Frontiers in Agronomy

Review

Published on 13 Aug 2026

Drip fertigation for vegetable production: a comprehensive review of crop performance, nutrient use efficiency and sustainable resource management

in Field Water Management

Anjitha Das
Rekha V. R. Nair
Raji Swaroop
Naveen Leno
Thulasi V.
Rani B.
Krishnapriya M. K.

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1823187

339 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 13 Aug 2026

Trade-offs between yield, physiological performance, and quality in basil (Ocimum basilicum) cultivated in hydroponic versus conventional soil-based greenhouse system

in Climate-Smart Agronomy

Gil Carron
Marilou Maret
Robert Farinet
Philip Bosshard
Florentina Gartmann
Nadine Rüegg
Selçuk Yildirim
Christoph Carlen
Zala Schmautz
Cédric Camps

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1866628

298 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Aug 2026

Beyond farm size: spatial determinants of cocoa productivity in Ashanti Region, Ghana

in Agroecological Cropping Systems

Welson Bentum
Emmanuel Odame Owiredu
Nana Kena Frempong
Michael Asante Ofosu
Esther Boateng
Kwaku Obeng Owusu
Agyeman Shadrack
Elvis Anyimadu Asiedu
Sandra Addai-Henne
Wilhemina Adoma Pels

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1901636

326 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Aug 2026

Intercropping dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) with Cucumis myriocarpus and Cleome gynandra under deficit irrigation: impacts on soil physicochemical properties, water-use efficiency and crop growth

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Boitumelo Patience Lekgoathi
Pholosho Mmateko Kgopa
Puffy Soundy

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1867943

214 views

Original Research

Accepted on 12 Aug 2026

Plasma-Activated Water Reprograms the Root–Rhizosphere Continuum to Enhance Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Sustain Maize Productivity under Reduced Nitrogen Input

in Field Water Management

Banoth Madhu
N Umil Singh
Jakku Prasanna
M V Priya
Surla Pradeepkumar

Frontiers in Agronomy

Original Research

Published on 12 Aug 2026

Genome-wide association mapping and functional annotation of loci conferring resistance to Pyrenophora teres f. teres in barley

in Disease Management

Yuliya Genievskaya
Akerke Maulenbay
Alibek Zatybekov
Yerlan Turuspekov

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1839648

297 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Aug 2026

Optimizing nitrogen management with a magnesium supply improves rice yield and nutrient-use efficiency

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Zou Dai
Lubing Jia
Yang Wang
Wenfeng Zhang
Teng-fei Lv
Li Zhang
Jie Shen
Sajad Hussain

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1875968

308 views

Original Research

Accepted on 11 Aug 2026

Effects of Aquaculture Wastewater application on Growth, Yield and Water use Efficiency of Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annum) and Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Intercrop

in Field Water Management

Bolaji Adelanke Adabembe
Johnson Toyin Fasinmirin
Olawale Olugbenga Olanrewaju
Adekunle Ayokanmi Dada
Oluwaseun Faloye
Ibrahim Abayomi Kuti
Badmus Abimbola Adesile
Laemthong Laokhongthavor
Oluwafemi E. Adeyeri
Viroon Kamchoom

Frontiers in Agronomy

Original Research

Published on 11 Aug 2026

Agronomic and economic responses of cabbage to phosphorus fertilizer application

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Yiling Zheng
Nora Doonan
Shuresh Ghimire
Avishesh Neupane
Mia Maltz
Haiying Tao

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1880628

394 views

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Aug 2026

Image-based non-destructive, low-cost chlorophyll estimation method for oat mature leaves defines oat stay-green traits

in Agroecological Cropping Systems

Huimin Duan
Liu Wenhui
Rui Wu
Ruifang Zhang
Guoling Liang
Xueqin Han

Frontiers in Agronomy

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Aug 2026

On-Farm Soybean Yield Estimation using Earth Observation Data and Machine Learning Models

in Agroecological Cropping Systems

Jitender Rathore
Deepak R. Joshi
Ali Dadkhah
Donna M. Rizzo
Olga S. Walsh
David Clay
Maaz Gardezi

Frontiers in Agronomy

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Aug 2026

UAV multisensor data and GAMLSS improve forage biomass estimation in Cerrado integrated crop–livestock pastures

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Gabriella Santos Arruda De Lima
Manuel Eduardo Ferreira
Luis Rodrigo Fernandes Baumann
Fernanda Mara Cunha Freitas
Pedro Luiz Oliveira de Almeida Machado
Antônio Vitor Resende Silva
Selma Nakamoto Koakuzu
Mellissa Ananias Soler Da Silva
Marcia De Melo Carvalho
Micael Moreira Santos

Frontiers in Agronomy

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Aug 2026

Long-term orchard-floor mulching alters soil fungal assemblages, nutrient status, and peach fruit traits

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Lei Guo
Bo Wang
Falin Wang
Xicheng Wang
Binbin Zhang
Hongfeng Song
Zhijun Shen

Frontiers in Agronomy

Original Research

Published on 10 Aug 2026

Successful integration of overwintering annual flower strips into sugar beet cultivation for the control of virus yellows transmission by aphids

in Agroecological Cropping Systems

Benedict Wieters
Ingo Glock
Heinz-Josef Koch
Nicol Stockfisch

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1864545

490 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Aug 2026

Predicting regional soybean suitability in France under climate change: integrating phenology and machine learning models

in Climate-Smart Agronomy

Céline Schoving
Hélène Raynal
Hélène Tribouillois
Julie Constantin

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1892509

368 views

Original Research

Accepted on 07 Aug 2026

Depth-Stratified Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics Across Forest–Cultivation Gradients in Nkanu East Watershed, Southeast Nigeria: Implications for Agroecological Management

in Agroecological Cropping Systems

Martin A.N Anikwe
Chinyere Stella Dan-Chukwu
Emmanuel Ejike Ikengannyia
Evelyn O Obidike-Ugwu

Frontiers in Agronomy

164 views

Systematic Review

Published on 07 Aug 2026

Seed dormancy regulation and its breaking methods in important weed species: a systematic review and quantitative synthesis

in Weed Management

Akashdeep Singh
Debashis Paul
Ali Bajwa
Aniruddha Maity

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1863730

925 views

Perspective

Accepted on 06 Aug 2026

The Unquantified Cost of Delay in African Maize Systems: An Evidence Gap for Policy

in Climate-Smart Agronomy

Bertha Kachala
Andrew Thadzi
Annie Matumba
Jacinta Andrew Nyaika
Theresa Nakoma-Ngoma
Elija Kamundi
Loveness Msofi Mgalamadzi
Amos Ngwira
Innocent Pangapanga-Phiri
Pieter Andreas Swanepoel

Frontiers in Agronomy

104 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Aug 2026

Harnessing polyethylene mulching and herbicide integration for sustainable weed management and improved onion productivity

in Weed Management

Sanket J. More
Bhagyashri Kawale
Yogita Raskar
Thangasamy Arunachalam
Sagar M. Wayal
Yogesh P. Khade
Suresh Gawande
Pranjali A. Gedam
Bhushan Bibwe
Rajiv Kale

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1850038

684 views

Review

Accepted on 05 Aug 2026

Agroecological Farming in Nepal's Mid-Hills: A Scoping Review of Practices, Productivity, Resilience, and Livelihood Outcomes

in Agroecological Cropping Systems

Rajesh Tamang

Frontiers in Agronomy

128 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Aug 2026

Perennial ryegrass responses to contrasting phosphorus fertilizer sources: nutrient dynamics and root system architecture assessed by X-ray micro-computed tomography

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Katrin Kuka
Mayka Schmitt Rahner
Paul Keßeler
Sylvia Kratz
Elke Bloem

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1885332

462 views

Review

Accepted on 04 Aug 2026

Cascading Biochar Strategies for Phosphorus and Potassium Recovery and Reuse

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Saiyyeda Firdous
Kowsalya P 23PHD0181
Jennifer Flora
Varshini Kumar
Nivetha Paranthaman
Nagarajan Bharathy
Kousalya A
Theivasigamani Parthasarathi

Frontiers in Agronomy

134 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Aug 2026

Biologically activated biochars enhance soil chemical–biological functioning and Lolium perenne yield in contrasting soils

in Field Water Management

J. M. Matamoros
C. Muñoz
E. Zagal
M. A. Sanchez-Monedero
N. Escalona

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1888848

437 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Aug 2026

Biological strategies to maximize nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiency in grain sorghum with Trichoderma harzianum

in Plant-Soil Interactions

Cintia da Silva de Oliveira
Rikelme Matheus dos Santos Relvas
Rithielly Machado Rodrigues de Araújo
Cecília Leão Pereira Resende
Luciana Maria da Silva
Kátia Aparecida de Pinho Costa
Fabricio Rodrigues

Frontiers in Agronomy

doi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1831957

566 views

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Drip fertigation for vegetable production: a comprehensive review of crop performance, nutrient use efficiency and sustainable resource management

Trade-offs between yield, physiological performance, and quality in basil (Ocimum basilicum) cultivated in hydroponic versus conventional soil-based greenhouse system

Beyond farm size: spatial determinants of cocoa productivity in Ashanti Region, Ghana

Intercropping dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) with Cucumis myriocarpus and Cleome gynandra under deficit irrigation: impacts on soil physicochemical properties, water-use efficiency and crop growth

Plasma-Activated Water Reprograms the Root–Rhizosphere Continuum to Enhance Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Sustain Maize Productivity under Reduced Nitrogen Input

Genome-wide association mapping and functional annotation of loci conferring resistance to Pyrenophora teres f. teres in barley

Optimizing nitrogen management with a magnesium supply improves rice yield and nutrient-use efficiency

Effects of Aquaculture Wastewater application on Growth, Yield and Water use Efficiency of Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annum) and Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Intercrop

Agronomic and economic responses of cabbage to phosphorus fertilizer application

Image-based non-destructive, low-cost chlorophyll estimation method for oat mature leaves defines oat stay-green traits

On-Farm Soybean Yield Estimation using Earth Observation Data and Machine Learning Models

UAV multisensor data and GAMLSS improve forage biomass estimation in Cerrado integrated crop–livestock pastures

Long-term orchard-floor mulching alters soil fungal assemblages, nutrient status, and peach fruit traits

Successful integration of overwintering annual flower strips into sugar beet cultivation for the control of virus yellows transmission by aphids

Predicting regional soybean suitability in France under climate change: integrating phenology and machine learning models

Depth-Stratified Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics Across Forest–Cultivation Gradients in Nkanu East Watershed, Southeast Nigeria: Implications for Agroecological Management

Seed dormancy regulation and its breaking methods in important weed species: a systematic review and quantitative synthesis

The Unquantified Cost of Delay in African Maize Systems: An Evidence Gap for Policy

Harnessing polyethylene mulching and herbicide integration for sustainable weed management and improved onion productivity

Agroecological Farming in Nepal's Mid-Hills: A Scoping Review of Practices, Productivity, Resilience, and Livelihood Outcomes

Perennial ryegrass responses to contrasting phosphorus fertilizer sources: nutrient dynamics and root system architecture assessed by X-ray micro-computed tomography

Cascading Biochar Strategies for Phosphorus and Potassium Recovery and Reuse

Biologically activated biochars enhance soil chemical–biological functioning and Lolium perenne yield in contrasting soils

Biological strategies to maximize nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiency in grain sorghum with Trichoderma harzianum