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Management Alternatives in Legumes Cropping
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Management Alternatives in Legumes Cropping

A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Breeding and Genetics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 8615

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Dr. Lorena Parra

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Research Institute for Integrated Management of Coastal Areas (IGIC), Universitat Politècnica de València, 46730 Grau de Gandia, Spain
Interests: environmental monitoring; precision agriculture; image processing; crop management; smart cities; physical sensors
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Dr. Pedro V. Mauri

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Instituto Madrileño de Investigación y Desarrollo Rural, Agrario y Alimentario (IMIDRA), Departamento de Investigación Agroambiental, 28800 Madrid, Spain
Interests: agricultural crops; propagation; agroenergy; precision agriculture; remote sensing; irrigation and fertilization efficiency; turfgrass sustainability; vegetation indices; canopy temperature; RGB image processing and derived agronomical parameters
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Although legumes are considered one of the most important crops, their cropping is limited. Legumes cropping suffers from several problems that discourage their cropping compared with, for instance, cereals cropping. Several research programs aim to boost the cropping of legumes by proposing alternative treatments and management. Considering that most legumes are rainfed crops with relatively low prices, tailored solutions must ensure their agronomic and economic feasibility. Unwanted plants such as weeds, fungal diseases, impoverished soils or modification of the rain patterns due to climate change are just some of the problems that the legumes are facing.

This Special Issue aims to collect the latest advances in treatment and management alternatives for legume cropping. The use of technological solutions, the inclusion of new products, alternative sowing patterns or dates, intercropping, or varieties tolerant to disease are some of the possible solutions for enhancing crop management. Original research, reviews, and opinions on recent advances in strategies for the management of legumes are also welcome.

Dr. Lorena Parra
Dr. Pedro V. Mauri
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • legumes cropping
  • weed management
  • biostimulants
  • alternative sowing patterns
  • pest management
  • intercropping
  • new varieties

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The Impact of Polymer on the Productivity and Photosynthesis of Soybean under Different Water Levels
by Lucas Felisberto Pereira, Walter Quadros Ribeiro Júnior, Maria Lucrecia Gerosa Ramos, Guilherme Filgueiras Soares, Cristiane Andréa de Lima Guimarães, Sebastião Pedro da Silva Neto, Onno Muller, Christina Cleo Vinson, André Ferreira Pereira and Thomas Christopher Rhys Williams
Agronomy 2022, 12(11), 2657; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12112657 - 27 Oct 2022
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In order to practice sustainable and resource-efficient agriculture, the use of new technologies such as water-retaining polymers is essential. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a polymer incorporated into the soil on gas exchange and yield under different [...] Read more.
In order to practice sustainable and resource-efficient agriculture, the use of new technologies such as water-retaining polymers is essential. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a polymer incorporated into the soil on gas exchange and yield under different water regimes (WR) in three soybean cultivars. The experiment was conducted at Embrapa Cerrados under field conditions in 2016 and 2017, using three different cultivars (BRS 5980IPRO, NA 5909RG and BRS 7280RR). Soybean cultivars were submitted to four water regimes (representing 30%, 50%, 83% and 100% of evapotranspiration replacement, namely WR1, WR2, WR3 and WR4). No beneficial results were observed in 2016 with Polymer. Most of the reductions in photosynthesis and transpiration by adding the polymer can be attributed to stomatal control, but such reductions did not influence productivity. In 2017, the yield was higher using Polymer in WR4 and WR3 by 40 to 20%, depending on the cultivar. Under severe stress (WR2 and WR1), reduced gas exchange was obtained with Polymer, but the yield was not reduced. These results indicate that Polymer contributed to the prolongation of photosynthetic activity during the reproductive phase of soybean and may represent a potential strategy for increasing yield under moderate drought stress. Full article
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Effects of Weed Control Treatments on Weed Composition and Yield Components of Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and Winter Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Intercrops
by István Kristó, Marianna Vályi-Nagy, Attila Rácz, Melinda Tar, Katalin Irmes, Lajos Szentpéteri and Apolka Ujj
Agronomy 2022, 12(10), 2590; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12102590 - 21 Oct 2022
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Intercropping is an ancient and worldwide agricultural practice expected to become more prevalent in Hungary due to the accumulating impact of climate change. In this study, the plant association of pure winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and pure winter pea (Pisum [...] Read more.
Intercropping is an ancient and worldwide agricultural practice expected to become more prevalent in Hungary due to the accumulating impact of climate change. In this study, the plant association of pure winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and pure winter pea (Pisum sativum L.) was analyzed without weed control and with applied herbicides at different intervals (pre-emergence, early and late post-emergence) and different active herbicide ingredients. Two growing seasons, 2018–2019 and 2019–2020 were examined to compare weed composition and weed cover to evaluate the effect of the applied herbicides at different timings. To determine weed control efficiency, weed surveys were conducted six times in each growing season. The effect of cultivation methods (pure and mixed plots) on the development of plants was also measured by yield production analysis. Findings from these investigations indicate that there were significantly more weed species and occurrences of weeds in pure wheat and pure pea plots compared to mixed plots. In addition to cultivation and weed control treatments, meteorological events significantly influenced the development of the plants, and thus the yield components. Full article
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Performance of Winter-Sown Chickpea Breeding Lines with Contrasting Levels of Resistance to Ascochyta Blight
by Diego Rubiales, Ana Moral and Fernando Flores
Agronomy 2022, 12(9), 2194; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12092194 - 15 Sep 2022
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Multi-environment field testing of chickpea accessions winter sown in Southern Spain showed that environmental effects on yield were more important than genotypic effects and GEI. The most detrimental factor on grain yield was ascochyta blight infection. We did not find a significant effect [...] Read more.
Multi-environment field testing of chickpea accessions winter sown in Southern Spain showed that environmental effects on yield were more important than genotypic effects and GEI. The most detrimental factor on grain yield was ascochyta blight infection. We did not find a significant effect of low temperatures on yield in the environments studied, probably due to the mild winters in the area. On the contrary, we found detrimental effects of high temperatures at the reproductive stage, particularly with numbers of days with Tmax >30 °C. We found that genotypic effects were larger than the environmental on ascochyta infection as we included accessions previously selected for their levels of resistance or susceptibility. Biplots based on the WAASB/productivity ratio highlighted AS19, AS30, AS23, AS26, and AS18 accessions as the best for productivity and stability of yield, matching with those with a lower ascochyta blight infection. The MTSI index also identified these as the best accessions for the region. Full article
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Soybean Crop Rotation Stability in Rainfed Agroforestry System through GGE Biplot and EBLUP
by Taryono, Priyono Suryanto, Supriyanta, Panjisakti Basunanda, Rani Agustina Wulandari, Suci Handayani, Nurmansyah and Taufan Alam
Agronomy 2022, 12(9), 2012; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12092012 - 26 Aug 2022
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The genotype–environment interaction causes difficulties in selecting stable and ideal soybean cultivars across crop rotation models. Thus, this study aimed to provide the best estimates of soybean yields in every crop rotation model for recommendations in the rainfed agroforestry system using GGE biplot [...] Read more.
The genotype–environment interaction causes difficulties in selecting stable and ideal soybean cultivars across crop rotation models. Thus, this study aimed to provide the best estimates of soybean yields in every crop rotation model for recommendations in the rainfed agroforestry system using GGE biplot and EBLUP. In this study, the productivity and stability of 15 soybean cultivars were evaluated using four crop rotation models, that is, soybean planting after fallow (F–S), soybean planting after maize (M–S), soybean planting after rice (R–S), and continuous soybean (S–S) in dry and wet seasons at Menggoran Forest Resort, Playen District, Gunungkidul Regency, Special Province of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Results in the dry season revealed that the Dering I cultivar had the highest yield in F–S and R–S of 1.267 and 1.375 tons ha−1 and the Grobogan cultivar in M–S and S–S of 1.200 and 1.349 tons ha−1, respectively. During the wet season, the Grobogan cultivar showed the highest yields in F–S, M–S, and S–S of 2.187, 2.435, and 2.247 tons ha−1, and the Dega I cultivar in R–S of 2.049 tons ha−1. Based on the GGE biplot and Shukla model, Dering I and Grobogan cultivars were classified as fairly and relatively stable in dry and wet seasons. The cultivars that are well suited to the environment can maximize the yield potential of these cultivars and help to build a sustainable production system. Full article
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