Wheat

“Wheat drilled into corn residue in northern Alabama yielded 23% more under some surface tillage (conventional, mulch, or light disk) than under no-till, and mulch tillage gave the best net return ($733/ha vs $468/ha for no-till). Fall N boosted early growth up to 25%, but splitting the remaining N between fall and spring gave no yield gain over a single application; 134 kg N/ha maximized no-till yield and returns, suggesting current N recommendations after corn may be too low.”

“Statewide testing of 1,624 symptomatic samples in Nebraska (2023-2025) found wheat curl mite-transmitted viruses widespread not just in wheat but in cereal forage and cover crops: rye (80%), triticale (93%), and barley (72%) were infected with wheat streak mosaic virus and/or Triticum mosaic virus. Virus sequences were nearly identical across hosts, meaning these cereal cover and forage crops act as a green bridge that carries wheat streak mosaic disease into the next wheat crop — plan termination timing and crop choice accordingly.”

“We found an association between increased carbon, aggregation, and AMF biomass. Greater soil aggregation, carbon and AMF were observed in NT at 0–5 cm soil depth. The W-S cropping system had greater soil microbial community composition based on fungi biomass, AMF and fungal to bacteria ratio from phospholipid fatty acid analysis (PLFA). Large macroaggregates were positively correlated with total C and N, microbial biomass, Gram + , and AMF. Soil water content was positively correlated with macroaggregates, total C and N, and AC. No-till increased soil carbon content even after 44 years of cult”

“Sensor-based N management cut nitrogen application by ~40 kg N/ha in corn with no yield loss across 57 Nebraska on-farm site-years (2015–2023). Benefits are greatest in moderate-to-high yield variability fields with coarser soils. Sensors showed no statistically significant gains in winter wheat. Profit probability exceeded 60% for corn across most price scenarios. Despite consistent evidence, only 11% of Nebraska producers currently use sensor-based approaches — indicating a technology transfer gap.”

“Nitrate leaching into groundwater as a result of high N fertilizer rates to annual crops presents human health risks and high costs associated with water treatment. Intermediate wheatgrass is a low-input crop has the potential to produce profitable grain and biomass yields while reducing nitrate.”

“Physiological basis of genotypic response to management in dryland wheat.”

“Glyphosate-resistant Kochia scoparia has evolved in dryland chemical fallow systems throughout North America and the mechanism of resistance involves 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase gene duplication.”

“The impact of long-term conservation farming research and education in Pacific Northwest wheatlands.”

“Bacterial communities on wheat grown under long-term conventional tillage and no-till in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.”

“Growth, yield, and yield stability of canola in the Northern Great Plains of the United States.”

“Lactobionate, a byproduct of cheese production, can be used as a soil amendment in winter wheat and corn production.”

“A COI DNA barcoding survey of Pratylenchus species in the Great Plains Region of North America.”

“Long-term agro-management strategies shape soil bacterial community structure in dryland wheat systems.”

“This study investigates the potential benefits of using tectonite dust as a soil amendment in central Oregon.”

“Neighborhood Effects on Heat Deaths: Social and Environmental Predictors of Vulnerability in Maricopa County, Arizona.”

“Sustainable aviation fuel production from Brassica carinata in the Southern United States.”

“Blackgrass resistance to ACCase and ALS herbicides mostly arises from resistance alleles already present in populations, not new mutations — 23 of 27 ACCase-resistant and 6 of 9 ALS-resistant populations carried two or more distinct resistance haplotypes. Because resistance is pre-loaded in the seedbank, rotating herbicide modes of action early and diversifying non-chemical control matters more than hoping to outrun new mutations.”

“Intercomparison of sensible and latent heat flux measurements from combined eddy covariance, energy balance, and Bowen ratio methods above a grassland prairie.”

“Experimental downed woody debris-created microsites enhance tree survival and growth in extreme summer heat.”

“The LTAR Cropland Common Experiment at R. J. Cook Agronomy Farm.”

“Long-term biosolids applications improve key soil health functions for semi-arid dryland systems.”

“Application of UAV Multispectral Imaging to Monitor Soybean Growth with Yield Prediction through Machine Learning.”

“Field experiments were conducted at three locations in Indiana to assess weed suppression by cereal rye and residual herbicide premixes in no-till corn.”

“Soil health and nutrient density: preliminary comparison of regenerative and conventional farming.”

“Multi-Trait Multi-Environment Genomic Prediction of Agronomic Traits in Advanced Breeding Lines of Winter Wheat.”

“Nitrogen Balance Index Prediction of Winter Wheat by Canopy Hyperspectral Transformation and Machine Learning.”

“Influence of variable biochar concentration on yield-scaled nitrous oxide emissions, Wheat yield and nitrogen use efficiency.”

“Water and productivity accounting using WA+ framework for sustainable water resources management: Case study of northern Iran.”

“A propane-fueled in-field heat treatment to reduce Cercospora beticola survival in plant residue and improve CLS management in sugarbeet.”

“Grain protein rose with higher N rates across all site-years, and spring and split-applied N produced better grain yield.”