shijie Deng; Yang Yu; Yubo Hao; Yubo Jiang; Guoyi Lv; Yiteng Zhang; Linjing Han; Meng Cheng; Shuo Zhang; Chunrong Qian (Field Crops Research, 2026)

From prediction to prescription: Explainable machine learning–driven spatially explicit nutrient recommendations for maize systems in Malawi - Feyera Liben; Job Kihara; Wuletawu Abera; Tewodros Mesfin; Sabine Homann-KeeTui; Moses Munthali; Chandiona Munthali; Patson Nalivata; Edward Mzumara; Lulseged Tamene (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Salinity-dependent optimization of organic nitrogen substitution improves yield formation and nitrogen use in rice - Xiang Zhang; Yue Jiang; Qingqing Ma; Xiaoyu Geng; Yang Liu; Jun Li; Yinglong Chen; Pinglei Gao; Huanhe Wei; Qigen Dai (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Deep placement of reduced nitrogen input strengthens soil water–nitrogen coupling and root–shoot coordination to enhance grain yield in dryland maize - Fu Liu; Jing Ling; Lan Luo; Xiaozhou Li; Yunfei Ren; Yi Zhou; Xiangyang Zhao; Xiaogang Yin; Shikun Sun; Juan Han; Youcai Xiong; Yuncheng Liao; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Regional patterns and drivers of 15N fertilizer fate across China’s wheat systems: Integrating meta-analysis and machine learning - Yan’ge Yan; Shuiqin Zhang; Yingqiang Zhang; Meng Xu; Jiukai Xu; Yanting Li; Bingqiang Zhao; Liang Yuan (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Variable responses of canola and cereals to deep ripping and liming of high-strength, acidic, subsurface soil layers - A.D. Swan; J.F. Angus; A.B. Hart; J.A. Kirkegaard; J.S. Moroni; A.A. Oates; G.P. Poile; M.B. Peoples; M.K. Conyers (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Maize attainable yields across China reveal unrealized potential for sustainable food security - Jingjing Wang; Zhijuan Liu; Zhenkang Yang; E Li; Jiangjiang Xia; Jingjin Gong; Huihui Qu; Tao Li; Xiaomao Lin; Xiaoguang Yang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Oil quality in soybean is more sensitive to stress than oil concentration and exhibits a strong temporal signature - Anibal Cerrudo; Seth L. Naeve (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Evolutionary agroecology: Passive responses to light competition increase yield in wheat - Yong-He Zhu; Yuan Li; Rong-Rong Wang; Jacob Weiner; Feng-Min Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Understanding the physiological bases of heterosis for grain yield improvement in rice (Oryza sativa L.) hybrids - Faraz Azeem; Jauhar Ali; Tonette P. Laude; Angelito Galang; Mahdi Hosseinian Khatibi; Daniel Joseph N. Pisano; Madonna Dela Paz; Pompe C. Sta Cruz; Jose E. Hernandez; Eureka M. Ocampo (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Enhancing wheat yield through improved sowing uniformity in China: A meta-analysis - Peiyin Jia; Jing-Wei Fan; Xin-Mao Li; Chu-Yi Sun; Jairo A. Palta; Hong Zhao; Wen-Yuan Luo; Lan Yang; Jian Zhang; Feng-Min Li; Yan-Lei Du (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Light interception and radiation use efficiency in maize – Quantifying breeding and plant density effects since 1980 - Nicoleta Darra; Gerasimos J.N. Danalatos; Antonella Ferela; Ezequiel Saenz; Slobodan Trifunovic; Kevin R. Kosola; Nengbing Tao; Federico Vartorelli; Patrick S. Schnable; Tony J. Vyn; Sotirios V. Archontoulis (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Green manuring promotes grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency of spring wheat under chemical nitrogen reduction by enhancing plant nitrogen uptake and soil nitrogen supply - Yanwei Guo; Wen Yin; Hailong Qiu; Pan Li; Jingui Wei; Diankai Zhang; Lianhao Zhao; Pingxing Wan; Zhilong Fan; Falong Hu; Yunyou Nan; Qiang Chai; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Seed yield determinants in rapeseed: Influences of genetics and environmental factors - Román A. Serrago; Victor D. Giménez; Deborah P. Rondanini; Guillermo A. García; Roxana Savin; Daniel J. Miralles; Gustavo A. Slafer (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Site-specific fertilization strategies for conventional and hybrid wheat genotypes with high nitrogen use efficiency - Raffaele Meloni; Mattia Scapino; Massimo Blandino (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimizing drip irrigation frequency to improve wheat thermotolerance via photosynthesis, antioxidants, and hormonal regulation - Yongqiang Zhang; Chuanxin Chen; Qijiang Xu; Shihui Nie; Xuhong Chang; Juan Li; Junjie Lei (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Enhancing photosynthetic traits and source-sink relationships through organic fertilizer substitution to improve maize radiation use efficiency and yield stability under reduced irrigation - Feier Wang; Pan Li; Hailong Qiu; Xinyuan Ma; Jing Zhu; Lianhao Zhao; Pingxing Wan; Zhilong Fan; Falong Hu; Qiang Chai; Heyu Chen; Mohamed Abdalla; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimizing fertilization depth enhances sustainability of double-cropping rice by improving grain yield and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions - Xianjin Lan; Dali Song; Wei Zhou; Ping He; Chao Ai; Jianhua Ji; Zhenzhen Lv; Hongqian Hou; Jingshang Xiao; Yiren Liu; Xiumei Liu; Wenjian Xia; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Synergistic effects of kaolin application: Boosting soybean physiological health and mitigating insect pest incidence under field conditions - Rahul Debnath; Justin George; Rupesh Kariyat; Nathan Little; Gadi.V.P. Reddy (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimizing soybean–maize intercropping through arbuscular mycorrhiza–rhizobia inoculation and fertilizer microdosing in Benin - Brice G. Sinhouenon; Pierre G. Tovihoudji; Rodrigue V.C. Diogo; Nourou S. Yorou; Pierre Bertin (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimizing rice yield simulation by integrating dynamic dry matter partitioning and high-temperature stress with a remote sensing-based process model - Zhiyuan Ma; Jiahua Zhang; Liming Yu; Xin Jiang; Yun Bai; Shanshan Yang; Sha Zhang; Fengmei Yao (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Yield advantage in wide strip intercropping: Border-row effects and adding a third crop in double relay intercropping - Hao Yang; Huai-Ying Ma; Yi-Wen Zhao; Jiu-Dong Zhang; Gui-Zong Zhang; Jia-Kang Lu; Ya-Xian Huang; Xing-Guo Bao; Rui-Peng Yu; Wopke van der Werf; Long Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)

The primary proxies of variations in carbon fluxes across different growth periods of winter wheat in a dry semi-humid region: Solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence and vegetation indices - Xuanang Liu; Xiongbiao Peng; Yuhang Liu; Yao Li; Xiaoyan Xu; Jiatun Xu; Huanjie Cai (Field Crops Research, 2026)

The effect of sowing date in establishing Camelina sativa as a valuable summer crop in France - Susana Silvestre; Anais Da Costa; Thomas I. David; Frédérique Tellier; Javier Prieto; Paloma Leon; Yuri Herreras Yambanis; Richard P. Haslam; Jean-Denis Faure (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Dynamic of test weight formation and its relationship with grain filling, dehydration and yield in maize - Shang Gao; Bo Ming; Keru Wang; Shaokun Li; Ruizhi Xie (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Effects of plant density on canopy development and reproductive behavior of intermediate wheatgrass - Christelle Ginot; Benjamin Dumont; Vincent Allard; Douglas J. Cattani; Thierry Langin; Christophe David; Olivier Duchene (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Effect of atmospheric carbon-dioxide enrichment on development and yield of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) - Naveen Kumar Ganga Raju; Deepthi Konche; Onno Muller; Anna Jacobs (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Corrigendum to “Understanding rice yield gaps with crop modeling and machine learning in a long-term continuous cropping experiment” [Field Crop. Res. 342 (2026) 110477] - Tomoaki Yamaguchi; Ando Mariot Radanielson; Olivyn Angeles; Keisuke Katsura; Kazuki Saito (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Corrigendum to “Summer cover crop and temporary legume-cereal intercrop effects on soil microbial indicators, soil water and cash crop yields in a semi-arid environment” [Field Crop. Res. 312 (2024) 109384] - Terry J. Rose; Shahnaj Parvin; Jane McInnes; Lukas van Zwieten; Abraham J. Gibson; Lee J. Kearney; Michael T. Rose (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Integrating field experiments and meta-analysis to decipher the mechanisms underlying the yield-enhancing effect of humic acid on maize - Zixin Zhang; Junxi Wang; Kangning Zhang; Luncheng You; Qi Chen; Zhanbo Wei; Lili Zhang; Kunguo Ye; Xujian Zhao; Min Zhang; Zhiguang Liu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Envirotyping framework for wheat in Europe - Xinxin Chen; Rogério de S. Nóia-Júnior; Teiki Raihauti; Loic Manceau; Sibylle Dueri; Jip J.C. Ramakers; Waqas A. Malik; Daniela Bustos-Korts; Clemens Flamm; Christophe Grizeau; Juan M. Herrera; Jürg Hiltbrunner; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

The intensity of water-saving irrigation determines yield and soil carbon co-benefits in paddy rice - Shuxin Guo; Yang Zhuang; Huiru Lu; Yuping Lv; Junzeng Xu; Xiaoyin Liu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Interactive effect between different growth duration variety and cutting height on grain yield and quality in ratoon rice - Jinjuan Zhu; Qimeng Lan; Xinchen Zhang; Hongshun Xiang; Yifan Fu; Huiping Wang; Changzai Zhou; Chen Yang; Guodong Yang; Xing Yu; Chang Zheng; Shen Yuan; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Tillage and N requirements for wheat planted into corn residue - Kipling S. Balkcom (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Historical impact of climate change and progress of genetic traits on yield in the major soybean (Glycine max L.) growing provinces of South Africa - Vuwani Makuya; Michael van der Laan; Montserrat Salmerón; Gianni Bellocchi; Annelie de Beer; Robert Mangani (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimization of drip irrigation strategies for major crops in salinized soil based on a two-dimensional agro-hydrological model - Zunqiu Xu; Yihui Xiong; Shuai Chen; Lin Wang; Songhao Shang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Sub-daily timing of heat stress determines maize seed set and yield - Zheng Li; Xuanlong Lv; Rongfu He; Yudong Wang; Yingjun Zhang; Mayang Liu; Pu Wang; Shoubing Huang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Maximizing economic and environmental benefits in China's rice farming with an adaptive deep learning framework - He Xu; Xinge Zhao; Xin Yang; Zihan Liu; Zhixuan Che; Jinrong Shen; Zelin Huang; Dan Xia; Yongqiu Xia (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Ear-layer between-row leaf azimuthal orientation is associated with canopy crowding status and vertical light distribution in high-density maize - Ziqing Lin; Jiawang Lin; Xingyu Zhong; Yong Tang; Bin Lei; Guodong Wang; Zhaohu Li; Yuyi Zhou; Liusheng Duan (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Meta-analysis of rice yield and grain quality under high temperature: Effects of intensity, magnitude, timing, environment, and growth stage - Yi Yang; Jian Luo; Qinglin Xian; Huihui Hu; Jianli Liu; Ting Zou; Vinay Nangia; Yuze Li; Yang Liu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Deep root proliferation triggered by delayed jointing irrigation enhances post-anthesis canopy photosynthesis and grain yield in late-sown densified wheat - Sen Wang; Yunqiu Shang; Dong Wang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Response of crop productivity and salt-affected soil properties to organic additions: A global meta-analysis - Shu-Yang Yu; Cundong Li; Pengcheng Li; Zhanlei Pan; Jian Wang; Guilan Sun; Yaopeng Zhang; Junhong Li; Menghua Zhai; Wenqi Zhao; Xin Li; Zhenggui Zhang; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

UAV-based phenotyping estimation for precision variable-rate application of growth regulator in cotton production - Te Zhang; Xin Du; Yukun Wang; Qinghua Liao; Chenyu Xiao; Qiangzi Li; Dongyong Xu; Mingwei Du; Xiaoli Tian; Zhaohu Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Stage-specific drivers of double-peak methane mitigation in paddy fields with high-yield rice varieties - Shuangwen Fang; Nan Yu; Wenjie Zhu; Chuanjun Yin; Tianfeng Ma; Tiezhong Zhu; Cuicui You; Haibing He; Qiangqiang Zhang; Congshan Xu; Liquan Wu; Jian Ke (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Establish a critical nitrogen dilution curve to develop a framework for estimating maize in-season nitrogen requirement across maize cultivars and regions - Pengfei Wen; Peimeng Gao; Jinghui Wang; Shilong Liu; Chenkai Gao; Ke Wu; Xiaokang Guan; TongChao Wang; Zhiqiang Tian; Xiaoliang Qin (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Grain sorghum maintains yield superiority over maize in water-limited conditions - Sarah Sexton-Bowser; Andres Patrignani (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Under the condition of increasing the sowing width, the addition of silicon fertilizer to enhance the lodging resistance and grain yield of oilseed flax by altering the accumulation of silicon and cell wall polymers - Ruijun Wang; Xin Fan; Yuhong Gao; Yuanyuan Cui; Bing Wu; Yifan Wang; Peina Lu; Bin Yan (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Species‑specific effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on drought resilience and yield stability in sesame cultivars - Masoumeh Ghasemi; Morteza Zahedi (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Lodging resistance improvement in rice: Exploring influencing factors and their molecular mechanisms, evaluation approaches, and future strategies - Guohui Li; Shunda Qiao; Qiuqian Hu; Qigen Dai; Zhongyang Huo; Ke Xu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Towards accurate cultivar-specific yield forecasting with a novel crop and climate fusion framework - Kunhong Li; Zhongbin Yan; Christoph Menz; Andrej Ceglar; Peng Qin; Haibo Pu; Haohui Peng; Jinyue Liao; Lei Tao; Jing Li; Li Xie; Desheng Yang; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Assessing weed impacts in tropical cropping systems through a functional trait-based approach : a case study on sugarcane - E. Lainé; N. Colbach; M. Ponsart; A. Horain; M. Christina; G. Damour; M. Schwartz; B. Heuclin; P. Letourmy; F. Fort; F. Affholder; A. Ripoche (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Balancing productivity and environmental impact in durum wheat: A life cycle assessment and energy perspective on fertilization management - M. Diacono; A. Monteforte; V. Alfano; F. Montemurro; A. Persiani (Field Crops Research, 2026)

From long bare fallow to service crops: Managing synergies and trade-offs in water use and yield in rainfed agroecosystems - V.F. Bondaruk; A. Madías; P. Berenstecher; L. Bosaz; T. Della Chiesa; P. Pinto; G. Piñeiro (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Strip deep rotary tillage reduces the optimal nitrogen rate for high maize yield in the North China Plain: A system-specific optimization of root-shoot growth and soil nitrogen availability - Zhuohan Gao; Hongliang Lan; Zhigang Wang; Xinbing Wang; Zaisong Ding; Rui Wang; Lu Liang; Congfeng Li; Ming Zhao; Baoyuan Zhou (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)

Climate variability and Trade-Offs in maize production: A comparative assessment of temperature and precipitation trends during the growing season in China and the USA - Nazia Baloch (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Soil fertility shapes bacterial community structure and function mediating crop nitrogen performance in wheat‑maize systems: Toward microbiome‑aware nitrogen management - Chuanliang Li; Yu Shi; Zhenwen Yu; Yongli Zhang; Zhen Zhang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Conservation agriculture enhances water use efficiency and crop yield in rainfed northern China: A meta-analysis and predictive modeling approach - Xiangyu Li; Shinan Liang; Xuelian Wang; Jiani Xing; Xinjie Ji; Anran Long; Shiyan Dong; Wen Zhang; Ying Jiang; Xiangwei Gong; Zhanxiang Sun (Field Crops Research, 2026)

The impact of temperature and water stress on cotton planting windows and fiber quality in Mississippi - Jephthah Nimoh Marfo; Shrinidhi Ambinakudige; Sahila Beegum; Kambham Raja Reddy (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Identifying key crop traits for improving irrigated maize using process-based crop modeling - Naeimeh Bayatian; Afshin Soltani; Ebrahim Zeinali; Amir Hajjarpoor; Til Feike (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Five decades of fertilization: Impacts of mineral and organic inputs on soybean–wheat productivity and sustainability in the Indian Himalayan agroecosystem - Rajendra Prasad Meena; Vijay Singh Meena; Manoj Parihar; Utkarsh Kumar; Priyanka Khati; Amit Kumar; Mangal Deep Tuti; P.K. Mishra; S.C. Pandey; Tilak Mondal; Dibakar Mahanta; Ved Prakash; et al. (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)

Reconciling crop productivity and climate mitigation through agricultural practices: A global second-order meta-analysis - Xiaoru Fan; Hongyan Hu; Zihao Kong; Minzhe Song; Jinglei Li; Mohan Wang; Yingjie Cai; Peiqi Lian; Xiaolong Wang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Translocation mechanisms of pre-anthesis biomass to the grain in wheat – a quantitative and multivariate reappraisal - Till Rose; Henning Kage (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Moderate gains in total yield but large shifts in yield partitioning due to trait variations in a cereal/legume intercropping system: A modelling approach - Dereje T. Demie; Tjeerd Jan Stomph; Thomas F. Döring; Gunther Krauss; Thomas Gaiser; Frank Ewert; Ixchel M. Hernández-Ochoa; Wopke van der Werf; Sabine J. Seidel (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus application on nutrient utilization and yield formation of winter wheat under drip irrigation - Lele Zhang; Wenfei Lan; Chen Tian; Siqi Long; Yajie Cao; Changxing zhao (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Accounting for uncertainty in fertilizer recommendation strategies: Example of smallholder maize production in Ghana - Eric Asamoah; Gerard B.M. Heuvelink; Vincent Logah (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Exploring the impact of different blending ratios of controlled-release urea and conventional urea on soil nitrogen supply, greenhouse gas emissions, and rice yield through equation fitting - Canping Dun; Yuting Zhang; Jiawen Liu; Penghua Song; Xiayu Pan; Tingting Jiang; Pinglei Gao; Hao Lu; Qigen Dai (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Mild deficit drip irrigation under plastic mulch improved spring wheat yield and water productivity in arid Northwest China - Han Su; Taisheng Du; Jintao Wang; Liang Zhang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Grain yield response to combined heat stress and low water availability in temperate and temperate × tropical maize hybrids - Sebastian Boscarino; Laura Echarte; Belén Araceli Kettler; Federico David Nalli Sonzogni; Nicolás Neiff (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Effects of soil water–heat–salt synergy on cotton growth under drip irrigation in northern Xinjiang: Precision control based on irrigation upper and lower limits - Wenting Qi; Qianyu Cheng; liangdong Lv; Xiaopeng Ma; Weijie Wang; Jiandong Wang; Chuanjuan Wang; Hang Wang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Microbial-mediated phosphorus management under zero-tillage enhances maize productivity, P-use efficiency, and carbon management in a maize-wheat system - Amit Kumar; U.K. Behera; Shivadhar; Subhash Babu; Raghavendra Singh; Saurav Saha; Anil K. Choudhary; Adarsh Kumar; Gaurendra Gupta; B.A. Gudade; Anup Das; Vijay Singh Meena; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Rice-crab co-culture mitigates reactive gaseous N losses and increases economic benefits - Feng Zhang; Guimin Xia; Yuanze Qiu; Hongwei Han; Haixia Liu; Benji Yi; Bohao Li; Daocai Chi; Taotao Chen (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Do changes in plant density affect the seasonal dynamics of water, nitrogen, and radiation use efficiencies in maize? - Joaquín Vargas; Nicolas E. Maltese; Pablo González Barrios; Ignacio A. Ciampitti; Alvaro Otero; María Cristina Capurro; Andrés G. Berger (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Wide-precision planting with optimal high sowing rate improves winter wheat yield by optimizing canopy structure and radiation use - Yunchao Liu; Rui Zong; Yanli Fan; Miaomiao Qiao; Haojie Hu; Xinghui Wang; Quanqi Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Integrating BEST and structural equation modelling quantifies mechanistic pathways linking ridge-furrow systems with chopped straw to soil hydraulic functioning and sainfoin yield in semi-arid region - Ibrahim Awuku; Abdul Qadeer; Wen Ma; Qi Wang; Xiaole Zhao; Rizwan Azim; Kwame Anokye; Fujia Li; Taoxia Xue; Yonghui Sun; Xuchun Li; Bing Liu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Strip planting strategy enhances annual crop productivity in winter wheat–summer maize rotation system - Zhanhong Hao; Songlin Ye; Dongyu Cai; Xiaojie Feng; Tenghui Sun; Lijuan Zhang; Guohua Mi (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Utilizing short-stature maize with elevated sowing density enhances land productivity and yield stability in maize-soybean strip intercropping - Pengpeng Zhang; Cheng Li; Zixiang Zhang; Li Dai; Gatera Anicet; Brian Collins; Bo Ming; Youhong Song (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Trade-offs and synergies in food and oil security with sustainable agricultural development goals: An emergy-based comparative evaluation of six rice-rape rotation systems in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River - Zhaoqiang Jin; Meilin Chen; Qianqian Chen; Xinyue Xu; Yuanying Luo; Xiangshan Li; Shubin Yan; Sifan Duan; Matthew Tom Harrison; Ke Liu; Shijie Shi; Yifan Li; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Variations in agroecosystem net primary productivity and their driving mechanisms under drought stress in Western Jilin Province, China - Guangyi Deng; Haibo Jiang; Yang Wen; Shuai Ma; Chunguang He; Lianxi Sheng (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Climatic influence on yield stability in durum wheat genotypes grown under minimum tillage and no tillage management - Michele Andrea De Santis; Francesco Ciavarella; Ivano Pecorella; Carmen Manganiello; Zina Flagella; Michele Rinaldi (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Belowground reorganization complements canopy regulation in stabilizing yield formation of dual-planting cotton - Jingyuan Zhou; Lijie Zhan; Dongmei Zhang; Shizhen Xu; Zhenhuai Li; Yanjun Zhang; Jianlong Dai; Zhengpeng Cui; Xiaoli Tian; Hezhong Dong (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Sorghum yield estimation based on remote sensing data of key phenological stages - Xingqi Wang; Yi Peng; Yan Gong; Yadong Liu; Jiajun Gai; Jinhao Zhang; Xianting Wu; Shenghui Fang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Synergistic effects of biochar application and wide-precision planting on wheat yield: Optimizing canopy structure and facilitating deep root growth - Menghan Jia; Jiayue Dai; Zeping Shi; Yehan Fu; Yu Cheng; Yixuan Lin; Baodi Dong; Lijuan Zhang; Yuzhao Ma (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)

Novel winter crop integration enhances crop productivity, economic benefits, and their stability in tobacco-based paddy-upland rotations under climate-driven dynamics - Rentao Liao; Wenhua Dongchen; Zichao Mao; Caiqing Wang; Yongjun Xiong; Shaowu Geng; Chun Lin; Zhengjie Liu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Grazing‑based integration of annual and perennial forages enhances productivity and economic viability through spatial coupling in an inland arid region - Shanning Lou; Jiao Ning; Yarong Guo; Wanhe Zhu; Fujiang Hou (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Diversification and intensification are synergistic: Field trials evidence from nitrogen-managed maize–cowpea intercropping in Malawi - John Okoth Omondi; Pacsu Simwaka; Florence Kamwana; Donald Siyeni; Gbegbelegbe Sika; Peter Kadwala; Wupe Msukwa; Stephen Kyei-Boahen; Gbenga Akinwale; Arega Alene (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Increasing plant density underpins greater root length density and root biomass of modern maize production - Travis Banet; Lucas Borras; David H. McNear; Hanna Poffenbarger (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Functional diversity among crop models reveals contrasting resilience of soybean and maize to heatwaves and CO₂ enrichment - Fedor Egorov; Yaron Michael; David Helman (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Nano-Fe₃O₄ enables simultaneous mitigation of NH₃ and greenhouse gas emissions while sustaining rice yield under reduced nitrogen fertilization - Xiang Ding; Xiexin Shi; Pengfu Hou; Tianjia Hao; Tianyi Sun; Shiying He; Lihong Xue (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Simultaneous changes in climate and management explain yield trends in a major maize system in Europe - Gabriele Rolando; Fernando Aramburu-Merlos; Francesco Ferrero; Ernesto Tabacco; Giorgio Borreani; Fatima Amor Tenorio; Patricio Grassini (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimizing foxtail millet establishment and yield through soil mechanical compaction under variable drought and planting patterns - Yaqi Fan; Xin Zhang; Jiahao Wang; Lu Yu; Baichen Zhang; Xiaorui Li; Xiangyang Yuan (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Annual legume–grass forage reseeding combined with reduced N fertilization enhances grassland productivity and nitrogen use efficiency by improving soil conditions - Shuaibin Lai; Bingchen Yuan; Zhen Xu; Wen Wang; Meiyan Zhang; Xinrong Yao; Jiating Wang; Fujiang Hou (Field Crops Research, 2026)

How important is the intra-regional soil heterogeneity for the design of future stress-avoidant wheat ideotypes? A modeling study in central France - Guillaume Blanchet; Mikhail A. Semenov; Vincent Allard (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimization of nitrogen and potassium fertilizer application to promote canopy development and enhance dry matter allocation and grain yield in japonica rice - Bin Wang; Yanzhao Lei; Yu Zhang; Jiangtao Li; Chen Guo; Jiping Xu; Yin Wang; Qiang Gao; Wenfeng Hou (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Linking root and leaf anatomical traits to yield variation among dryland wheat cultivars - Pengzhen Du; Zhengli Sun; Yong-He Zhu; Feng-Min Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Simulation of heat-induced spikelet sterility in rice and evaluation of adaptation options under historical and projected meteorological conditions in Japan - Yusuke Toda; Yasushi Ishigooka; Mayumi Yoshimoto; Tsuneo Kuwagata; Toshihiro Hasegawa; Takahiro Takimoto; Motoki Nishimori (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Cultivar-type driven fertilization strategies to decouple the trade-off between wheat yield and grain protein in dryland systems - Xuemei Zhang; Junfeng Xu; Zikang Guo; Cui Huang; Xiaohan Li; Zhiyuan Gao; Jiachuang Fang; Chenrui Liu; Yulan Ding; Jian Hou; Zilin Wang; Yang Feng; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Internode water-soluble carbohydrate dynamics as a driver of yield stability in Mediterranean wheat - Simeon Ntawuguranayo; Michael Zilberberg; Kamal Nashef; Marina Baizerman; David Malede; Rajib Roychowdhury; David J. Bonfil; Zvi Peleg; Roi Ben-David (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Rotational grazing modifies the yield-quality trade-off by stabilizing productivity of the mixed annual-perennial pasture system in inland arid region in China - Shanning Lou; Jiao Ning; Yarong Guo; Wanhe Zhu; Fujiang Hou (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Nitrogen and sulfur co-limitation and stoichiometry modulate yield and nutrient use efficiency of bread wheat - Brent R. Jaenisch; Nicolas Giordano; Victor O. Sadras; Nathan O. Nelson; Mary J. Guttieri; Allan K. Fritz; Dorivar Ruiz Diaz; Romulo P. Lollato (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Field pea breeding for integrated adaptation to biotic and abiotic stresses in Mediterranean rainfed agrosystems - Manuel Alejandro Jiménez-Vaquero; Fernando Flores; Maria José Cobos; Diego Rubiales (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimizing the ratio of organic and inorganic fertilizer application enhances the lodging resistance of high-density maize by promoting lignin biosynthesis - Bowen Zhao; Mengyang Li; Shengxu Zhou; Min Zhang; Renhe Zhang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Intraspecific intercropping enhances maize productivity through asymmetric canopy complementarity and optimized carbon allocation - Xingxing Wang; Zaiju He; Xu Guo; Hao Ren; Baizhao Ren; Jiwang Zhang; Peng Liu; Bin Zhao (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Hillslope position affects soil nitrogen dynamics and maize fertilizer needs following a cereal rye cover crop - Mila V. Pessotto; Mark A. Licht; Toby A. Adjuik; Fernando M. Marcos; Rashelle Matthiesen; Peter L. O’Brien; Alison Robertson; Marshall D. McDaniel (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)

No-tillage plastic film mulched maize improves nitrogen use efficiency in the succeeding wheat by enhancing nitrogen absorption and reducing leaching - Bin Wu; Falong Hu; Qiaoling Chang; Yuxin Jiang; Wen Yin; Zhilong Fan; Qiang Chai (Field Crops Research, 2026)

High-density Cassava-peanut mixed intercropping with peanut straw return improves soil nutrient availability and cassava yield - Wei Shao; Saiqing Lu; Zhuowen Wei; Hua Zheng; Hengkuan Ji; Huande Feng; Juanda Huang; Dengfeng Wang; Cuicui He; Hua Wang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Rapid 10 m winter wheat yield mapping with machine learning and APSIM-Wheat crop model - Guilong Xiao; Quandi Niu; Kaiqi Du; Hai Huang; Haixiang Guan; Xuecao Li; Jianxi Huang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Nitrification inhibitors (DCD, DMPP, and nitrapyrin) reduce nitrogen losses and enhance retention in agroecosystems: Insights from a global synthesis - Zhijie Li; Huazhou Wu; Wenlong Gao; Changhua Fan; Xiaodong Xin; Shuchang Wang; Miao Chen (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Foliar application of organosilicon synergized with metal oxide nanoparticles mitigates cadmium accumulation in Oryza sativa L.: Multi-season field validation and integrated leaf-root-rhizosphere mechanism analysis - Zhiheng Wang; Shuxin Tu; Hengliang Huang; Jiapan Lian; Khurram Shehzad; Jingtao Hou (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Water-nitrogen interactions modulate photosynthetic capacity and grain yield in maize through hydraulic conductance and anatomical traits - Zhenlin Lai; Zhenqi Liao; Hongtai Kou; Yiyao Liu; Zhijun Li; Kechun Wang; José Luis Araus; Fucang Zhang; Junliang Fan (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Mineral–organic fertilization effects on productivity, soil carbon dynamics, and resilience in pearl millet–mustard–cowpea systems: Evidence from multi-year observations - Sunil Kumar; Dileep Kumar; Khushvadan C. Patel; Vimal J. Patel; Vinubhai P. Ramani; Ravi A. Patel; Sanjib K. Behera; Vijay Singh Meena; Bornali Borah (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Layered phosphorus application regulates wheat source–sink structure and photosynthetic carbon assimilation capacity for promoting floret development to grain and increasing yield - Yanyan Zhang; Dongyu Li; Liunan Suo; Gaopo Liu; Chengguo Tian; Li He; Jianzhao Duan; Yonghua Wang; Wandai Liu; Wei Feng; Tiancai Guo (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)

Asymmetric light-mediated leaf architectural optimization enhances photosynthetic efficiency and yield stability in intercropped maize - Bing Liang; Jingjing Li; Tian Pu; Xuyang Zhao; Xinhui Lei; Yushan Wu; Taiwen Yong; Feng Yang; Xiaochun Wang; Wenyu Yang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Uniform sowing combined with critical nitrogen dilution curve-based nitrogen management improves yield and nitrogen use efficiency in winter wheat - Kainan Zhao; Guangya Liu; Yutong Zhang; Zhenwu Nan; Bo Feng; Akang Liu; Zhenwang Zhang; Shengdong Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimising yield, quality, soil nitrogen dynamics and profitability in winter wheat: A multi-site assessment from Flanders - Jean-Pierre Pellissier; Jill Dillen; Bram Vervisch; Jan Bries; Maarten Everaert; Annemie Elsen (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Bundling conservation agriculture with drought-tolerant crops improves system productivity and stability in Zimbabwean smallholder systems - Christian Thierfelder; Blessing Mhlanga; Hambulo Ngoma (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimal canopy structure and radiation thresholds for sustaining maize yield under low solar radiation - Zelin Wang; Wanmao Liu; Guangzhou Liu; Xiaoxia Guo; Zhenteng Wang; Shuai Jin; Long Zhang; Yunshan Yang; Shaokun Li; Peng Hou (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Trade-offs and synergies of conservation agriculture practices in the maize–wheat system: Improving yield, profitability, and soil resilience in a changing climate - Mohammad Hasanain; V.K. Singh; S.S. Rathore; Vijay Singh Meena; R.K. Singh; Kapila Shekhawat; B.S. Dwivedi; P.K. Upadhyay; Sunita Kumari Meena; Amit Kumar; Adarsh Kumar; Gaurav Verma; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Dynamic cultivar-soil interactions drive accelerating genetic gains in a dryland wheat system - Yuan Li; Yong-He Zhu; He-Peng Lu; Neng Wang; Fu-Ying Cheng; Yan-Lei Du; Feng-Min Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Salt tolerance and oil quality stability of gene-edited high-oleic soybean lines under saline conditions - Yaoyao Meng; Nan Xin; Yanan Li; Yimin Zhang; Peiyao Zhou; Haiyu Jia; Sijie Xiong; Hexiang Luan; Longgang Zhao; Guangxia Wu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Genotype × environment interaction and multi-trait stability of cotton lint yield and fiber quality across irrigated and rainfed environments - Mohan K. Bista; William Rutland; Brian Pieralisi; Raju Bheemanahalli (Field Crops Research, 2026)

A global meta-analysis reveals that plastic mulch enhances crop yields at the cost of soil quality loss and nitrogen-cycle disruption driven by microplastic residues - Xiaoming Li; Shaoyuan Feng; Xuewen Gong; Yu Guo; Qi Lu; Han Guo; Qianyun Deng; Zijian Wang; Zhiming Qi; Youliang Zhang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Wide-narrow row planting optimizes source-sink dynamics to sustain high yield and achieve water conservation in drip-irrigated winter wheat - Jingjing Lu; Tao Jiang; Songhao Ge; Xiangmei Chang; Lili Su; Wenxiu Xu; Jianghua Tang; Jipeng Zhai; Zihan Ma (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Adapting nitrogen fertilization to increase cotton productivity sustainably and decrease nitrogen loss to the environment - Yu Tian; Feng Shi; Xianzhe Hao; Xiaojuan Shi; Junhong Li; Humei Zhang; Nannan Li; Zemin Li; Hairong Lin; Jiongchao Zhao; Honghai Luo; Karine Chenu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Leaf dry matter outperforms leaf area index in developing critical nitrogen dilution curves for nitrogen management of drip-irrigated high-density maize - Weidong Ma; Guoyong Chen; Xuezhi Zhang; Haiting Su; Xiangnan Li; Zaixin Li; Zixin He; Chunyan Zhang; Xinjiang Zhang; Changzhou Wei (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Low-nitrogen-tolerant maize hybrids achieve higher grain yields by enhancing sink activity and optimizing assimilate supply capacity under combined low light and low nitrogen stress - Pijiang Yin; Chaode Liang; Ye Tao; Qinlin Liu; Fan Liu; Xinglong Wang; Tianqiong Lan; Dongju Feng; Fanlei Kong; Jichao Yuan (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Long-term soil carbon accumulation and nutrient depletion under intensive chemical fertilization in tropical rice systems - Tomohiro Nishigaki; Miwa Arai; Takanori Okamoto; Olivyn Angeles; Wilfredo B. Collado; Kazuki Saito (Field Crops Research, 2026)

A self-made controlled-release urea increases peanut yield and water-nitrogen use efficiency by improving the synchronization between water-nitrogen supply and crop demand - Wenjing Yin; Yongshan Wan; Guoqing Hu; Guiyang Sun; Yingjie Wu; Fengzhen Liu; Kun Zhang; Yuanjie Dong (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Trade-offs between maize yield and soil fertility under different straw mulching amounts in no-tillage systems: Evidence from a 15-year experiment in Northeast China - Yue Lu; Hainan Huo; Fangbo Deng; Yali Yang; Hongbo He; Hongtu Xie; Xudong Zhang; Xuelian Bao (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Yield constraints in Ethiopia’s cereal production systems - João Vasco Silva; Adama Ndour; Banchayehu Assefa; Gizaw Desta; Tewodros Mesfin; Mohammed Ebrahim; Wuletawu Abera; Lulseged Tamene; Hari Sankar Nayak; Tesfaye Shiferaw Sida; Kindie Tesfaye (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Mechanisms of productivity improvement through source–sink relationships in rice (Oryza sativa L.) breeding for cold, high–latitude environments - Mizuki Horikoshi; Yusuke Ota; Kanako Ito; Taiken Nakashima; Tsutomu Nishimura; Junichi Kashiwagi (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Plasticity and compensatory mechanisms of the yield components of triticale in response to reduced nitrogen fertilization - Lars H. Solterbeck; Hans Peter Maurer; Xintian Zhu; Volker Hahn; Tobias Würschum (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Interspecific water dynamics drive productivity in dryland maize-soybean intercropping systems - Wei Zhang; Wei Wang; Shuang-Guo Zhu; Yan Zhang; Aziz Khan; Ji Liu; Shi-Qing Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Navigating yield-density trade-offs in maize production: A Bayesian-ML framework for uncertainty attribution and management - Renqing Lei; Yunting Fang; Changwen Du; Jianmin Zhou; Song Hang; Haitao Xiang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Belowground performance of novel short-stature maize under varying nitrogen rates across contrasting soil types - Binod Joshi; Raziel A. Ordóñez; Daniel Quinn; Chad Penn; Carson Pearl; Tony J. Vyn; Yichao Rui (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Understanding rice yield gaps with crop modeling and machine learning in a long-term continuous cropping experiment - Tomoaki Yamaguchi; Ando Mariot Radanielson; Olivyn Angeles; Keisuke Katsura; Kazuki Saito (Field Crops Research, 2026)

High-low seedbed planting increases wheat productivity by optimizing the utilization of light and water resources and grain-filling strategies - Jia-Ju Dong; Shou-Tian Ma; Fu-Jian Mei; Shou-Chen Ma; He-Bing Zhang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Trade-offs between crop yield and soil organic carbon sequestration under straw return across cropping systems - Yufei Cui; Mengdi Yang; Xiao Yang; Rui Wang; Shengli Guo (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Flowering dynamics of plant individual and population under increased planting density and its association with yield formation in maize - Zhi-Wei Wang; Cheng Huang; Zhen-Yuan Chen; Bo Hong; Yu-Tong Zhou; Xiao-Gui Liang; Xian-Min Chen; Shun-Li Zhou; Si Shen (Field Crops Research, 2026)

The STICS intercrop model accurately reproduces interspecific interactions and yield in semi-arid West African cereal-legume intercropping systems - Mathilde De Freitas; Antoine Couëdel; Gatien N. Falconnier; Mathias Christina; Alpha B. Balde; François Affholder; Amadou Traoré; Aminata Ganeme; Myriam Adam; Yolande Senghor; Sidy Sow; Eric Justes (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimizing sowing dates to mitigate the compound effects of cold and dimming stress on winter wheat yields in China - Yuan Cao; Meng Kang; Shengshi Huang; Junning Tian; Xiaolei Qiu; Bing Liu; Liang Tang; Liujun Xiao; Yan Zhu; Weixing Cao; Leilei Liu (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)

Optimization of tillage intensity, in situ residue management, and crop diversification to develop rainfed conservation agriculture practices for sloping croplands of the north-western Himalayan region of India - Raman Jeet Singh; N.K. Sharma; J.S. Deshwal; Trisha Roy; Uday Mandal; Anand Kumar Gupta; Rama Pal (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Phenological coherence and yield variability of Rabi crops under short-term climatic and socio-environmental disturbance in eastern Uttar Pradesh - Pashupati Nath Singh; Shobhit Pipil; Prashant K. Srivastava; Shailendra Kumar Verma (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Uniform narrow-row planting boosts wheat yield by optimizing light distribution and enhancing penultimate-leaf contribution to canopy photosynthesis - Jiayu Ma; Baozhong Yin; Xuejing Liu; Pengzhao Liu; Chong Shang; Jinkao Guo; Baoyuan Zhou; Wenchao Zhen (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Short-term legume cover crops following maize only marginally impact winter cereals under conservation tillage management - Arun D. Jani; John E. Erickson; Ramon G. Leon; C. Wesley Wood; Diane Rowland; Heather A. Enloe; Michael J. Mulvaney (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimizing green manure application for achieving reduced greenhouse gas emissions and sustained crop yields - Dantong Liu; Changchun Song; Yanyu Song (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Plant growth promoting vesicles: Molecular inoculants to enhance rhizobium-legume symbiosis - Natalia Moreno-de Castro; Rafaela Leopoldina Silva-Nunes; Fernando Sintra-Fulaneti; Paula Ayala-García; Irene Herrero-Gómez; Miguel Ángel Rodríguez-Carvajal; Francisco Javier López-Baena; José María Vinardell; Mathias Müsken; Irene Jiménez-Guerrero; Thomas Newton Martin; José Manuel Borrero-de Acuña; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Raised-bed planting enables reduced nitrogen fertilizer input without compromising peanut yield in a peanut–wheat double cropping system - Jianguo Wang; Jiawei Wang; Wenqi Jia; Tingyu Guo; Jie Zou; Jihao Zhao; Feng Guo; Jialei Zhang; Shubo Wan (Field Crops Research, 2026)

No-till in rice systems: A global meta-analysis of key agronomic practices impacting yields - Mia Godbey; Ignacio Macedo; Cameron M. Pittelkow; Bruce Linquist (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Long-term crop yield dynamics, stability and sensitivities to large-scale climate oscillations across India - Xinli Li; Tomomichi Kato; Praeploy Kongsurakan; Tatsuki Nakagawa; Azusa Suzuki (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Shade avoidance conditions soybean productivity in relay intercropping with winter canola - Marinda DeGier; François J. Tardif; Joshua Nasielski; Peter J. Smith; Sydney Meloche; Alyssa Thibodeau; Meghan Moran; Brian Caldbeck; Eric R. Page (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Under supplementary irrigation, phosphorus fertilizer input enhances post-anthesis dry matter accumulation and yield by improving canopy characteristics - Yakun Li; Huihui Hu; Jianli Liu; Yi Liu; Jianke Xiao; Vinay Nangia; Yang Liu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Simulated impacts of irrigation, planting date, and cultivar maturity on soybean yield and water productivity in a humid subtropical climate - Mounica Talasila; Maria Morrogh Bernard; Chad Lee; Ole Wendroth; Thiago Berton Ferreira; Gerrit Hoogenboom; Montserrat Salmerón (Field Crops Research, 2026)

US maize yield gains have decoupled from the need for higher plant densities - Lucas Borras; Alejo Ruiz; Matheus Dalsente Krause; Chris Zinselmeier; Nick Hoffman; Dean Podlich; Matthew Smalley (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Plasticity in maize: variability of reproductive traits in inbreds and derived hybrids with different tillering and prolificacy expression - S.A. Lutz; G.A. Maddonni; C.G. López; K.E. D’Andrea (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Is individual seed weight distribution within soybean plants hierarchically structured? - Constanza S. Carrera; Verónica V. Ergo; Gustavo A. Slafer (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Grain protein–yield relationship in wheat: Sources of variation - Amanda de Oliveira Silva; Gustavo A. Slafer; Phillip D. Alderman; Brett F. Carver (Field Crops Research, 2026)

38 years of micronutrient fertilization, particularly copper, enhance winter wheat yield during drought on the Loess Plateau without yield penalties - Xiaozhou Li; Fu Liu; Yunfei Ren; Jinxia Wang; Haibo Hu; Shuangguo Zhu; Fei Mo (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Sucrose metabolism and translocation regulate stem–grain biomass partitioning to enhance grain yield in rice - Chen Ni; Jiahao Zhang; Changjin Zhu; Qiuqian Hu; Zhongyang Huo; Qigen Dai; Ke Xu; Guohui Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Dense planting coupled with optimized irrigation improves rice yield while reducing Cd level in rice grain and CH4 emission from field - Zhiwei Tang; Xin Zhang; Aixing Deng; Jun Zhang; Zhenwei Song; Xiangcheng Zhu; Jin Chen; Min Xie; Fu Chen; Weijian Zhang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Rice genetic gains in Ethiopia's rainfed high and low elevation ecologies - Mulugeta Atnaf; Abebaw Dessie; Zelalem Zewdu; Desta Abebe; Altaye Tiruneh; Assaye Berie; Fisseha Worede; Taddesse Lakew; Assaye Birhanu; Gedifew Gebrie; Solomon Admasu; Geleta Gerema; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Synergizing early maturity and high yields through planting density and lodging-resistant strategy indica–japonica hybrid rice - Wenyu Jin; Lin Li; Qingfeng Song; Xinguang Zhu; Zhongwei Wei (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Using perennial forage mixtures to reclaim saline land: Establishment success, forage yield, and environmental benefits - Alex Waldner; Jeff Schoenau; Chris Willenborg; Jessica Enns; Kayla Slind; Lana Shaw; Bill Biligetu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Root development and water availability in dual-purpose wheat - Eusun Han; Jeremy Whish; Xiaoxi Li; Tony Swan; Julianne Lilley; Kristian Thorup-Kristensen; John A. Kirkegaard (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Improving wheat yield while reducing nutrient surplus by optimizing water-fertilizer management strategies in dryland of the Loess Plateau - Wenjie Yang; Jiang Xie; Yaning Ran; Chenyang Mao; Yihan Zhang; Mingye Du; Yanni Sun; Jinshan Liu; Weihong Qiu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Green manure in dryland agriculture: Greater benefits for soil properties than for wheat yield - Shaoqi Xue; Junlan Liu; Yirui Fu; Pengchao Zhu; Dabin Zhang; Yajun Gao; Zhaohui Wang; Donglin Huang; Xudong Wang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Quantifying multi-objective trade-offs in maize production and greenhouse gas emissions under brackish water irrigation using GAM–NSGA-II - Chenchen Wei; Yu Wang; Yanbing Chi; Peiling Yang; Cheng Yan; Yalong Li; Miaomiao Shi; Baokun Xu; Yang Xu; Miaoying An (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Hybrid rice cultivars achieve sustainable high yield with reduced nitrogen input through yield component trade-offs: Evidence from a five-year field study - Shi-chao Yang; Xu-sheng Meng; Wei Zhang; Xiao-tong Ren; Jia-xiang Wu; Yong-hui Pan; Shi-wei Guo (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Partial root zone irrigation optimizes the trade-off between maize salt resistance and water saving in saline land - Yecheng Zhang; Xinzhu Li; Mengjiao Li; Zhongrui Li; Guangxu Yao; Shuhong Wang; Yanyan Cui; Huifang Han; Peng Liu; Kun Han (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Selenium application enhances rice yield and strengthens the positive effects of elevated CO2 - Haiwei Zhang; Chaoyin Tao; Mingyang Sun; Zihao Wang; Zihua Shi; Huanhuan Ye; Yu Jiang; Yanfeng Ding; Songhan Wang (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)