We review approaches to maize breeding for improved drought tolerance during flowering
and grain filling in the central and western US corn belt and place our findings in the context …

Farming practices of the past century have dramatically increased annual crop yields to
unprecedented levels but have consequentially created increasing ecological and public …

Understanding spatio-temporal changes in soil thickness and their natural and
anthropogenic driving factors are essential for earth system modeling and natural resource …

While conservation practices promote soil health and reduce the negative environmental
effects from agricultural production, their adoption rates are generally low. To facilitate …

To provide a more accurate assessment of soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in
agroecosystems, sampling strategies should be designed in a way that accounts for …

Soil is the source of the vast majority of food consumed on Earth, and soils constitute the
largest terrestrial carbon pool. Soil erosion associated with agriculture reduces crop …

While I have dedicated this book to my parents, I want to begin the acknowledgments by
thanking my wife, Susan, and our incredible children, Abigail and Warren. I am certain there …

Erosion degrades soils and undermines agricultural productivity. For agriculture to be
sustainable, soil erosion rates must be low enough to maintain fertile soil. Hence …

Continuous Living Cover (CLC) is a term used to describe agricultural systems that include
year-round vegetative cover above ground and living roots below ground. Examples of CLC …

Abstract Study regions The Wangjiaba (WJB) watershed, located in the upper Huaihe River
Basin in China. Study focus An attributing framework has been proposed combining the …