Crop rotation and nitrogen management achieve a trade-off among crop productivity, net income and soil CO2 emission in the Hexi Oasis irrigation area - Lili Yang; Xiaoyuan Bao; Hong Fan; Congcong Guo; Fuyang Cui; Jie Zhou; Chengxin Bai; Qiang Chai; Cai Zhao (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Temporal patterns of symbiotic nitrogen fixation and soil mineral nitrogen uptake differ among faba bean, chickpea, field pea and lentil - Donald Siyeni; Lachlan Lake; Yi Zhou; Victor O. Sadras; Matthew D. Denton (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Shifts in sowing dates and water management promote high and stable potential yield of silage maize in China: Implications for quality feed intensification - Ping Zhang; Jinfeng Chang; Liujun Xiao; Yue Shi; Matthew Tom Harrison; Mengying Zhao; Yinping Feng; Hao Zhao; Chao Wang; Haihua Shen; Zhongkui Luo; Zhou Shi; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Plastic mulching as a sustainability approach for organic rice production in high-altitude areas - Yujiao Tan; Haojun Wang; Shuntao Zhang; Shihua Lv; Jianguo Bai; Wei Tang; Zhong Duan; Jiuliang Xu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Digital models and shadows for planning, running and interpreting field drought experiments - Tom De Swaef; Jeroen Schreel; Guillaume Blanchy; Sarah Garré; Peter Lootens; Niel Verbrigghe; Bart Vleminckx; Isabel Roldán-Ruiz (Field Crops Research, 2026)

David Connor obituary (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimizing the growth and production of sorghum by intercropping with peanuts under effective photoprotection - Chunming Bai; Mingzhu Ma; Huan Liu; Shaikh Amjad Salam; Jiayin Pang; Yifei Liu; Zhiyu Sun; Jean Wan Hong Yong; Hans Lambers; Kadambot H.M. Siddique (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Smaller fields, higher yields? Rethinking intervention strategies across field sizes in Nigerian rice production - Ali Ibrahim; Kazuki Saito; João Vasco Silva; Arouna Aminou; Alvari Christian Tarfa; Louis Kouadio; Thomas Awio; Audu Sale Dogo; Kalimuthu Senthilkumar (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Regulatory mechanisms of sulfur fertilization on photosynthetic physiology and yield formation in adzuki bean (Vigna angularis L.) in the North China Plain: A four-year field study based on genotypic differences - Zhaojin Shi; Congpei Yin; Shuang Wang; Weixin Dong; Dongxiao Li; Yuechen Zhang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimizing boron management strategies for yield enhancement in global cotton cultivation systems: A meta-analysis - Cheng Wang; Shanshan Wang; Wei Hu; Wenqing Zhao; Binglin Chen; Youhua Wang; Yali Meng; Zhiguo Zhou (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Red and white clover sustain high and stable yields in diversified perennial grasslands under low N input - Esben Øster Mortensen; Diego Abalos; Gerlinde B. De Deyn; Jim Rasmussen (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Organic phosphorus fertilizers outperform mineral fertilization in a Mediterranean crop rotation - Juan Nieto-Cantero; Ana M. García-López; Ramiro Recena; José M. Quintero; Francisco Perea; Antonio Delgado (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Impact of conservation tillage on maize growth dynamics in black soils of Northeast China through multi-platform remote sensing - Hongjun Liu; Junling Sun; Wei Wan; Shiwen Liu; Jianwei Li; Wei Lv; Zhong Liu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Evaluating the efficacy of late nitrogen application: Physiological and environmental perspectives - Jongwon Kang; David Hooker; Jason DeBruin; Rebecca Hensley; John Lauzon; Peter Zwart; Jinwook Kim; Holly Byker; Ian DeSchiffart; Ben Melenhorst; Jonathan Brinkman; Joshua Nasielski (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Evaluation and optimization of wheat and maize national variety evaluation systems in Europe - Jip J.C. Ramakers; Waqas A. Malik; Claude Welcker; Boris Parent; Daniela Bustos-Korts; Nadir Abu-Samra Spencer; Harimurti Buntaran; Xinxin Chen; Damien Eylenbosch; Clemens Flamm; Christophe Grizeau; Juan M. Herrera; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

A century-long paddy rice experiment reveals how fertilization management stabilizes yield by leveraging natural nutrient supply under warming conditions - Kaori Ando; Takatomo Daikoku; Yoshinori Ohashi; Toshiya Oga; Chikako Kuno; Chiharu Tange; Masahiro Kasuya (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Cereal yield, yield stability, and nitrous oxide release in European conservation agriculture: A meta-analysis - Rodolfo Ceriani; Julia Fohrafellner; Peter Maenhout; Klaus A. Jarosch; Lena Weiss; Claudia Di Bene; Valentina Baratella; Gianluca Carboni; Valentina Mereu; Milena Stefanova; Francesco Fava; Elena Valkama (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Alternate straw mulching improves sorghum productivity and profitability via moderating soil temperature and conserving moisture in a hot, drought-prone region - Yuzhang Chen; Xin Liu; Songguo Wu; Wei Mo; Min Li; Xi Liu; Licheng Wang; Rui Li; Lijuan Gong (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Water-saving irrigation enhances rice P uptake by raising soil labile P and improving root traits - Tianyang Zhou; Xirui Li; Yajun Zhang; Kuanyu Zhu; Weiyang Zhang; Hao Zhang; Lijun Liu; Yajie Zhang; Zhiqin Wang; Junfei Gu; Jianchang Yang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Rice straw biochar and mulched drip irrigation synergistically enhance nitrogen fixation and yield of peanut in a dryland cropping system - Yi Wu; Xiaowei Liu; Junlin Zheng; Guimin Xia; Vijay Pooniya; Jiayin Pang; Kadambot H.M. Siddique; Daocai Chi (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Comparison between direct-seeded and transplanted ratoon rice in grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency - Hongshun Xiang; Jiaqi Yin; Yifan Fu; Guodong Yang; Jinjuan Zhu; Changzai Zhou; Huiping Wang; Xinchen Zhang; Xing Yu; Shen Yuan; Jianliang Huang; Dongliang Xiong; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Mechanisms of phosphorus acquisition through shifts in root–microbe interactions of Leymus chinensis mediated by nitrogen availability: From synergistic to antagonistic - Shangpeng Zhang; Jirui Gong; Hans Lambers; Guisen Yang; Ruijing Wang; Tong Wang; Yaohong Yu; Qin Xie; Zihe Zhang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Precision nutrient management coupled with integrated weed control reduces weed pressure, enhancing the productivity, profitability and energy use indices of upland direct seeded rice - Smruti Ranjan Padhan; Sanjay Singh Rathore; Kapila Shekhawat; Shiv Mangal Prasad; Sushmita Saini; Subhash Babu; Soumya Ranjan Padhan; Shubham Anil Durgude (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Green manure co-application boosts arid agroecosystem sustainability: Mixed sowing of feed rape and hairy vetch modulates N input and enzymes for optimized wheat production - Ru Yu; Jie Zhou; Fangdi Chang; Jiashen Song; Jing Wang; Xiaobin Li; Hua Zhang; Jufeng Cao; Xiaohong Li; Hanjiang Liu; Hongyuan Zhang; Yuyi Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Improving plot-level wheat yield prediction by integrating proximal-sensed spike photosynthetic phenotyping into crop growth model - Haiyu Tao; Yining Tang; Jiaoyang He; Caili Guo; Xia Yao; Tao Cheng; Yan Zhu; Weixing Cao; Yongchao Tian (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Management options to reduce nitrogen surplus in potato production in the Netherlands; a modelling approach - H.N.C. Berghuijs; T. Ten Den; I. Van de Wiel; F.K. Van Evert; A.J.W. De Wit; M.K. Van Ittersum; P. Reidsma; A.P.P. Ravensbergen (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Bayesian Model Averaging to Estimate Economic Optimum Nitrogen Rates in Agricultural Crops - Francisco Palmero; Ignacio A. Ciampitti; Trevor J. Hefley (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Risks of wheat yields reduction under future climate extremes - Guanmo Li; Lei Qiao; Jianzheng Li; Lei Wu; Jie Pan; Minggang Xu; Wenju Zhang; Yves Brostaux (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Scaling biofortified wheat production for agrifood and nutritional security in eastern India: Evidence from five years of multi-location field evaluations in Bihar - Ravinder Kumar Giri; Binu Cherian; Birendra Mendali; Parminder Virk; Wolfgang Pfeifer; Raj Kumar Jat; Moti Lal Meena; Shubham Durgude; Koushik Banerjee; Mohammad Hasanain; Vijay Singh Meena (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Microbial biomass P mediates post-silking rhizosphere P mobilization in maize–soybean relay strip intercropping - Wenjia Ke; Xiaomei Yang; Tianju Wu; Youmi Huang; Li Wang; Yuntong Ma; Wenyu Yang; Xiaoqian Chen; Furong Zhong; Tao Zhou (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Functional traits are plastic in response to intercropping, improving the stability of yield through temporal asynchrony - Hao Yang; Wei-Ping Zhang; Surigaoge Surigaoge; Hua-Sen Xu; Ye Su; Ragan M. Callaway; Long Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Alleviating climate change impacts and enhancing maize yields via genotype-environment-management synergy - Mengna Li; Jiale Wang; Xingshuai Tian; Wenjie Lang; Fu Chen; Yongdeng Lei (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Fifty years of change: The decline of the Australian ley farming system as agriculture intensified, and pathways to its sustainable renewal - John G. Howieson; Robert J. Harrison; Ron J. Yates; Belinda F. Hackney (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Establishing nitrogen surplus benchmarks for sustainable potato production in intensive drip fertigation systems - Haibo Yang; Yunfei Di; Yuncai Hu; Hailin Zhang; Wei Wang; Fei Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Co-application of straw pellets and sulfate reduces cadmium accumulation in brown rice and enhances grain yield via iron-sulfur coupling in flooded paddy fields - Mingming Tao; Xinhua Peng; Xianlin Ke; Yanhua Qiu; Xizi Wang; Zhengyi Hu; Fulai Liu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Hybrid indica rice demonstrates improved trade-offs between CH4 emissions and productivity under elevated CO2 and warming - Mingjie Chen; Jiabin Shi; Hao He; Yuanyuan Wang; Zhurong Wu; Yanlin Wu; Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam; Qi Li; Zhenghua Hu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Mixed cropping of narrow-leaved lupin and oat enhances plant health and yield buffering while maintaining protein yield - Yannik Schlup; Lukas Graz; Andreas Kägi; Johan Six; Susanne Vogelgsang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Four decades of crop improvement decreased specific leaf nitrogen and reshaped canopy trait profiles in maize - George Kalogeropoulos; Ezequiel Saenz; Gerasimos J.N. Danalatos; Mitchell Baum; Antonella Ferela; Slobodan Trifunovic; Sotirios V. Archontoulis (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Enhancing soil carbon storage in water-limited environments with multispecies cover cropping: Insights from DayCent® model simulation - Dotun Arije; Prakriti Bista; Sagar Gautam; Caitriana Steele; Umakant Mishra; Rajan Ghimire (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Substituting straw with biochar enhances rice production and net economic benefit while reducing the carbon footprint in a double-cropping rice system - Shiqi Yang; Yanghaojun Xu; Wenyang Kuang; Wenhao Fan; Xueming Tan; Xiaohua Pan; Yanhua Zeng (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Elevated CO2 and engineering photosynthesis promote root growth and maintain growth balance in crops - Guanqiang Zuo; Dianfeng Zheng (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Limited variation in sorghum yield responses to diverse legume rotations under Sudano-Sahelian conditions - Louis-Marie Raboin; Eric Gozé; Oumarou Diallo; Guelika Kafando; Benoit Joseph Batieno; Julie Dusserre (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Climate-resilient agriculture strategies to address the challenges of agri-food security and climate change - Raj Kumar Jat; Vijay Singh Meena; RK Sohane; RK Jha; Abhay Kumar; Ujjwal Kumar; Anjani Kumar; RN Singh; Shubham Durgude; Suneel Kumar; Illathur R. Reddy; S. Pazhanisamy; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Corrigendum to “Nitrogen losses trade-offs through layered fertilization to improve nitrogen nutrition status and net economic benefit in wheat-maize rotation system” [Field Crops Res. 312 (2024) 109406] - Changhong Liu; Shengyan Pang; Xiufeng Li; Yongqiang Li; Jinwei Li; Ruoling Ma; Xiang Lin; Dong Wang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Integrating multiple crop models and multi-source data in a knowledge-guided deep learning framework for wheat and maize yield forecasting in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain, China - Zhikai Cheng; Xiaobo Gu; Yuanling Zhang; Xiaohai Fang; Yang Xu; Shikun Sun; Yadan Du; Huanjie Cai (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Multi-site evaluation of phosphorus fertilization with bio-inputs in sugarcane: Yield and soil P fractions - Gabriel Pinheiro Silva; Sarah Mello Leite Moretti; Ingrid Martins Stelutti; Paulo Sergio Pavinato; Otávio Gonçalves Cesário; Marcelo Grijalva Carneiro Barros; Johnny Rodrigues Soares; Rafael Otto (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Achieving sustainable rice production with reduced nitrogen fertilization through unlocking soil organic nitrogen mineralization by alleviating microbial carbon limitation - Ning Su; Xiangmin Rong; Yao Liu; Junru Li; Runjia Yin; Guixian Xie; Yuping Zhang; Gongwen Luo (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Multi-objective optimization framework for cropping structure based on water-carbon-economy nexus: Large-scale case study in Northeast China - Zhenwei Hou; Yaqun Liu; Jieyong Wang; Kiril Manevski; Zhaohai Zeng (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Using ethylene combined with green manuring to enhance rice productivity, economic benefit, and energy efficiency in double-rice paddy field - Jinxin Sun; Guopeng Zhou; Danna Chang; Rui Liu; Han Liu; Zhengbo Ma; Ting Liang; Jia Liu; Chunqin Zou; Weidong Cao (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Integrating green manure and organic amendments enhances nutrient–yield coupling and system resilience in dryland wheat - Yunuo Li; Yuhan Jiang; MengDi Wang; Conghui Liu; Yamin Peng; Jianglan Shi; Xiaohong Tian (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Nitrogen evaluation under different maize–soybean intercropping row configurations by HYDRUS (2D/3D) considering biological nitrogen fixation in northern China - Bokai Yang; Xianyue Li; Jirí Šimůnek; Jianwen Yan; Ning Chen; Yuehong Zhang; Qi Hu; Hongxing Liu; Lei Liu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Editorial to the special issue “Xinjiang cotton – how to get super-high yield in a water- and heat-limited area” - Hezhong Dong (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Straw mulching combined with controlled-release urea improves maize yield and lowers gaseous nitrogen losses in the Loess Plateau via regulating soil enzyme activities and optimizing nitrogen release - Zheming Liang; Haoyang Han; Miao Wang; Zhenbo Lan; Fanchen Qiao; Zhe Zhang; Jiancan Liu; Shanchao Yue; Qiang Zhang; Ju Bai; Zhiping Yang; Yongliang Wang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Multi-objective optimization of rice production and environmental sustainability under climate change in the Yangtze River Delta: A DNDC-random forest framework approach - Shuoshuo Liang; Ping He; Qingnan Chu; Wentian He; Ruochen Li; Xinpeng Xu; Rong Jiang; Shuang Liu; Linkui Cao; Zhimin Sha (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Mixed cropping of common vetch and hairy vetch enhances system productivity and economic returns in a wheat-based double-cropping system in an arid irrigated region - Zhilong Fan; Yunyou Nan; Wen Yin; Falong Hu; Cai Zhao; Aizhong Yu; Weidong Cao; Qiang Chai (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)

Synergistic regulation of chalkiness reduction in ratoon season rice by ABA and ascorbic acid: A physiological perspective - Hailong Xu; Bianhong Zhang; Xin Wu; Yijiang Hu; Americ Allison; Bin Qin; Jinying Li; Chaojie Lan; Jingnan Zou; Yazhou Liu; Anqi Li; Qingyang Zhang; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Assessment of oxygen levels and microbial diversities under synergistic influence of irrigation methods and different mulching widths in cotton rhizosphere soil - Zhenyue Liu; Tong Heng; Pengrui Ai; Zhenghu Ma; Maosong Tang; Yingjie Ma (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Integrated plastic film and straw mulching enhances potato tuber yield in mountainous regions by optimizing rhizospheric metabolites and root–microbe interactions - Kang Du; Xinyue Yang; Zhenpeng Deng; Xi Lin; Mengyuan Hu; Rui Jiang; Guolian Zheng; Xiaoping Yi; Xun Liu; Changwen Lyu; Jichun Wang (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)

Yield performance of rice with different root system architecture with combination of DRO1 and qSOR1 alleles under different fertilization regimes - Nabila Mumtahina; Aya Matsuoka; Yusaku Uga; Hiroyuki Shimono; Maya Matsunami (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Modeling water-nitrogen management for maize production and greenhouse gas emissions in arid Northwestern China using the DNDC model - Runheng Yang; Jinxia Zhang; Meng Yin; Pengliang Tian; Liangliang Du; Yingru Xie; Lin Ding; Yangang Yang; Qingzhuo Li; Jianrong Xiao; Xi Wei; Xinlong Fan (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Modeling the impact of hill-placed manure and inorganic fertilizer on maize productivity, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in the Sudan Savanna of West Africa - Pierre G. Tovihoudji; Mouiz W.I.A. Yessoufou; Sissou Zakari; G. Esaie Kpadonou; Ali Ibrahim; Robert Zougmoré; P.B. Irénikatché Akponikpè (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Niche isolation in apple/soybean intercropping more effectively alleviates interspecific competition compared to apple/alfalfa intercropping - Wenwen Wei; Tingting Liu; Zhe Li; Lei Shen; Luhua Li; Wei Zhang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Genotype selection for high performance and stability of sugar yield and lodging resistance across multiple environments in sugarcane - Qiansi Liao; Jianmei Geng; Wenwei Cai; Farooq Shah; Zhaojie Li; Li Xiong; Peng Wang; Yang Tao; Qianhua Yuan; Wei Wu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimizing nitrogen fertilization modulates root-soil interactions to enhance yield and quality of tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus L.) cultivated in sandy soil - Xu Zheng; Wenjing Zhao; Luhua Li; Jianguo Liu; Jiaping Wang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Organic fertilizer application improved the growth characteristics and enhanced sustainable production of wheat-maize crops under saline water irrigation - Changkuan Zhu; Chunlian Zheng; Caiyun Cao; Dan Liu; Hongkai Dang; Huimin Yuan; Anqi Zhang; Junpeng Zhang; Chitao Sun (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Calcium amendment strategies for alfalfa with biomass yield responses across contrasting soils and stand types - Nour Ismail; Lotfi Khiari; Rachid Daoud (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Achieving yield advantage with zero-sum soil carbon sequestration: Rhizosphere mechanisms driven by legume-cereal interactions - Zhengfeng Wu; Feng Guo; Xinying Song; Jishun Yang; Lanlan Du; Dunwei Ci; Yang Xu; Qiqi Sun (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Antagonistic, additive and synergistic relationships between soil moisture and nitrogen for yield of maize in dryland systems - Mosenda Enock; Onesmus Kitonyo; James Mutegi; Victor Sadras; George Chemining’wa (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Slow-release fertilizers applied in conjunction with manure enhanced soil quality and rice grain yield by regulating labile nutrient pools, soil enzyme activities, and soil structure - Qing Shan Xu; Yu Lian Yan; Hang Feng Wang; Shang Pan Li; Chun Xin Chi; Ya Li Kong; Wen Hao Tian; Xiao Chuang Cao; Lian Feng Zhu; Qiao Ling Li; Jing Wang Li; Jun Hua Zhang; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Biochar alleviated soybean continuous cropping obstacles by improving soil hydrological properties and reducing erosion: Insights from an 11 year field study on sloping farmland - Guoxin Shi; Xiaoqiang Cao; Qiang Fu; Tianxiao Li; Qingshan Chen (Field Crops Research, 2026)

The higher kernel number in bread wheat compared with durum wheat is independent of nitrogen nutritional status - Rosella Motzo; Simona Bassu; Francesca Mureddu; Francesco Giunta (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Wheat maize intercropping with alfalfa increases crop yield, quality, and economic benefits by controlling water and salt dynamics in saline–alkaline lands - Zhenbo Zhang; Hongyun Kou; Jinkai Lü; Jihao Qin; Zhen An; Deheng Zhang; Shenghao Zhang; Jincheng Si; Zhen Liu; Tangyuan Ning (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Synergistic optimization of yield, quality, and nitrogen use efficiency in indica rice: Influence of nitrogen management and C-N metabolism linkages - Hongjin Li; Tao Li; Jianghui Yu; Tianyu Du; Ping Zhang; Jingjing Cui; Zheshu Xu; Ying Zhu; Fangfu Xu; Qun Hu; Guodong Liu; Guangyan Li; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Crop yield–soil quality trade-offs under no-tillage and deep tillage in the black soil region of Northeast China - Ying Song; Xiaoling He; Jinxia Fu; Fenli Zheng; Zhi Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Defining the critical period for yield determination in mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek] - Natalia da Silva Volpato; Víctor D. Giménez; Gustavo A. Maddonni; P.V. Vara Prasad; Timothy Durrett; Ignacio A. Ciampitti (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Evaluation of upland rice variety mixtures in the Madagascar highlands - Koloina Rahajaharilaza; Kirsten vom Brocke; Philippe Letourmy; Bertrand Muller; Ramavovololona; Perraud Rebecca; Tuong-Vi Cao; Joël Rakotomalala; Louis-Marie Raboin (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimizing nitrogen application to minimize yield-scaled reactive nitrogen loss and nitrogen surplus in rice systems - Wangmei Li; Yu Sun; Tingting He; Yuhan Xue; Ke Hu; Ruotong Si; Mingsheng Fan; Haiqing Chen (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Integrated subsurface drip fertigation and residue management enhance maize resource-use efficiency in semi-arid agro-ecosystems - Arjun Singh; Anchal Dass; S. Sudhishri; V.K. Singh; Prameela Krishnan; Pravin K. Upadhyay; K. Shekhawat; R.N. Sahoo; S.S. Rathore; Ayekpam Dollina Devi; A.R. Devika (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Trade-offs and synergies in agroecosystem services with organic and integrated nutrient management in South Asian agri-food systems: Evidence from a meta-analysis - Dinesh Chand Meena; Pratap Singh Birthal; Kiran Kumara TM; Anjani Kumar; Vijay Singh Meena (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Banded application of single superphosphate and ammonium sulfate enhances phosphorus-use efficiency and maize productivity on the Loess Plateau of China - Yu Yang; Xiaoyu Liu; Qin Ma; Huiyao Wu; Victor O. Sadras; Jinshan Liu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Yield benefit and ecophysiological processes behind the introgression of HaHB4 in a modern wheat in the Argentine Pampas - Francisco Ayala; Facundo Curin; Martín Diaz-Zorita; José Murguía; Enrique Montero Bulacio; Margarita Portapila; María Elena Otegui; Raquel Lía Chan; Fernanda Gabriela González (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Sustainable intensification of maize through improved nutrient and plant density management in a water-sensitive lake basin agroecosystem - Feiyu Ying; Zhibing Lv; Yuewen Huo; Cong Chen; Zhengxiong Zhao; Xiaokang Hu; Prakash Lakshmanan; Hans Lambers; Fusuo Zhang; Wen-Feng Cong (Field Crops Research, 2026)

A modeling framework for spatial optimization of cropping structure to promote food supply–demand balance and environmental sustainability - Xiaoliang Li; Kening Wu; Weimin Cai; Bailin Zhang; Yanan Liu; Xiao Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Utilizing unique irrigation techniques and different phosphorus rates as strategies to improve peanut growth, phosphorus use efficiency and water productivity - Ayman M.S. Elshamly; Modhi O. Alotaibi; Mashael M. Alotibi; Maged M. Alharbi; Esawy Mahmoud; Samar Swify; Kassem A.S. Mohammed; Saudi A. Rekaby; Adel M. Ghoneim; Wael A. Mahmoud; Rashid Iqbal; Maximilian Lackner (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Global meta-analysis and machine learning show that long-term green manure planting in areas with insufficient fertility produces higher grain yields by enhancing soil health - Peng Wu; Qi Wu; Jinyu Yu; Zihui Zhang; Hua Huang; Enke Liu; Kemoh Bangura; Xingli Huo; Haotian Wu; Zhikuan Jia; Peng Zhang; Guangxin Zhang; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Enhancing rice yield and nitrogen use efficiency through OsRAV1 expression and crop management - Yingbo Gao; Haiyan Chao; Xinyi Zhao; Xin Liu; Chang Liu; Guanda Hu; Xueqin Chen; Guowei Wang; Dunliang Wang; Rui Li; Juan Zhou; Xiaoxiang Zhang; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Soil temperature and aeration modification using black plastic mulch to improve potato yield and water use efficiency - Kaijing Yang; Fengxin Wang; Jianyu Zhao; Clinton C. Shock; Youliang Zhang; Shaoyuan Feng; Xiaoyan Hou; Jiangjiang Han; Xiuxia Wu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Long-term evidence that controlled-release urea enhances yield and soil fertility while mitigating environmental impacts in double-season rice - Yifan Fu; Wei Yang; Meng Zhang; Xiangning Wu; Guodong Yang; Hongshun Xiang; Chanchan Du; Jinjuan Zhu; Chen Yang; Yunfan Wan; Shaobing Peng; Yu’e Li; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Physiological bases of wheat grain weight response to heat waves: Post-anthesis sensitivity and responses to source-sink manipulations in contrasting cultivars - Jinwook Kim; Breno Bicego; Gustavo A. Slafer; Roxana Savin (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Yield and grain number formation as affected by pre- and post-anthesis heat waves and thinning in two contrasting wheat cultivars - Breno Bicego; Jinwook Kim; Roxana Savin; Gustavo A. Slafer (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Meta-analysis of slow/controlled-release fertilizers on yield, greenhouse gas emissions, and soil organic carbon in major cereal crops - Zexi Zhang; Jianhua Dong; Xiaogang Liu; Dan Xu; Yanhong Liu; Hualing Zhang; Jinxue Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Five years of re-ploughing of grass cultivation (Elymus nutans) in the eastern Qinghai-Xizang Plateau proves to management measure: An eddy covariance-based analysis - Fuquan He; Dongdong Chen; Qi Li; Caiyun Luo; Yukun Zhang; Li Zhang; Zongjian Zhao; Liang Zhao (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Trade-offs and synergies among soil salinity, water use efficiency, and yield under subsurface drip irrigation: Evidence from a global meta-analysis - Peng Zhang; Qilin He; Dongli She (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Twenty-year field evidence reveals crop-specific impacts of conservation tillage on yield in a rice-wheat system - Yalin Yu; Menghan Dong; Yuanchang Xia; Bin Sun; Yanling Li; Ahmad Latif Virk; Haishui Yang; Feng-Min Li; Shiping Liu; Zheng-Rong Kan (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Utilizing soil characteristics and hybrid machine learning for interpretable potato yield prediction: A study with satin-bowerbird optimization and deep neural network - Masoud Karbasi; Gurjit S. Randhawa; Aitazaz A. Farooque; Mumtaz Ali; Mehdi Jamei; Khabat Khosravi; Hassan Afzal; Anurag Malik; Qamar U. Zaman (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Mechanisms linking straw return to soil phosphorus cycling in Chinese farmland: A meta-analysis - Tao Yushan; Wang Jie; Ma Xiaohan; Zhang Shuxiang; Guo Yanjun (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimizing the yield-quality balance in wheat by enhancing N uptake and allocation through split N application at the booting stage - Wei Wu; Yang Wang; Huasen Xu; Boyang Fu; Zhengping Peng; Christoph-Martin Geilfus; Cheng Xue (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Response of source capacity to elevated ozone during grain filling determines ozone sensitivity of wheat cultivars - Yanze Ma; Yansen Xu; Xintong Hu; Evgenios Agathokleous; Kazuhiko Kobayashi; Xinyou Yin; Rong Cao; Zhaozhong Feng (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Improving rice yield, its stability, and nutrient use efficiency in sub-Saharan Africa using good agricultural practices - Thomas Awio; Louis Kouadio; Ali Ibrahim; Aina Andriatsiorimanana; Kazuki Saito; Kalimuthu Senthilkumar (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Minimizing cropland GHG emissions while maintaining nutrient surplus within planetary boundaries in China - Haiyan Wang; Tingyao Cai; Zhong Chen; Qingsong Zhang; Yingcheng Wang; Zhengyuan Liang; Junhao Wang; Qi Miao; Huifang Zheng; Zihan Wang; Yulong Yin; Zhenling Cui (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Meta-analysis of environmental-induced changes in optimal nitrogen rate of wheat at regional scale in China - Ying Meng; Xueqin Liu; Yue Li; Linghan Huang; Xu Tian; Syed Tahir Ata-Ul-Karim; Kang Yu; Hainie Zha; Xiaojun Liu; Yongchao Tian; Yan Zhu; Weixing Cao; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Cover crop incorporation with moderate nitrogen reduction regulates soil microbial communities to drive C:N stoichiometry for enhanced peanut yield and efficiency - Lijun Chi; Yatong Chu; Han Zeng; Xinran Guo; Xiuzhi Zang; Tianxiao Cao; Jin Chen; Kun Zhang; Dongqing Yang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

The effects of activated brackish water and nitrogen regulation on cotton habitat - Xue Zhao; Quanjiu Wang; Yi Guo; Zongyu Li; Wanghai Tao; Xiaoxian Duan (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Effects of soil textures on N mineralization, uptake and utilization in paddy rice - Chang Ye; Yi Tao; Deshun Xiao; Yanan Xu; Chunmei Xu; Yuanhui Liu; Kai Yu; Danying Wang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

What drives yield formation in sugar beet? Quantifying functional components across genotypes and irrigation managements - Finn Großmann; Henning Kage; Dieter Hackenberg; Till Rose (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimized row configuration enhances dry matter and nitrogen accumulation and translocation in drip-fertigated maize-soybean strip intercropping - Hongtai Kou; Zhenqi Liao; Zhenlin Lai; Yiyao Liu; Zhijun Li; Junliang Fan (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Modeling and explaining fertilizer effect heterogeneity on maize yield in Ghana using causal and predictive machine learning - Anselme K.K. Kouame; Gerard B.M. Heuvelink; Prem S. Bindraban (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Rice ratooning reduces greenhouse gas emissions from rice-wheat rotation in China - Penghui Jin; Tianyu Wang; Shichen Wang; Zhijun Wei; Kaifu Song; Jing Ma; Ligan Zhang; Shaobing Peng; Guangbin Zhang; Hua Xu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Unlocking potassium sustainability: Rice-crab co-culture system enhances potassium balance - Haixia Liu; Xuran Liu; Feng Zhang; Hongwei Han; Yinghao Li; XiaoLi Wu; Guangyan Liu; Daocai Chi; Jun Meng; Taotao Chen (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Silicon-mediated drought stress tolerance in wheat: Impacts on yield, nutrient uptake, osmotic regulation, and antioxidant responses - Jahanshah Saleh; Akbar Soliemanzadeh (Field Crops Research, 2026)

The proliferation of maize deep root systems is beneficial for enhancing the water use efficiency of the maize-soybean intercropping system - Shiming Duan; Xiangyu Li; Jian Kang; Xiuwei Liu; Shichao Chen; Bin Du; Taisheng Du (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Unravelling decisive attributes for yield maximization in conservation agriculture: A five-year analysis of rice-chickpea system in South Asian rice ecologies - C.P. Nath; Narendra Kumar; Asik Dutta; Mukesh Kumar; C.S. Praharaj; Raghavendra Singh; Suman Sen; Rajeev Kumar Verma; G.P. Dixit (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Evaluating cotton plant population effects on irrigation management and yield stability - Miller W. Hayes; Wesley M. Porter; John L. Snider; Lavesta C. Hand; George Vellidis (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Conservation mulching with plastic film in maize field of arid irrigation region: Agronomic performance, economic, and environmental effects - Xiao-Bin Xiong; Ze-Ying Zhao; Peng-Yang Wang; Xiao-Yu Lu; Ying Zhu; Meng Hao; Ning Wang; Meng-Ying Li; Xiao-Feng Zhang; Hong-Yan Tao; You-Cai Xiong (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Synergizing root growth and carboxylate release enhance seed yield in maize-soybean intercropping on acidic karst soils - Cheng-Xi Yi; Yi Jin; Long-Gui Li; Yu-Mei Wang; Yu Dai; Qiao Zhu; Xiao-Li Wang; Yinglong Chen; Xiao-Min Wu; Jin He; Sanwei Yang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Yield production efficiencies as affected by nutrient management strategies under different rice cropping systems - Zhuo Xu; Ping He; Xinyou Yin; Paul C. Struik (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimizing irrigation regimes and split nitrogen topdressing enhances grain yield and bread baking quality in strong gluten wheat - Chuan Zhong; Jing Ma; Xiaoru Liu; Shuping Shi; Mengyu Li; Yanjie Zhang; Fan Li; Tao Yang; Mingrong He; Xinglong Dai (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Comparative study of winter cereals forage productivity in Mediterranean agro-system highlight possibilities for crop improvement and agronomic diversification - Molla Gereme Taye; Aviv Tzuberi; Kamal Nashef; David Malada; David J. Bonfil; Yehoshua Saranga; Yehoshav Ariel Ben-Meir; Roi Ben-David (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Crop rotations reshape the fate of residual and current fertilizer nitrogen: A consecutive 15N tracing study in flax-based systems on the Loess Plateau - Haidi Wang; Xingkang Ma; Bin Yan; Yuhong Gao; Zhengjun Cui; Bing Wu; Yifan Wang; Jing Han; Mingli Wan (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Elucidation of the stage-dependent mechanisms of salt-alkali tolerance in maize and development of predictive models - Liqing Wang; Daling Ma; Shuping Hu; Xiaofang Yu; Julin Gao; Hao Zhang; Dandan Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Early cotton topping increases peanut yield without sacrificing cotton yield through reducing interspecific competition under intercropping - Junjun Nie; Yanan Li; Zhenhuai Li; Shizhen Xu; Zhengpeng Cui; Lijie Zhan; Dongmei Zhang; Lin Sun; Jianlong Dai; Yanjun Zhang; Hezhong Dong (Field Crops Research, 2026)

DSSAT-PSO coupling-driven intelligent optimization for regional nitrogen management: Sequence module refinement and development - Jian-Ning Liao; Bin Wang; Xiu-Fang Zhang; Qun Wu; Li-Yao Zhou; Yu-Lai Ding (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Sustainable agronomic and tillage strategies for rice–wheat rotation systems in saline–alkali soils: Lessons, advances, and prospects - Xiang Zhang; Xiaoyu Geng; Jizou Zhu; Lulu Wang; Weiyi Ma; Yang Liu; Xiaozhou Sheng; Xiaoyong Qi; Yinglong Chen; Pinglei Gao; Huanhe Wei; Qigen Dai (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Conservation agriculture for sustainable rice-maize systems in Bihar, India - Vijay Singh Meena; Raj Kumar Jat; Shubham Durgude; S. Pazhanisamy; Tarun Kumar; Amar Kant Gautam; Suneel Kumar; Illathur R. Reddy; RK Sohane; Krishna Bahadur Chhetri; Ratnesh Kumar Jha; Abhay Kumar; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimized organic-inorganic fertilization enhances soil carbon sequestration and wheat productivity: Evidence from hierarchical carbon pool analysis - Qiang Liu; Shenglong Zhao; Yifei Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)

A general framework for designing and assessing sustainable and diversified cropping systems: Bridging knowledge-driven, model-aided, and participatory approaches - Zhengyuan Liang; Bowen Ma; Rui-Peng Yu; Yuewen Huo; Shingirai Mudare; Feiyu Ying; Long Li; Fusuo Zhang; Wen-Feng Cong (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Brazide: A breakthrough plant growth regulator that delays leaf senescence under heat stress to promote grain yield in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) - Xingyu Zhong; Qihua Wu; Le Yang; Ziqing Lin; Dan Ren; Zhaohu Li; Yuyi Zhou; Liusheng Duan (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Integrating meta-analysis and machine learning to decipher the impact of low-light stress on yield and grain components in staple crops - Yuchuan Zhang; Xi Zhang; Xiaohan Dong; Mingrui Zhao; Meng Wang; Feifei Zhang; Qinghua Yang; Lixin Tian; Baili Feng (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Integrated rice-aquatic animal co-culture systems improve nutrients in rice root zone soil and produce more high-quality rice: A meta-analysis - Zheng Wei; Weijian Yuan; Jiecheng Hu; Hua Wang; Runlin Xiao; Yingying Ye; Huaqin Xu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Wheat seed emergence and grain yield are enhanced by ditch-buried straw return and soil rolling via improving root-soil contact and soil water retention - Xinhu Guo; Yuekai Wang; Tianyu Ding; Yue Zhang; Zhenzhen Li; Yaguang Xue; Yafeng Wei; Jian Liu; Feng-Min Li; Haishui Yang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Extreme treatments and data overinterpretation could lead to the unjustified conclusion that crop yield is source-limited during the effective grain filling - Roxana Savin; Román A. Serrago; Daniel J. Miralles; Santiago Tamagno; Daniel F. Calderini; Victor O. Sadras; Gustavo A. Slafer (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Decoding soil-topography buffering of maize yield spatial heterogeneity in extreme precipitation year using Sentinel-2 data and SHAP interpretability - Chenzhen Xia; Chunying Ren; Yeqiao Wang; Zongming Wang; Mingming Jia; Yanbiao Xi; Pan Liu; Huixin Ren; Qinglin Hou; Xing Ruan (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Genotype, environment and management effects on grain yield, milling quality, and nutritional density of oat in the Northern Great Plains - Dhurba Neupane; Paul Richter; Melanie Caffe; Sharon K. Schneider; Patrick M. Ewing (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Crop management practices are more important for modern than past maize genotypes - Alejo Ruiz; Jason DeBruin; Tom Tang; Chris Zinselmeier; Jose L. Rotundo; Paige Oliver; Lucas Borras (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Global meta-analysis and machine learning show that deep fertilization produces more grain with lower environmental costs, especially in lower latitude areas - Peng Wu; Hua Huang; Nanhai Zhang; Ji Liu; Tie Cai; Zhikuan Jia; Ji Chen; Enke Liu; Chuangyun Wang; Zhiqiang Gao; Peng Zhang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Decreases in yield-scaled reactive nitrogen losses and nitrogen surplus by shifting rice-wheat rotation to ratoon rice mode in Southeast China - Jiarong Liu; Guangbin Zhang; Penghui Jin; Shichen Wang; Keda Jin; Jing Ma; Siyuan Cai; Xu Zhao; Shen Yuan; Shaobing Peng; Hua Xu; Xiaoyuan Yan (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Productivity of straw-mulched skip row maize under semi-arid rainfed growing conditions in Northeast China - Jiayi Nie; Zhi Dong; Zhentao Zhang; Zhiyan Hou; Jun Dong; Yang Liu; Tianran Sun; Wopke van der Werf; Lizhen Zhang; Zhanxiang Sun (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Soil amendments alleviate continuous cropping obstacles in soybean by enhancing microbial resistance - Yanli Fan; Junjie Liu; Zhuxiu Liu; Haidong Gu; Xiaojing Hu; Zhenhua Yu; Yansheng Li; Jian Jin; Xiaobing Liu; Guanghua Wang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Quantitative evaluation of the effects of initial soil salinity, water quality and nitrogen application rate on cotton growth under drip irrigation in arid regions - Chao Ma; Jun Wang; Zheng Che; Jiusheng Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Comprehensive evaluation of sustainability of dry direct-seeded, wet direct-seeded, and transplanted rice-wheat rotation systems in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze river based on emergy analysis - Zhaoqiang Jin; Beiyou Zhang; Qianqian Chen; Meilin Chen; Sifan Duan; Yuanying Luo; Shubin Yan; Xiangshan Li; Matthew Tom Harrison; Shijie Shi; Ke Liu; Liying Huang; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Long-term incorporation of straw and organic fertilizer can achieve agricultural sustainability by improving wheat productivity and reducing environmental pollution - Peng Wu; Chuankang Yang; Linshuai Li; Zeyu Liu; Jinyu Yu; Hua Huang; Tie Cai; Zhikuan Jia; Zhiqiang Gao; Peng Zhang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Adjusting fertilization depth for sustainable potato production in arid and semi-arid regions - Zhaoyang Li; Yukang Wang; Nan Shi; Yixuan Yuan; Lianjun Wei; Weixing Shan; Medelbek Meruyert; Ansabayeva Assiya; Zhikuan Jia; Kadambot H.M. Siddique; Ruixia Ding; Peng Wu; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

How does distribution and amount of precipitation affect dryland winter wheat yield?: Insights from a 38-year long-term field experiment - Funian Zhao; Yulong Ma; Qiang Zhang; Heling Wang; Jun Lei; Xiuzhen Jia; Jianying Jia; Kai Zhang; Xingxing Wei (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Enhanced biological nitrogen fixation in pea-canola intercrops quantified using 15N isotopic analysis - Kennedy Choo-Foo; Kui Liu; J. Diane Knight (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Earlier transplanting increases Boro rice yield and water productivity by minimizing exposure to high temperature and salinity in the coastal Ganges Delta - Priya Lal Chandra Paul; Richard W. Bell; Edward G. Barrett-Lennard; Mohammed Mainuddin; Donald S. Gaydon; Mark Glover; Marta Monjardino; Debjit Roy; Md. Belal Hossain; Md. Nazrul Islam; Sukamal Sarkar (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)

Impacts of carbon-rich amendments and bio-stimulants in subsoil on fodder maize productivity - Dewen Qiao; Ajit Borundia; Cristina Cruz; Abdul Mounem Mouazen (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Improving crop management can help Cambodia become a major rice exporter - Shen Yuan; Rica Joy Flor; Virender Kumar; Amit Srivastava; Yucheng Wang; Yifan Fu; Kazuki Saito; Kea Kong; Patricio Grassini (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Can convolutional neural networks support agronomic analysis of cereal–legume canopy cover dynamics? - David Kottelenberg; Lammert Bastiaans; Rick van Essen; Gert Kootstra; Jacob C. Douma (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Grain number in top, middle, and bottom parts of oat panicles: Relationships with endogenous ZR, ABA, IAA, and GA3 - Xuemei Cui; Yandi Liu; Xiquan Wang; Junying Wu; Jinghui Liu; Junzhen Mi; Jie Zhou; Mutez Ali Ahmed; Bingjie Qi; Baoping Zhao (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Side-deep placement of controlled-release urea combined with alternate wetting and drying irrigation achieves sustainable intensification of rice production in the rice–wheat system - Yuan Wang; Li Zhang; Kai Ming; Lin Cao; Song Guo; Jiaming Lu; Ziwei Li; Weiling Wang; Can Zhao; Fengping Yang; Ke Xu; Hongcheng Zhang; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

A scalable machine learning approach for predicting wheat growth stages with a large national dataset - Harris D. Ledvinka; Si Yang Han; Rebecca J. Thistlethwaite; Richard M. Trethowan; Patrick Filippi (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Nitrification inhibitors applied in strip-tillage patterns are effective in increasing corn yield and reducing nitrogen footprint by 2100 - Yue Liang; Zhenye Wang; Yulin An; Xiaoyan Zhang; Zizi Ren; Shaojie Wang; Qiang Gao; Hongguang Cai; Xiaoyu Li; Guozhong Feng (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Micronutrient uptake, partitioning and accumulation in cotton under drip irrigation with mulch in response to phosphorus application in root morphology changes - Yue Ma; Zupeng Ye; Wei Li; Juanhong Wang; Qingxuan Che; Qinghui Wang; Bolang Chen; Gu Feng (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Split nitrogen management and high planting density exacerbate root lodging in summer sweet corn by disrupting light distribution and brace root development in tropical China - Qinggan Liang; Jianqiang Wang; Hongrong Chen; Yinjie Cheng; Qingdan Wu; Bangliang Deng; Jiantao Wu; Yuanxia Qin; Hailong Chang; Qinnan Wang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Combining multi-source data, phenology information, and machine learning approaches to estimate crop yield in the United States - Zhonglin Ji; Yaozhong Pan; Xiufang Zhu; Eshetu Shifaw Adem (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Precision micro-sprinkling fertigation enhances wheat yield and reduces reactive nitrogen losses under varying soil fertility - Zhentao Ma; Yu Shi; Zhenwen Yu; Yongli Zhang; Zhen Zhang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Can machine-learning methods better characterize the relationships between crop yields and water disaster intensity at different growth stages? - Huayue Meng; Long Qian; Rangjian Qiu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Reproductive stage superiority in irrigation scheduling: UAV spectral mechanisms validated by field canopy architecture for soybean yield prediction - Zijun Tang; Youzhen Xiang; Junsheng Lu; Tao Sun; Wangyang Li; Xueyan Zhang; Zhijun Li; Fucang Zhang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimizing fertilization depth for yield improvement and ammonia mitigation in double-cropping rice - Xianjin Lan; Dali Song; Wei Zhou; Zhenzhen Lv; Jianhua Ji; Hongqian Hou; Jingshang Xiao; Yiren Liu; Xiumei Liu; Gang Sun; Guangrong Liu; Chunhuo Zhou (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Direct seeding, residue management, and mungbean integration for sustainable intensification of irrigated rice systems in the derived savannah of West Africa - Elliott Ronald Dossou-Yovo; Krishna Prasad Devkota; Alin Yéo Yassongui; Kazuki Saito (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Model based decision making for efficient drip irrigation strategy of maize in arid northwestern China-A case study in Bayannur district - Yingjian Cao; Ming Zhan; Hang Xiong; Lin Chen; William D. Batchelor; Bowen Yang; Bo Chen; Lijun Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Sulphur and selenium foliar fertilization enhances the protein profile and reduces anti-nutritional compounds in common wheat - Yidenekachew Berhanu Beshah; Antonio Pescatore; Lorenzo Guerrini; Roberto Vivoli; Marco Napoli (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimizing wheat yields from smallholdings: Crop density-dependent benefits of wide strip sowing under varying resource availability - Jing-Wei Fan; Peiyin Jia; Shi-Cheng Li; Chu-Yi Sun; Jairo A. Palta; Shuang-Yi Kang; Xiao-Yu Lv; Li Hou; Feng-Min Li; Yan-Lei Du (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Soil–crop phosphorus interactions in sub-Saharan Africa and feasibility of local fertilizers produced from low-grade phosphate rock - Shinya Iwasaki; Kenta Ikazaki; Bègnileyaon Béatrice Somda; Alimata Bandaogo; Amelie Bougma; Junji Koide; Fujio Nagumo (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Beyond synthetic fertilizers: Recycled organic residuals deliver balanced nutrition and sustained corn yield - Jean-Dominic Côté; Lotfi Khiari (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Rice husk biochar as a sustainable source of plant silicon: A 3-year study - Matt A. Limmer; Angelia L. Seyfferth (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Flat planting of cassava is more productive, economic and labour-saving than in annual ridges in the high-rainfall environments of Northern Zambia - Kamaluddin Tijjani Aliyu; Kelvin Kalala; Esau Simutowe; Chloe MacLaren; Blessing Mhlanga; Hambulo Ngoma; João Vasco Silva; Christian Thierfelder (Field Crops Research, 2026)

No-tillage practices mitigate warming-induced yield losses in wheat by enhancing source-sink coordination - Yibo Li; Fulu Tao; Ruixing Hou; Senthold Asseng; Matthew Reynolds (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Balanced N–K fertilization in wheat: High-yield synergy with minimal soil-nitrate legacy - Luchen Zhang; Jifeng Ma; Caili Guo; Junning Tian; Yongchao Tian; Liang Tang; Bing Liu; Yan Zhu; Weixing Cao; Liujun Xiao; Leilei Liu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Nitrogen fertilizer mitigates warming-induced CH4 emissions in rice by regulating carbon allocation - Yingying Shen; Wenzhe Liu; Ke Liu; Wei Wu; Wentao Shi; Yufei Zhao; Chen Zhang; Yanfeng Ding; She Tang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Integrated analysis of laboratory and field experiments to screen rice germplasm for submergence tolerance across various growth stages - Shengqin Liu; Hao Ai; Sumei Duan; Ruining Li; Edwin Afriyie Owusu; Liangliang Lv; Zhanglun Sun; Dachao Xu; Mengzhu Zhang; Aifeng Zhou; Wei Wang; Tingting Feng; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Effect of long-term tillage practices on soil physical properties, corn and soybean yield, and nutrient balance - Amanda Weidhuner; Omid R. Zandvakili; Sowmya Koduru; Ronald Krausz; Rachel L. Cook; Anastasia Hanauer; Karen Jones; Amir Sadeghpour (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimizing harvest aid applications for mechanical cotton harvesting: A meta-analysis of defoliation–yield trade-offs driven by crop physiology and environmental factors - Zhenwang Zhang; Yukun Wang; Xinghua Yu; Keke Yu; Huijie Hou; Qinghua Liao; Kexin Li; Zhijie Shi; Jianxin Dong; Guodong Chen; Sumei Wan; Shanwei Lou; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Biodegradable mulch enhances cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) yield via microplastic reduction and P cycling microbes modulation - Shu’e Liu; Aihua Zhang; Huijuan Guo; Wei Min (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Quantifying the nitrogen balance of high-yielding soybean with reduced yield gaps - Valentin Angelozzi; Fernando Salvagiotti; José L. Rotundo; Guido Di Mauro (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Optimizing water and nitrogen management to balance yield and nitrogen loss in mechanically harvested low-stubble ratoon rice - Chaojie Lan; Hailong Xu; Bin Qin; Jinying Li; Bianhong Zhang; Jingnan Zou; Ting Chen; Jiahui Song; Zhihan Chen; Changxun Fang; Zhixing Zhang; Hongfei Chen; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Organic substitution for synthetic fertilizer mitigates the negative effects of warming on soil quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and soybean yields - Xiaoyu Wang; Jiangsen Chu; Mengyou Zhang; Mingjun Hou; Ke Zheng; Leili Lin; Zhengjun Yan; Xiaoxiao Li; Zhao Che; He Song; Gong Wu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Impact of wheat-legume mix intercrops on wheat epidemics by modelling - Sébastien Levionnois; Noémie Gaudio; Rémi Mahmoud; Christophe Pradal; Corinne Robert (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Leaf protein extractability in sugar beet: Genetic control and breeding potential for dual-purpose cultivars - Hugo Rijken; Aamir Saleem; Christian B. Hirschmann; Dieter Hackenberg; Marieke E. Bruins; Luisa M. Trindade (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Subsurface fertilization geometry synergies enhanced grain yield, nitrogen use efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions: A global meta-analysis - Yuewen Huo; Feiyu Ying; Mengyang Zhu; Zhiwei Fan; Prakash Lakshmanan; Fusuo Zhang; Wen-Feng Cong (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Mapping and assessing maize water-efficiency dynamics using data assimilation and the SWAP model in Northwest China - Xi Huang; Songhao Shang; Xiaomin Mao; Jing Li; Liyuan Bo; Yin Zhao (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Carbon economy in maize phenotypes with different vegetative-reproductive plasticity mechanisms - F. Espelet; D.H. Rotili; K.E. D’Andrea; G.A. Maddonni (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Green Intelligent Fertilizer derived from yellow phosphorus slag boosts rice yield and mitigate environmental impacts in high-altitude watersheds - Suoqian Kang; Ou Yu; Shuntao Zhang; Yujiao Tan; Rui Wang; Xueli Du; Jun Cao; Zhong Duan; Fei Huang; Rong Li; Changzhou Wei; Jiujiang Xu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Salt barriers produce optimal effects in increasing crop yield and reducing salinity in semi-arid and coastal areas compared to other regions: A meta-analysis - Lang Liu; Fang Kang; Jing Xu; Zhen Liu; Huarui Gong; Ziyang He; Keyu Fa (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Paddy rice growth and yield under high-density nursery techniques for efficient mechanized transplanting in Japan - Hisashi Nasukawa; Ryosuke Tajima (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Maximizing maize grain yield stability through integrated management of plant density and hybrid reproductive plasticity - Roberto Dionisio Martínez; Pablo Andres Barbieri; Beatriz Masiero; Fernando Mrozek; Facundo Javier Ferraguti; Gastón Alejandro Darwich; Laura Echarte (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Selection basis of agricultural production systems: Assessment of the effects of climatic regions and planting patterns on forage production and eco-efficiency - Bin Wang; Tengfei Wang; Yiyin Zhang; Jian Lan; Jianqiang Deng (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Evaluating the effects of biodegradable film and plastic film mulching on soil water and nitrogen cycles and maize yield in different regions of rainfall and soil texture: An experimental and modeling study - Ning Chen; Xianyue Li; Tingxi Liu; Yuehong Zhang; Jianwen Yan; Qi Hu; Wenhao Ren; Zhenzhen Mei; Xiaowei Cai (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Influence of cover crops and their traits on the yield of main annual crops grown in tropical and subtropical environments – A meta-analysis - Demayi J. Mauryo Fassinou; Pierrot Lionel Yemadje; Mathias Christina; Hervé S. Nonwègnon Aholoukpè; Benjamin Heuclin; Hermione Koussihouèdé; Pablo Tittonell (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Unraveling the drivers of corn yield response to optimization fertilization in plateau acidic red soils - Zhengfa Chen; Keyu Yan; Hui Yan; Xiaohan Mei; Chi Wang; Xingwei Chen; Wanli Hu; Bin Fu; Ming Ni; Zhiwu Li; Qingsong Duan; Yanmei Hu; et al. (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Establishing critical nitrogen dilution curve based on whole plant or leaf dry matter for drip-irrigated spring wheat: A Bayesian analysis - Guoyong Chen; Weidong Ma; Jie Qin; Zaixin Li; Chunyan Zhang; Xuezhi Zhang; Yi Wen; Qisheng Yang; Xinjiang Zhang; Changzhou Wei (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Different responses of African rice cultivars to alternate wetting and drying irrigation and anaerobic digestate application - Stephen Yeboah; Patricia Amankwaa-Yeboah; Jaime Puértolas; Francis B. Agyenim; Kirk T. Semple; Ian C. Dodd (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Effects and action pathways of oxygenation strategies for enhancing cotton yield and quality under mulched drip irrigation in arid oasis regions - Wenhao Li; Jinyin He; Tianyu Wang; Feifei Jia; Tehseen Javed; Bo Zhou; Zhenhua Wang (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Residual film hinders maize root-soil water coordination and root-shoot growth thereby reducing yield and water-nitrogen use efficiencies - Yuyi Zhang; Xiaobo Gu; Pengpeng Chen; Yadan Du; Yining Lu; Haowei Yin; Zhandong Liu; Huanjie Cai (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Maize-soybean intercropping improves grain yield via modifying water uptake strategies and dry matter accumulation translocation mechanisms - Zhendong Liu; Xiudi Shangguan; Haojie Hu; Xinghui Wang; Miaomiao Qiao; Yunchao Liu; Zhiheng Liang; Rui Zong; Quanqi Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)

UAV-based precision nitrogen management balances agronomic, economic, and environmental multi-objective benefits in rice production - Zhaopeng Fu; Xi Tao; Weikang Wang; Jiayi Zhang; Yongchao Tian; Qiang Cao; Yan Zhu; Weixing Cao; Xiaojun Liu (Field Crops Research, 2026)

Controlled-release nitrogen in paddies: Bridging food security and carbon neutrality through carbon-nitrogen coupling - Zongkui Chen; Jiayue Wang; Xiangyu Xu; Wenqi Yuan; Zhiyuan Yang; Yongjian Sun; Jun Ma; William D. Batchelor; Xiafei Li (Field Crops Research, 2026)