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  1. A novel framework to study the evolution of crop rotation diversity reveals changes towards regional crop type specialisation in Sweden

    Article • European Journal of Agronomy, January 2026, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  2. Linking agroecological cropping practices to multiple ecosystem functions and economic inputs

    Article • January 2026, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  3. Management-induced micro-habitats in crop fields alter the trait composition of arable plant communities

    Article • Basic and Applied Ecology, September 2025, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  4. Tree rows and grass-strips increase water availability in fruit tree-crop agroforestry systems on sloping land

    Article • Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, August 2025, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  5. Narrowing the ecological yield gap to sustain crop yields with less inputs

    Article • Global Food Security, June 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Frederick Stoddard, Göran Bergkvist

  6. Rotational grass-legume leys increase arable crop yields, particularly at low N fertiliser rates

    Article • Field Crops Research, May 2025, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist, Dr Johannes Forkman

  7. Burial depth and temperature effects on the germination and viability of Giant ragweed (Ambrosia trifida L.) seeds

    Article • Weed Research, January 2025, Wiley

    Göran Bergkvist

  8. Spatial and temporal variation in crop productivity and relation with soil fertility within upland agroforestry

    Article • Field Crops Research, January 2025, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  9. Light distribution at the fruit tree-crop interface and consequences for yield in sloping upland agroforestry

    Article • Heliyon, October 2024, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  10. Saving, sharing and shaping landrace seeds in commons: unravelling seed commoning norms for furthering agrobiodiversity

    Article • Agriculture and Human Values, June 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Göran Bergkvist

  11. Assessing the effect of intercropped leguminous service crops on main crops and soil processes using APSIM NG

    Article • Agricultural Systems, April 2024, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  12. Vertical rhizome disking to reduce Elymus repens (quackgrass) abundance in grass-clover leys

    Article • Crop Protection, October 2023, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  13. Effect of short-term perennial leys on life cycle environmental performance of cropping systems: An assessment based on data from a long-term field experiment

    Article • European Journal of Agronomy, September 2023, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  14. Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) data allows identification of crop sequence patterns and diversity in organic and conventional farming systems.

    Article • European Journal of Agronomy, September 2023, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  15. Farmers’ motivations for landrace cereal cultivation in Sweden

    Article • Biological Agriculture & Horticulture, April 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Göran Bergkvist

  16. Agroforestry with contour planting of grass contributes to terrace formation and conservation of soil and nutrients on sloping land

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, April 2023, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  17. Ecological intensification using Persian clover to support weed management in winter wheat under semiarid conditions

    Article • Crop Protection, February 2023, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  18. The reflection of principles and values in worldwide organic agricultural research viewed through a crop diversification lens. A bibliometric review

    Article • Agronomy for Sustainable Development, February 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Göran Bergkvist

  19. Undersowing oats with clovers supports pollinators and suppresses arable weeds without reducing yields

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, January 2023, Wiley

    Göran Bergkvist

  20. Diversification improves the performance of cereals in European cropping systems

    Article • Agronomy for Sustainable Development, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Göran Bergkvist

  21. Combining sustainable livelihood and farm sustainability approaches to identify relevant intensification options: Implications for households with crop-based and gathering-based livelihoods in Tanzania

    Article • Ecological Indicators, November 2022, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  22. Temporal and Spatial Positioning of Service Crops in Cereals Affects Yield and Weed Control

    Article • Agriculture, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Göran Bergkvist

  23. Dynamics and plasticity of agronomic performance and nutritive quality traits in forage maize at high latitudes

    Article • European Journal of Agronomy, August 2022, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  24. Effects of management practices on legume productivity in smallholder farming systems in sub‐Saharan Africa

    Article • Food and Energy Security, January 2022, Wiley

    Tarirai Muoni, Göran Bergkvist

  25. Quantification of the Impact of Temperature, CO2, and Rainfall Changes on Swedish Annual Crops Production Using the APSIM Model

    Article • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, May 2021, Frontiers

    Göran Bergkvist

  26. Measuring household legume cultivation intensity in sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, April 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Göran Bergkvist

  27. Avenues for improving farming sustainability assessment with upgraded tools, sustainability framing and indicators. A review

    Article • Agronomy for Sustainable Development, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Göran Bergkvist

  28. Comparative Analysis of Phenology Algorithms of the Spring Barley Model in APSIM 7.9 and APSIM Next Generation: A Case Study for High Latitudes

    Article • Plants, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Göran Bergkvist

  29. Fruit Tree-Based Agroforestry Systems for Smallholder Farmers in Northwest Vietnam—A Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment

    Article • Land, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Göran Bergkvist

  30. Challenges for Simulating Growth and Phenology of Silage Maize in a Nordic Climate with APSIM

    Article • Agronomy, May 2020, MDPI AG

    Göran Bergkvist

  31. Re-designing organic grain legume cropping systems using systems agronomy

    Article • European Journal of Agronomy, January 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Frederick Stoddard, Göran Bergkvist

  32. Interactive Effects of Subsidiary Crops and Weed Pressure in the Transition Period to Non-Inversion Tillage, A Case Study of Six Sites Across Northern and Central Europe

    Article • Agronomy, August 2019, MDPI AG

    Göran Bergkvist

  33. Modelling biodiversity change in agricultural landscape scenarios - A review and prospects for future research

    Article • Biological Conservation, July 2019, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  34. Farmer perceptions of legumes and their functions in smallholder farming systems in east Africa

    Article • International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, April 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Göran Bergkvist, Tarirai Muoni

  35. Integrating stakeholder preferences into assessment of scenarios for electricity production from locally produced biomass on a small island

    Article • Renewable Energy, February 2019, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  36. Grain legume yields are as stable as other spring crops in long-term experiments across northern Europe

    Article • Agronomy for Sustainable Development, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Frederick Stoddard, Göran Bergkvist

  37. Short-term changes in soil biochemical properties as affected by subsidiary crop cultivation in four European pedo-climatic zones

    Article • Soil and Tillage Research, August 2018, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  38. A 60-years old field experiment demonstrates the benefit of leys in the crop rotation

    Article • Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science, July 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Göran Bergkvist

  39. Rhizome Fragmentation by Vertical Disks Reduces Elymus repens Growth and Benefits Italian Ryegrass-White Clover Crops

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, January 2018, Frontiers

    Göran Bergkvist

  40. Effect of Rhizome Fragmentation, Clover Competition, Shoot-Cutting Frequency, and Cutting Height on Quackgrass (Elymus repens)

    Article • Weed Science, October 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Björn Ringselle, Göran Bergkvist

  41. Effect of tillage, subsidiary crops and fertilisation on plant-parasitic nematodes in a range of agro-environmental conditions within Europe

    Article • Annals of Applied Biology, October 2017, Wiley

    Emanuele Radicetti, enio campiglia, Göran Bergkvist

  42. Understanding effects of multiple farm management practices on barley performance

    Article • European Journal of Agronomy, October 2017, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  43. Diverse cropping systems enhanced yield but did not improve yield stability in a 52-year long experiment

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, September 2017, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  44. Control of Elymus repens by rhizome fragmentation and repeated mowing in a newly established white clover sward

    Article • Weed Research, March 2017, Wiley

    Göran Bergkvist

  45. Grain Legume Production and Use in European Agricultural Systems

    Article • January 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Frederick Stoddard, Göran Bergkvist

  46. Elymus repensbiomass allocation and acquisition as affected by light and nutrient supply and companion crop competition

    Article • Annals of Botany, December 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Göran Bergkvist

  47. A Comparative Nitrogen Balance and Productivity Analysis of Legume and Non-legume Supported Cropping Systems: The Potential Role of Biological Nitrogen Fixation

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, November 2016, Frontiers

    Dr Pietro P Iannetta, Göran Bergkvist

  48. Estimating the environmental footprint of barley with improved nitrogen uptake efficiency—a Swedish scenario study

    Article • European Journal of Agronomy, October 2016, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  49. Trade-Offs between Economic and Environmental Impacts of Introducing Legumes into Cropping Systems

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, May 2016, Frontiers

    Professor Frederick Stoddard, Göran Bergkvist

  50. A cropping system assessment framework—Evaluating effects of introducing legumes into crop rotations

    Article • European Journal of Agronomy, May 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Frederick Stoddard, Göran Bergkvist

  51. Factors influencing crop rotation strategies on organic farms with different time periods since conversion to organic production

    Article • Biological Agriculture & Horticulture, April 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Göran Bergkvist

  52. Importance of timing and repetition of stubble cultivation for post-harvest control ofElymus repens

    Article • Weed Research, November 2015, Wiley

    Göran Bergkvist

  53. Functional traits associated with nitrogen use efficiency in wheat

    Article • Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science, October 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Göran Bergkvist

  54. Combining mechanical control of couch grass (Elymus repens L.) with reduced tillage in early autumn and cover crops to decrease nitrogen and phosphorus leaching

    Article • Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, June 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Göran Bergkvist

  55. Brassicaceae cover crops reduce Aphanomyces pea root rot without suppressing genetic potential of microbial nitrogen cycling

    Article • Plant and Soil, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robert Glinwood, Göran Bergkvist

  56. Under-sown cover crops and post-harvest mowing as measures to controlElymus repens

    Article • Weed Research, February 2015, Wiley

    Göran Bergkvist

  57. Biomass production and phosphorus retention by catch crops on clayey soils in southern and central Sweden

    Article • Field Crops Research, February 2015, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  58. Temperature sensitivity of soil respiration rates enhanced by microbial community response

    Article • Nature, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Brajesh K Singh, Göran Bergkvist

  59. Rotational grass/clover for biogas integrated with grain production – A life cycle perspective

    Article • Agricultural Systems, July 2014, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  60. Concentration- and Time-Dependent Effects of Isothiocyanates Produced from Brassicaceae Shoot Tissues on the Pea Root Rot Pathogen Aphanomyces euteiches

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, May 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Robert Glinwood, Göran Bergkvist

  61. Freezing–thawing effects on phosphorus leaching from catch crops

    Article • Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Göran Bergkvist

  62. Proof of concept: nitrogen use efficiency of contrasting spring wheat varieties grown in greenhouse and field

    Article • Plant and Soil, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Göran Bergkvist

  63. Potential phosphorus release from catch crop shoots and roots after freezing-thawing

    Article • Plant and Soil, April 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Göran Bergkvist

  64. Swedish Spring Wheat Varieties with the Rare High Grain Protein Allele of NAM-B1 Differ in Leaf Senescence and Grain Mineral Content

    Article • PLOS One, March 2013, PLOS

    Göran Bergkvist

  65. Aphanomycespea root rot disease and control with special reference to impact of Brassicaceae cover crops

    Article • Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science, February 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Göran Bergkvist

  66. Clover cover crops under-sown in winter wheat increase yield of subsequent spring barley—Effect of N dose and companion grass

    Article • Field Crops Research, January 2011, Elsevier

    Göran Bergkvist

  67. Assessment of nutrient use in annual and perennial crops: A functional concept for analyzing nitrogen use efficiency

    Article • Plant and Soil, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Göran Bergkvist

  68. Red fescue undersown in winter wheat suppresses Elytrigia repens

    Article • Weed Research, September 2010, Wiley

    Göran Bergkvist

  69. Effects of three N strategies on tillering and yield of low shoot density winter wheat

    Article • Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science, November 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Göran Bergkvist

  70. Long-term effects of crop rotations with and without perennial leys on soil carbon stocks and grain yields of winter wheat

    Article • Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, October 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Göran Bergkvist

  71. Effect of White Clover and Nitrogen Availability on the Grain Yield of Winter Wheat in a Three-Season Intercropping System

    Article • Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science, January 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Göran Bergkvist

  72. Influence of White Clover Traits on Biomass and Yield in Winter Wheat- or Winter Oilseed Rape-Clover Intercrops

    Article • Biological Agriculture & Horticulture, January 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Göran Bergkvist

  73. Yield of Catch Crops and Spring Barley as Affected by Time of Undersowing

    Article • Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science, September 1996, Taylor & Francis

    Göran Bergkvist