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Spatiotemporal drought characteristics during growing seasons of the winter wheat and summer maize in the North China Plain

Frontiers in Earth Science
The North China plain (NCP) is an important production base for winter wheat and summer maize in China. Severe droughts seriously restrict agricultural production in this region, threatening food security.
Qing Li, Yun Liu, Lanyang Luo, Yu Wang, Qian Wang, Meihong Ma   +5 more
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Groundwater Depth and Nitrogen Application Amount Jointly Regulate the Water and Residual Soil Nitrate Accumulation in Agricultural Soil Profile

Agronomy, 2023
Despite the known influence of groundwater conditions and nitrogen application on crop growth and the soil microenvironment, less information is available on the influence of groundwater depth and nitrogen application amount on the movement and ...
Fangfang Bai, Xuebin Qi, Ping Li, Zhenjie Du, Wei Guo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Global dataset of monthly growing areas of 26 irrigated crops : version 1.0 [PDF]

, 2008
A data set of monthly growing areas of 26 irrigated crops (MGAG-I) and related crop calendars (CC-I) was compiled for 402 spatial entities. The selection of the crops consisted of all major food crops including regionally important ones (wheat, rice ...
Bauer, Christian, Döll, Petra, Portmann, Felix Theodor, Siebert, Stefan   +3 more
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Effects of Controlled-Release Fertiliser on Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Summer Maize

PLoS ONE, 2013
Nitrogen (N) is a nutrient element necessary for plant growth and development. However, excessive inputs of N will lead to inefficient use and large N losses to the environment, which can adversely affect air and water quality, biodiversity and human health.
Bin Zhao, Shuting Dong, Jiwang Zhang, Peng Liu   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Water for Forest: Potential impact of alternative land setaside programs at village and farm levels in the mountainous areas of Vietnam [PDF]

, 2010
The uplands of Northern Vietnam, often having low agricultural productivity, are home to the poorest of the rural poor. The ecosystem services such as food production for marginalized populations, biodiversity reservoirs, and watershed regulating ...
Boere, Esther, Cu Phuc Thanh,, Dan Dinh Quang,, Do Anh Tai,, Jourdain, Damien, Van den Berg, Marrit   +5 more
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An Ammoniated Straw Incorporation Increased Biomass Production and Water Use Efficiency in an Annual Wheat-Maize Rotation System in Semi-Arid China

Agronomy, 2020
Water shortage and excessive chemical fertilizers application result in low soil water and nutrient availability and limit crop production in the Loess Plateau of Northwest China.
Yufeng Zou, Hao Feng, Shufang Wu, Qin’ge Dong, Kadambot H. M. Siddique   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimizing Water and Nitrogen Application to Furrow-Irrigated Summer Corn Using the AquaCrop Model

Agronomy
Summer maize is an important grain crop in the North China Plain, but the problem of irrational application of water and fertilizer is becoming increasingly serious.
Yifei Zhao, Shunsheng Wang, Aili Wang
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Effect of Preceding Crops and Nitrogen Rates on Post Harvest Attributes Of Winter Hybrid Maize (Zea Mays L) [PDF]

, 2016
A field experiment was conducted at Agronomy research farm of IAAS, Rampur, chitwan, Nepal during summer and winter season 2010 and 2011 to study the effect of crop sequence and nitrogen rates on hybrid maize.
Koirala, K. B. (K), Pandey, K. R. (K), Thapa, R. B. (R), Yadav, B. P. (B), Yadav, D. N. (D)   +4 more
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SIDATIM: assessing the potential of new biomass crops and valuable timber trees in agroforestry systems [PDF]

, 2018
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Paris, P.
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Predators do not spill over from forest fragments to maize fields in a landscape mosaic in central Argentina [PDF]

, 2017
South America is undergoing a rapid and large scale conversion of natural habitats to cultivated land. Ecosystem services (ESs) still remain important but their level and sustainability are not known.
Ferrante, Marco, Gabor L., Lovei, González, Ezequiel   +2 more
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