Frontiers in Agronomy | New and Recent Articles https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/agronomy RSS Feed for Frontiers in Agronomy | New and Recent Articles en-us Frontiers Feed Generator,version:1 2026-04-15T20:36:13.510+00:00 60 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1768276 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1768276 <![CDATA[Sustainable agriculture from the bottom up: a compact and versatile low-cost platform for agricultural monitoring]]> 2026-04-15T00:00:00Z Original Research Milan KretzschmarMaren DubbertMatthias LückMichael AsanteGeoffroy SossaMathias Hoffmann https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1775298 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1775298 <![CDATA[Crop simulation-based assessment of yield gaps and water productivity for improving blackgram (Vigna mungo L.) production across diverse ecologies of India]]> 2026-04-15T00:00:00Z Original Research P. G. DodewarP. S. BrahmanandSubash N. PillaiS. K. SrivastavaR. S. BanaV. K. PrajapatiBharadwaj ChellapillaSusama SudhishriTwinkle Jena https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1771721 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1771721 <![CDATA[Agronomic practices for climate-resilient okra production in agroecological systems: a review]]> 2026-04-15T00:00:00Z Review Samuel Mathu NdunguLokeshwar KesamreddyMathieu A. T. AyenanStephen OthimSiyabusa MkuhlaniYu-Hsiang LiuAmha BesufkadWubetu Bihon LegesseEric C. LegbaJudith HonfogaLukas Pawera https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1819891 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1819891 <![CDATA[Global meta-analysis reveals soil, climate, and management drivers of crop yield and nitrogen use efficiency under enhanced-efficiency fertilizers]]> 2026-04-15T00:00:00Z Original Research Xinping ZhangZerong WangLinzhuan SongXinrong DuanYichen WangLi ZhaoXuefeng ZhaoBen NiuLijie HaoZengzeng YangChuangyun Wang 1200 mm. Soil properties, including soil organic carbon, total nitrogen, and pH, further influenced both yield and NUE, with NI+UI showing the highest responsiveness in low-fertility soils. Crop type, fertilization frequency, and nitrogen application rate also modulated fertilizer effectiveness, with UI most effective for wheat and maize yield, and NI+UI consistently enhancing NUE in rice and other crops. Model analyses revealed that the relative importance of environmental, soil, and management factors differed among fertilizer types, with crop variety, soil nutrients, pH, and fertilization practices as key predictors. Collectively, EENFs reliably enhance crop yield and NUE across global agroecosystems, yet their efficacy is context-dependent, driven by the interaction of climate, soil, crop, and management factors. These findings provide quantitative guidance for optimizing fertilizer use to improve agricultural sustainability and reduce nitrogen losses.]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1812482 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1812482 <![CDATA[Bridging soybean yield gaps in Ghana: opportunities and challenges for sustainable smallholder production and livelihood]]> 2026-04-15T00:00:00Z Systematic Review George A. AwuniPeter A. AsungreGeorge Y. MahamaJerry A. NboyineFrancisca Addae-FrimpomaahFrancis KusiDarrin M. DoddsDaniel B. Reynolds https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1804737 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1804737 <![CDATA[Foliar application of salicylic acid enhances yield, oil quality and economic returns of Linum usitatissimum L. under different irrigation regimes]]> 2026-04-15T00:00:00Z Original Research Manjeet SinghGurudev SinghSakshi GoyatSandeep GawdiyaSindhu SheoranEetela Sathyanarayana https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1795379 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1795379 <![CDATA[Phosphorus and potassium interaction in maize: enhancing yield and soil health under Nepalese agroecosystems]]> 2026-04-15T00:00:00Z Original Research Som NepaliRajesh Tamang https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1777087 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1777087 <![CDATA[Evaluation of YOLO-based weed detection models on commercial horseradish fields in Southern Illinois]]> 2026-04-14T00:00:00Z Original Research Abhinav PagadalaSandesh PoudelJanmejay Umakanth RathiS. SunojJohn F. Reid https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1775355 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1775355 <![CDATA[Screenhouse-based shade-tolerance assessments of coffee and bean varieties, and cover crops, to optimize multi-strata intercropping in African smallholder systems]]> 2026-04-14T00:00:00Z Original Research Jules NtamwiraWalter OcimatiElizabeth KearsleyTelesphore C. MirindiGabriel ShabaniGuy Blomme 84% above-ground biomass loss across all shade levels for elephant grass. Meanwhile velvet bean and rattle-pod suffered 48–58% biomass losses even at 70% light transmission, though velvet bean retained a high root mass until the deepest shade.DiscussionThese findings suggest a high diversity in shade tolerance within existing bean and coffee varieties. They demonstrate that selecting shade-tolerant bean cultivars and stable coffee varieties can substantially improve productivity in multi-strata systems, while many common cover crops are unsuitable beneath canopy shade. Rapid phenotypic screening could offer a low-cost strategy for optimizing crop mixtures and guiding breeding efforts toward greater shade resilience in smallholder multi-strata agro-ecosystems.]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1770976 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1770976 <![CDATA[Macro-scale risk assessment and host response to orange rust (Puccinia kuehnii) in sugarcane across tropical zones under current and future climate scenarios]]> 2026-04-13T00:00:00Z Original Research Melissa Montoya-ArbeláezJuan Carlos Ángel-SánchezMauricio Salazar-YepesSoraida Rojas-VargasFreddy Fernando Garcés-ObandoJoaquín Guillermo Ramírez-Gil https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1765811 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1765811 <![CDATA[Cont-Transformer: enhancing image recognition for orchard fruit-boring pest monitoring with contrastive learning]]> 2026-04-13T00:00:00Z Original Research Jingjun CaoXiaoqing XianZhida DuanWanxue LiuGuifen ZhangLihua Jiang https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1797361 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1797361 <![CDATA[Integrating phenological time-series and machine learning for remote sensing crop classification: a case study in the Hetao Plain, China]]> 2026-04-10T00:00:00Z Original Research Yincong XingYanzhong LiKang LiangJing TianPeng Bai https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1752201 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1752201 <![CDATA[Potential use of treated wastewater for sustainable management of durum wheat under water-scarce environments]]> 2026-04-07T00:00:00Z Original Research Noemi TortoriciAntonio GiovinoCarmelo MoscaMauro SarnoTeresa TuttolomondoNicolò Iacuzzi https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1781888 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1781888 <![CDATA[Integration of mulch and liquid fertilizer improves productivity and quality of strawberries in the north-western Himalayas, India]]> 2026-04-06T00:00:00Z Original Research Avinash Chandra RathoreAnand Kumar GuptaHarsh MehtaCharan SinghPawan KumarJ. JayaprakashLekh ChandDinesh JingerTanushree SahooShreya NiveshR. B. MeenaVijay Kumar DohareyM. MuruganandamM. Madhu https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1737831 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1737831 <![CDATA[Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as a promising strategy to enhance root architecture in durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) cultivars under salinity stress]]> 2026-04-01T00:00:00Z Original Research Neda ZavarshaniMansour TaghvaeiMehdi ZareiBeata Dedicova https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1822224 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1822224 <![CDATA[Correction: Performance of industrial hemp cultivars across U.S. Midwestern environments: evidence from multi-location trials in Missouri]]> 2026-04-01T00:00:00Z Correction Sakina Haruna MahdiJoshua Yeboah AsiamahKusum Raj TamangPrabesh KoiralaClement Akotsen-MensahChristian B. CarsonEmily Anne ReedKudiabor Kofi NtsunyoSwastika SharmaShreesha PadyanaJaimin S. PatelBabu Valliyodan https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1765116 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1765116 <![CDATA[Long-term manurial endowment on soil culturable bacterial dynamics, biological properties, and productivity of cabbage in acid Inceptisols]]> 2026-04-01T00:00:00Z Original Research Manisha PanigrahyNarayan PandaSarmistha PriyadarshiniAkhilesh Kumar GuptaAnshuman NayakKshitipati PadhanShraddha MohantyMunmun DashSanjib Kumar SahooHrusikesh PatroDebadatta Sethi https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1764002 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1764002 <![CDATA[Hybrid LSTM-edge correction architecture for physics-informed crop health monitoring in distributed agricultural robotics]]> 2026-03-31T00:00:00Z Original Research Rongchuan YuYongsheng XieRifeng WangWenxin Li https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1739828 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1739828 <![CDATA[Unveiling the legacy of traditional agroforestry systems and their role in enriching soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in the Chhattisgarh Plain Region]]> 2026-03-30T00:00:00Z Original Research Risikesh ThakurSomanath SarvadeAtul Kumar ShrivastavaSurendra Kumar RaiNaresh Kumar BisenShailendra BhalaweAjay Singh Lodhi https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1808128 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2026.1808128 <![CDATA[Correction: Quantifying consumptive water footprints of soybean in rainfed and irrigated systems under climate change scenarios]]> 2026-03-27T00:00:00Z Correction Wilfredo BarreraFrancesco MorbidiniCarmelo MaucieriMaria GiordanoTjaša PogačarMarko FlajšmanGraziano GhinassiLeonardo VerdiRoberto FerriseAnna Dalla Marta