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Bespoke Precision Agriculture for Small‐Scale Farming in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Defining Potential Benefits and Pathways

Food and Energy Security, Volume 15, Issue 5, September/October 2026.
ABSTRACT Precision agriculture (PA) holds enormous potential for smallholder farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), where agriculture remains central to economic development, employing more than half of the adult population and contributing significantly to GDP. However, adoption rates remain low.
Kwame Agyei Frimpong, Yaw Sarfo, Isaac Kwasi Asante, Kwadwo A. Dompreh, Edwin W. Harris, Frank Kumi, James Lowenberg‐DeBoer, Paula A. Misiewicz, Alexander Tetteh Kwasi Nuer, Sven Peets, Andrew Wilcox, Vincent O. Aduramigba‐Modupe, Karl Behrendt   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biotic factors dominate carbon fluxes and budget of a drip-irrigated and plastic-mulched cotton system in an arid oasis of Northwest China. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Wang J, Wu C, Bai J, Yang M, He J, Zhao Y, Wang J, Rong L, Yin G.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Spatial Coordination of Phosphorus and Water Enhances Maize Growth and Phosphorus Uptake by Modifying Root Distribution

Food and Energy Security, Volume 15, Issue 5, September/October 2026.
ABSTRACT Phosphorus (P) and water are essential but often spatially mismatched resources in agricultural soils, limiting plant growth and nutrient uptake efficiency. Their low mobility and uneven distribution in the soil profile necessitate strategies that optimize their use, particularly through targeted management at the root‐soil interface.
Liyang Wang, Dan Liao, Xueyang Gu, Xiujie Gao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interactive Effects of Irrigation Amount, Irrigation Salinity, and Nitrogen Rate on Soil Enzyme Activities and Maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) Yield Under Mulched Drip Irrigation. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Han D, Zhou Q, Ma Z, Wang Z, Zhang J, Li Y.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Farmland Fragmentation Reduces Chemical Fertilizer Use Efficiency of Maize Farmers: The Moderating Roles of Mechanization and Labor Input

Food and Energy Security, Volume 15, Issue 5, September/October 2026.
ABSTRACT Farmland fragmentation is a critical structural constraint hindering the improvement of farmers' chemical fertilizer use efficiency. However, crop‐specific micro‐level evidence focusing on maize growers, along with systematic empirical verification of the moderating roles of mechanized fertilization and labor input, remains lacking.
Wang Hao, Yaowen Liang, Yuyuan Yi, Zhenxing Zhang, Xiangdong Hu, Hui Zhou, Fanhao Yang, Shu Wang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combining Reduced Irrigation with Organic Fertilizer Substitution Enhances Water-Nitrogen Productivity and Soil Carbon-Nitrogen Pools of Maize in Arid Northwest China. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Pan W, Li F, Pan X, He W, Shi W, Wei J, Wang Q, Deng H.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Microbiome‐mediated plant‐soil feedbacks as a tool for resilient agriculture

iMetaOmics, Volume 3, Issue 3, September 2026.
Translating plant‐soil feedbacks (PSFs) into reliable agricultural management requires shifting from input‐dependent practices toward endogenous, process‐driven crop resilience. To bridge this gap, we propose a predictive framework centered on three strategic interventions: engineering the crop holobiont, diversifying the soil habitat, and deploying ...
Muhammad Asif, Hazrat Bilal, Min Xiao, Lei Dong, Wen‐Jun Li   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling soil water distribution under drip fertigation in chrysanthemum across soil types using HYDRUS-2D. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Sagar A, Hasan M, Singh DK, Salem A, Vishwakarma DK, Kisi O, Malkani P, Elbeltagi A, Siddique KHM, Mattar MA.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Whole orchard recycling in California's Central Valley: Benefits, management, and adoption

Journal of Environmental Quality, Volume 55, Issue 5, September/October 2026.
Abstract Whole orchard recycling (WOR) has become a common practice in California (CA) orchards and vineyards due to declining options for agricultural biomass disposal. WOR is the process by which entire orchards or vineyards are shredded into chips, spread onto the soil surface, and incorporated into the soil before replanting a new crop.
C. Mae Culumber, Brent Holtz, Suduan Gao, Amisha Poret‐Peterson, Touyee Thao, Cameron Zuber, Franz Niederholzer, Mohammad Yaghmour, Diana Camarena‐Onofre, Daniel Rivers, Greg Browne, Benjamin T. Halleck   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving Crop Yield by Regulating Crop Growth and Nitrogen Transformation Through Water and Nitrogen Management Under Subsurface Drip Irrigation System. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Zhang Z, Liu Y, Zhang X, Zhang A, Liu Y, Zhou J.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source