The demand for nitrogen (N) for crop production increased rapidly from the middle of the
twentieth century and is predicted to at least double by 2050 to satisfy the on-going …

Soil health is defined as the capacity of soil to function, within ecosystem boundaries, to
sustain crop and animal productivities, maintain or enhance environmental sustainability …

Intensive agriculture causes land degradation and other environmental problems, such as
pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, biodiversity decline, and greenhouse gas (GHG) …

Food security, lowering the risk of climate change and meeting the increasing demand for
energy will increasingly be critical challenges in the years to come. Producing sustainably is …

Contents Summary 1092 I. Introduction 1093 II. Investigating activity of AMF in
agroecosystems 1093 III. Crop benefit from AMF: agronomic and mycorrhizal literature differ …

There is a great demand for high-protein materials for livestock feed in Europe and
European agriculture has a deficit of about 70% high-protein materials of which 87% is met …

Crop rotation has been widely used to mitigate weed, insect, and pathogen pressure, as well
as to increase plant diversity. However, the magnitude of and variability in crop yield with …

This position paper honours agricultural scientist and colleague, Professor Bob Loomis, by
discussing the urgent global challenge of food security and the related impacts on the …

Determining the effect of crop rotation (CR) on soil organic carbon (SOC) and its controls is
vital for improving the potential benefits of CR in agroecosystems to achieve carbon …

Closing the yield gap is essential for global food security and for farmers who face
increasing costs of production. Recent work showed that Australia's wheat growers are …