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Plant Science and Agronomy
Mexico
2022

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
53
Citations
12987
World Ranking
1765
National Ranking
17

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Mexico Leader Award

Overview

Bram Govaerts is affiliated with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center in Mexico. Their primary field of research is Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on multiple subfields such as Soil Science, Plant Science, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Ecology, and Molecular Biology.

Their work spans several main topics, including Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Gut Microbiota and Health, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions.

Govaerts has collaborated frequently with several co-authors in their research work. Some of the most frequent collaborators include Nele Verhulst, Yendi E. Navarro-Noya, Luc Dendooven, Andrea Gardeazabal, and Jelle Van Loon.

Their research has been published in various academic venues where they have multiple contributions. The main publication venues include:

  • Agronomy
  • Agricultural Systems
  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • Land Degradation and Development
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Notable recent papers authored by Bram Govaerts cover important topics in agriculture and food security. These include:

  • Scaling agricultural mechanization services in smallholder farming systems: Case studies from sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America (2020), published in Agricultural Systems
  • Near- to long-term measures to stabilize global wheat supplies and food security (2022), published in Nature Food
  • Knowledge management for innovation in agri-food systems: a conceptual framework (2021), published in Knowledge Management Research & Practice
  • Understanding Smallholder Farmers' Intention to Adopt Agricultural Apps: The Role of Mastery Approach and Innovation Hubs in Mexico (2021), published in Agronomy
  • Spatially differentiated nitrogen supply is key in a global food-fertilizer price crisis (2023), published in Nature Sustainability

The scope of Bram Govaerts' work integrates ecological, technological, and socio-economic aspects of agricultural science, addressing challenges related to soil fertility, crop production, nutrient cycling, and adoption of agricultural technologies.

Best Publications

  • Climate change: Can wheat beat the heat?

    Rodomiro Ortiz;Kenneth D. Sayre;Bram Govaerts;Bram Govaerts;Raj Gupta

  • Crop residue management and soil health: A systems analysis

    Marie-Soleil Turmel;Alicia Speratti;Frédéric Baudron;Nele Verhulst

  • Conservation Agriculture and Soil Carbon Sequestration: Between Myth and Farmer Reality

    Bram Govaerts;N. Verhulst;A. Castellanos-Navarrete;Ken D. Sayre

  • Conservation agriculture, improving soil quality for sustainable production systems?

    N. Verhulst;Bram Govaerts;E. Verachtert;A. Castellanos-Navarrete

  • Weed dynamics and conservation agriculture principles: A review

    Virginia Nichols;Virginia Nichols;Nele Verhulst;Rachael Cox;Bram Govaerts

  • Influence of tillage, residue management, and crop rotation on soil microbial biomass and catabolic diversity

    Bram Govaerts;Bram Govaerts;Monica Mezzalama;Yusuke Unno;Ken D. Sayre

  • A minimum data set for soil quality assessment of wheat and maize cropping in the highlands of Mexico

    Bram Govaerts;Bram Govaerts;Ken D. Sayre;Jozef Deckers

  • Maize production in a changing climate: Impacts, adaptation, and mitigation strategies

    J.E. Cairns;K. Sonder;P.H. Zaidi;N. Verhulst;N. Verhulst

  • Infiltration, soil moisture, root rot and nematode populations after 12 years of different tillage, residue and crop rotation managements

    Bram Govaerts;Bram Govaerts;Mariela Fuentes;Monica Mezzalama;Julie M. Nicol

  • Stable high yields with zero tillage and permanent bed planting

    Bram Govaerts;Bram Govaerts;Ken D. Sayre;Jozef Deckers

  • Relative impacts of tillage, residue management and crop-rotation on soil bacterial communities in a semi-arid agroecosystem

    Yendi E. Navarro-Noya;Selene Gómez-Acata;Nina Montoya-Ciriaco;Aketzally Rojas-Valdez

  • Influence of permanent raised bed planting and residue management on physical and chemical soil quality in rain fed maize/wheat systems

    Bram Govaerts;Bram Govaerts;K.D Sayre;K Lichter;L Dendooven

  • Fourteen years of applying zero and conventional tillage, crop rotation and residue management systems and its effect on physical and chemical soil quality

    Mariela Fuentes;Bram Govaerts;Fernando De León;Claudia Hidalgo

  • Quantifying carbon for agricultural soil management: from the current status toward a global soil information system

    K. Paustian;S. Collier;J. Baldock;R. Burgess

  • Conservation agriculture as a sustainable option for the central Mexican highlands

    Bram Govaerts;Bram Govaerts;Ken D. Sayre;Bart Goudeseune;Pieter De Corte

  • Microbial Community Structure and Diversity as Indicators for Evaluating Soil Quality

    Sushil K. Sharma;Aketi Ramesh;Mahaveer P. Sharma;Om Prakash Joshi

  • Phylogenetic and multivariate analyses to determine the effects of different tillage and residue management practices on soil bacterial communities

    Javier A. Ceja-Navarro;Flor N. Rivera-Orduña;Leonardo Patiño-Zúñiga;Antón Vila-Sanjurjo

  • Long-term consequences of tillage, residue management, and crop rotation on maize/wheat root rot and nematode populations in subtropical highlands

    Bram Govaerts;Bram Govaerts;Monica Mezzalama;Ken D. Sayre;Jose Crossa

  • Long-term consequences of tillage, residue management, and crop rotation on selected soil micro-flora groups in the subtropical highlands

    Bram Govaerts;Bram Govaerts;Monica Mezzalama;Ken D. Sayre;Jose Crossa

  • Aggregation and C and N contents of soil organic matter fractions in a permanent raised-bed planting system in the Highlands of Central Mexico

    Kelly Lichter;Bram Govaerts;Bram Govaerts;Johan Six;Ken D. Sayre

  • Scaling agricultural mechanization services in smallholder farming systems: Case studies from sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America

    Jelle Van Loon;Lennart Woltering;Timothy J. Krupnik;Frédéric Baudron

Frequent Co-Authors

Nele Verhulst
Nele Verhulst International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Jozef Deckers
Jozef Deckers KU Leuven
Jan Nyssen
Jan Nyssen Ghent University
Luc Dendooven
Luc Dendooven Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Wim Cornelis
Wim Cornelis Ghent University
Mitiku Haile
Mitiku Haile Mekelle University
Dirk Raes
Dirk Raes KU Leuven
José Crossa
José Crossa International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
K.D. Sayre
K.D. Sayre International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Matthew P. Reynolds
Matthew P. Reynolds International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

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