Yield gap and resource utilization efficiency of three major food crops in the world – A review

Effects of nitrogen application rate and irrigation regime on growth, yield, and water-nitrogen use efficiency of drip-irrigated winter wheat in the North China Plain

(2020) Zhuanyun Si et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Conservation tillage increases yield and precipitation use efficiency of wheat on the semi-arid Loess Plateau of China

(2020) Zhengkai Peng et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Hybrid analytical framework for regional agricultural water resource utilization and efficiency evaluation

(2020) Xinchun Cao et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Maize yield in smallholder agriculture system—An approach integrating socio-economic and crop management factors

(2020) Sudarshan Dutta et al.   PLoS One

Does a trade-off between yield and efficiency reduce water and nitrogen inputs of winter wheat in the North China Plain?

(2020) Huiqing Bai et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Responses of grain yield and water use efficiency of winter wheat to tillage in the North China Plain

(2020) Zheng-Rong Kan et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Analyzing crop yield gaps and their causes using cropping systems modelling–A case study of the Punjab rice-wheat system, Pakistan

(2019) Tasneem Khaliq et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Reframing the Debate Surrounding the Yield Gap between Organic and Conventional Farming

(2019) Klaus-Peter Wilbois et al.   Agronomy-Basel

Potential yields, yield gaps, and optimal agronomic management practices for rice production systems in different regions of China

(2019) He Zhang et al.   AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS

Maximizing water productivity of winter wheat by managing zones of variable rate irrigation at different deficit levels

(2019) Xiumei Li et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Can yield variability be explained? Integrated assessment of maize yield gaps across smallholders in Ghana

(2019) Marloes P. van Loon et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Yield gaps in intensive rice-maize cropping sequences in the humid tropics of Indonesia

(2019) Fahmuddin Agus et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

A systems-level yield gap assessment of maize-soybean rotation under high- and low-management inputs in the Western US Corn Belt using APSIM

(2019) G.R. Balboa et al.   AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS

Identifying the limiting factors driving the winter wheat yield gap on smallholder farms by agronomic diagnosis in North China Plain

(2019) Hong-zhu CAO et al.   Journal of Integrative Agriculture

Wheat yield response to input and socioeconomic factors under changing climate: Evidence from rainfed environments of Pakistan

(2019) Nasir Mahmood et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Effect of the optimized regulated deficit irrigation methodology on water use in barley under semiarid conditions

(2019) J.J. Pardo et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Adaptation of paddy rice in China to climate change: The effects of shifting sowing date on yield and irrigation water requirement

(2019) Yimin Ding et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Dynamic impacts of U.S. energy development on agricultural land use

(2019) Timothy Fitzgerald et al.   ENERGY POLICY

Co-limitation and stoichiometry capture the interacting effects of nitrogen and sulfur on maize yield and nutrient use efficiency

(2019) Walter D. Carciochi et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY

Integrating remote sensing-based process model with environmental zonation scheme to estimate rice yield gap in Northeast China

(2019) Jingwen Wang et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Intercropping maize and soybean increases efficiency of land and fertilizer nitrogen use; A meta-analysis

(2019) Zhan Xu et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Unravelling the variability and causes of smallholder maize yield gaps in Ethiopia

(2019) Banchayehu Tessema Assefa et al.   Food Security

Optimizing integrative cultivation management improves grain quality while increasing yield and nitrogen use efficiency in rice

(2019) Hao ZHANG et al.   Journal of Integrative Agriculture

Large genetic yield potential and genetic yield gap estimated for wheat in Europe

(2019) Nimai Senapati et al.   Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment

How does inter-annual variability of attainable yield affect the magnitude of yield gaps for wheat and maize? An analysis at ten sites

(2018) M.P. Hoffmann et al.   AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS

Variability and limitations of maize production in Brazil: Potential yield, water-limited yield and yield gaps

(2018) Maria Carolina da S. Andrea et al.   AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS

Deficit irrigation effects on yield and yield components of grain sorghum

(2018) Jourdan M. Bell et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Effects of planting patterns and sowing densities on grain-filling, radiation use efficiency and yield of maize ( Zea mays L.) in semi-arid regions

(2018) Qianmin Jia et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Rice yield improvements through plant breeding are offset by inherent yield declines over time

(2018) Matthew B. Espe et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Using boundary line analysis to assess the on-farm crop yield gap of wheat

(2018) Amir Hajjarpoor et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Crop intensification, land use, and on-farm energy-use efficiency during the worldwide spread of the green revolution

(2018) Pedro Pellegrini et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Climate-Driven Crop Yield and Yield Variability and Climate Change Impacts on the U.S. Great Plains Agricultural Production

(2018) Meetpal S. Kukal et al.   Scientific Reports

Factors Affecting Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Grain Yield of Summer Maize on Smallholder Farms in the North China Plain

(2018) Guangfeng Chen et al.   Sustainability

Explaining rice yields and yield gaps in Central Luzon, Philippines: An application of stochastic frontier analysis and crop modelling

(2017) João Vasco Silva et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY

Can yield gap analysis be used to inform R&D prioritisation?

(2017) P.A.J. van Oort et al.   Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment

Analysis of options for increasing wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield in south-eastern Australia: The role of irrigation, cultivar choice and time of sowing

(2016) K.T. Zeleke et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Quantifying the Agronomic and Economic Performance of Hybrid and Conventional Rice Varieties

(2016) Lawton Nalley et al.   AGRONOMY JOURNAL

Yield gap analysis of US rice production systems shows opportunities for improvement

(2016) Matthew B. Espe et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Narrowing yield gaps and increasing nutrient use efficiencies using the Nutrient Expert system for maize in Northeast China

(2016) Xinpeng Xu et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Closing yield gaps in China by empowering smallholder farmers

(2016) Weifeng Zhang et al.   NATURE

Improving Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency Simultaneously for Maize and Wheat in China: A Review

(2016) Qingfeng MENG et al.   PEDOSPHERE

Water balances and evapotranspiration in water- and dry-seeded rice systems

(2015) Bruce Linquist et al.   IRRIGATION SCIENCE

Yield Gap and Production Gap of Rainfed Winter Wheat in the Southern Great Plains

(2014) Andres Patrignani et al.   AGRONOMY JOURNAL

A Bounds Analysis of World Food Futures: Global Agriculture Through to 2050

(2014) Philip G. Pardey et al.   AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS

Closing the N-Use Efficiency Gap to Achieve Food and Environmental Security

(2014) Zhenling Cui et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Low yield gap of winter wheat in the North China Plain

(2014) Kenan Li et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY

Life cycle assessment of wheat-maize rotation system emphasizing high crop yield and high resource use efficiency in Quzhou County

(2014) Chong Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

The future of food demand: understanding differences in global economic models

(2013) Hugo Valin et al.   AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

Reprint of “Quantifying yield gaps in rainfed cropping systems: A case study of wheat in Australia”

(2013) Zvi Hochman et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Variation in Yield Gap Induced by Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium Fertilizer in North China Plain

(2013) Xiaoqin Dai et al.   PLoS One

Uncertainty in simulating wheat yields under climate change

(2013) S. Asseng et al.   Nature Climate Change

Transforming agriculture in China: From solely high yield to both high yield and high resource use efficiency

(2013) Jianbo Shen et al.   Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment

Yield gap analysis with local to global relevance—A review

(2012) Martin K. van Ittersum et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Winter wheat yield potentials and yield gaps in the North China Plain

(2012) Changhe Lu et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Maize potential yields and yield gaps in the changing climate of northeast China

(2012) Zhijuan Liu et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Changes in the efficiency of fertiliser use in China

(2012) Jiyun Jin   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Closing yield gaps through nutrient and water management

(2012) Nathaniel D. Mueller et al.   NATURE

Changes in evapotranspiration over irrigated winter wheat and maize in North China Plain over three decades

(2011) Xiying Zhang et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Rice yields and yield gaps in Southeast Asia: Past trends and future outlook

(2011) Alice G. Laborte et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY

Responses of rainwater conservation, precipitation-use efficiency and grain yield of summer maize to a furrow-planting and straw-mulching system in northern China

(2011) Tong-Chao Wang et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Improving crop productivity and resource use efficiency to ensure food security and environmental quality in China

(2011) M. Fan et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Evaluating decision rules for dryland rotation crop selection

(2010) David C. Nielsen et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Mind the gap: how do climate and agricultural management explain the ‘yield gap’ of croplands around the world?

(2010) Rachel Licker et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Income distribution trends and future food demand

(2010) X. Cirera et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Tropical forests were the primary sources of new agricultural land in the 1980s and 1990s

(2010) H. K. Gibbs et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Crop Yield Gaps: Their Importance, Magnitudes, and Causes

(2009) David B. Lobell et al.   Annual Review of Environment and Resources

Closing the cassava yield gap: An analysis from smallholder farms in East Africa

(2009) A.M. Fermont et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Contributions of climatic and crop varietal changes to crop production in the North China Plain, since 1980s

(2009) YUAN LIU et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Progress in ideotype breeding to increase rice yield potential

(2008) Shaobing Peng et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Methods and technologies to improve efficiency of water use

(2008) Robert G. Evans et al.   WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH