Search Results - "Miguez, Fernando E."
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Maximum soil organic carbon storage in Midwest U.S. cropping systems when crops are optimally nitrogen-fertilized
Published in PloS one (01-03-2017)“…Nitrogen fertilization is critical to optimize short-term crop yield, but its long-term effect on soil organic C (SOC) is uncertain. Here, we clarify the…”
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Working landscapes need at least 20% native habitat
Published in Conservation letters (01-03-2021)“…International agreements aim to conserve 17% of Earth's land area by 2020 but include no area‐based conservation targets within the working landscapes that…”
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A comprehensive uncertainty quantification of large-scale process-based crop modeling frameworks
Published in Environmental research letters (01-08-2021)“…Abstract Regional and global impact assessment tools are increasingly used to explore and evaluate the impact of climate change and extreme events on crop…”
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How can we estimate optimum fertilizer rates with accuracy and precision?
Published in Agricultural & environmental letters (2022)“…For decades, agronomists have invested time and resources to identify the optimum nitrogen (N) rates for cereal crops. The most common method for estimating…”
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Where should we apply biochar?
Published in Environmental research letters (29-03-2019)“…The heating of biomass under low-oxygen conditions generates three co-products, bio-oil, biogas, and biochar. Bio-oil can be stabilized and used as fuel oil or…”
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Key HPI axis receptors facilitate light adaptive behavior in larval zebrafish
Published in Scientific reports (02-04-2024)“…The vertebrate stress response (SR) is mediated by the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis and contributes to generating context appropriate…”
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Augmenting agroecosystem models with remote sensing data and machine learning increases overall estimates of nitrate-nitrogen leaching
Published in Environmental research letters (01-11-2022)“…Abstract Process-based agroecosystem models are powerful tools to assess performance of managed landscapes, but their ability to accurately represent reality…”
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A nonlinear mixed‐effects modeling approach for ecological data: Using temporal dynamics of vegetation moisture as an example
Published in Ecology and evolution (01-09-2019)“…Increasingly, often ecologist collects data with nonlinear trends, heterogeneous variances, temporal correlation, and hierarchical structure. Nonlinear…”
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On-Farm Trials Reveal Significant but Uncertain Control of Botrytis cinerea by Aureobasidium pullulans and Potassium Bicarbonate in Organic Grapevines
Published in Frontiers in plant science (24-02-2021)“…, a fungal pathogen that causes gray mold on grapes, can decrease yield, substantially reduce wine quality, and therefore cause significant economic losses. In…”
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Wasp Gene Expression Supports an Evolutionary Link Between Maternal Behavior and Eusociality
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (19-10-2007)“…The presence of workers that forgo reproduction and care for their siblings is a defining feature of eusociality and a major challenge for evolutionary theory…”
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Late-season corn stalk nitrate measurements across the US Midwest from 2006 to 2018
Published in Scientific data (07-04-2023)“…The late-season Corn Stalk Nitrate Test (CSNT) is a well-known tool to help evaluate the after-the-fact performance of nitrogen management. The CSNT has the…”
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Policies for Ecological Intensification of Crop Production
Published in Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam) (01-04-2019)“…Ecological intensification aims to increase crop productivity by enhancing biodiversity and associated ecosystem services, while minimizing the use of…”
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Evaluating APSIM Maize, Soil Water, Soil Nitrogen, Manure, and Soil Temperature Modules in the Midwestern United States
Published in Agronomy journal (01-05-2014)“…The Agricultural Production Systems sIMulator (APSIM) is a cropping systems modeling platform that is used worldwide to address research questions related to…”
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The trouble with cover crops: Farmers’ experiences with overcoming barriers to adoption
Published in Renewable agriculture and food systems (01-08-2018)“…Cover crops are known to promote many aspects of soil and water quality, yet estimates find that in 2012 only 2.3% of the total agricultural lands in the…”
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Simulating long-term impacts of cover crops and climate change on crop production and environmental outcomes in the Midwestern United States
Published in Agriculture, ecosystems & environment (15-02-2016)“…•Cover crops improved future outcomes for soil erosion and nitrous oxide emissions.•Cover crops reduced the rate of soil carbon decline compared to no cover…”
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Global land-use and carbon emission implications from biochar application to cropland in the United States
Published in Journal of cleaner production (10-06-2020)“…Biochar has the potential to increase crop yields when applied to agricultural land. We integrate agronomic and economic simulation models to determine the…”
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A methodology and an optimization tool to calibrate phenology of short-day species included in the APSIM PLANT model: Application to soybean
Published in Environmental modelling & software : with environment data news (01-12-2014)“…We developed a methodology and an optimization tool that simplifies calibration of the APSIM PLANT multi parameter input phenology module. The methodology and…”
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Development of a data-assimilation system to forecast agricultural systems: A case study of constraining soil water and soil nitrogen dynamics in the APSIM model
Published in The Science of the total environment (10-05-2022)“…As we face today's large-scale agricultural issues, the need for robust methods of agricultural forecasting has never been clearer. Yet, the accuracy and…”
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Soil water improvements with the long-term use of a winter rye cover crop
Published in Agricultural water management (01-07-2016)“…•Increasing soil water storage can reduce negative impacts of rainfall variability.•A winter rye cover crop increased soil water storage over wetter and drier…”
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Brazilian sugarcane ethanol as an expandable green alternative to crude oil use
Published in Nature climate change (01-11-2017)“…Biofuels have lower CO 2 emissions than fossil fuels, but competing land demands can limit expansion of production. This study shows Brazilian sugarcane…”
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