Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Agriculture is facing daunting challenges. Not only are farmers expected to produce ...

Agricultural production systems simulation encompasses a suite of computational models and digital tools that integrate crop physiology, soil characteristics, meteorological data, and management ...

The pursuit of sustainable agricultural production is increasingly critical in the face of global food security challenges, environmental degradation, and the need for energy conservation. Modern ...

In the field of agriculture and food production, the increasing global population pressures necessitate not only enhanced ...

Plant biostimulants are increasingly recognized as pivotal instruments for advancing sustainable agriculture, driven by the urgent need to enhance crop ...

Rewilding landscapes using elements of farming practice can help to restore ecosystems and produce high-welfare, high-quality food, researchers say. Rewilding landscapes using elements of farming ...

A globalized food system has its obvious benefits staring at us from the grocery store shelves: fresh red strawberries no matter the season and flash-frozen seafood available thousands of miles from ...

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New strategies are required to maximise the potential of agrivoltaics, such as BayWa’s fruitfarming system. Image: Weinsberg (D.) 2022/BaywaRe. Despite the huge interest in agrivoltaics, sound ...

Modern agriculture, U.S. agriculture in particular, has had an impressive history of productivity (Gardner, 2002) that has resulted in relatively affordable food, feed, and fiber for domestic purposes ...