On-farm agrivoltaic impacts on main crop yield: the roles of shade avoidance, cultivation practices, and varieties

Agrivoltaic systems, which integrate agricultural production with photovoltaic energy generation on the same land, have garnered increasing attention for their dual-use potential. Despite the potential, few studies have addressed the variability in yield responses of major staple crops in agrivoltaic systems and morphological and physiological traits underlying this variability. This study investigated the yield performances and shade avoidance responses of three key staple crops in Asia, namely rice, soybean, and sweet potato, and five cultivars of sweet potato in agrivoltaic systems. We also assessed the influence of cultivation management practices, such as cultivar selection, weed control, and micronutrient fertilization, using organically grown sweet potato as a case study. Field experiments for rice, soybean, and sweet potato were conducted in 2024, while organic sweet potato experiments were carried out in 2023–2024; in 2023, four cultivars and three weed control timings were tes..., , # On-farm agrivoltaic impacts on main crop yield: the roles of shade avoidance, cultivation practices, and varieties

We have submitted our raw experimental results and  microclimate data from the study sites.

## **File Overview**

* \"rice.csv\", \"soybean.csv\", \"conventional_sweetpotato.csv\", \"organic_sweetpotato2023.csv\", and  \"organic_sweetpotato2024.csv\" are the results of rice, soybean, conventional sweet potato, and organic sweet potato (2023 and 2024) experiments in agrivoltaic system (AVS) and control fields, respectively.
* \"microclimate_rice_AVS.csv\" and \"microclimate_soybean_AVS.csv\" are the microclimate data of rice and soybean agrivoltaic system (AVS) fields, respectively.
* \"microclimate_rice_control.csv\" and \"microclimate_soybean_control.csv\" are the microclimate data of rice and soybean control fields, respectively.
* \"microclimate_water_rice_AVS.csv\" and \"microclimate_water_rice_control.csv\" are the water-related microclimate data of rice  agrivoltaic system (AVS) and c...,