Exploring the agricultural parameter space for crop yield and sustainability.

Achieving global agricultural sustainability while maximizing yield and yield quality is a key issue for which we should consider all options. We here show that agricultural 'classical' management options are likely underexplored: we estimate that the most intensely researched sites cover only a fraction of a percent of available options. Since some of these untested options may prove important for yield, yield quality and sustainability, we suggest the use of distributed trials, exploring a broader range of options; this should occur in parallel to employing new technologies. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.