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Plant Sciences
Zhengjun Cui, Bin Yan, Yuhong Gao, Bing Wu, Yifan Wang, Yaping Xie, Peng Xu, Haidi Wang, Ming Wen, Yingze Wang, Xingkang Ma
Summary: This study investigated the effects of different crop rotation sequences on soil water storage, crop yield, water use, and water productivity. The results showed that crop rotation had significant impacts on soil water content, crop yield, and water use efficiency. Wheat-potato-oil flax or potato-wheat-oil flax rotation increased oil flax grain yields, while wheat-oil flax-potato-oil flax improved oil flax water use efficiency.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Hafeez Noor, Min Sun, Wen Lin, Zhiqiang Gao
Summary: Research has shown that summer fallow sowing can improve the water use efficiency and grain yield of winter wheat. There are yearly differences in wheat yields based on crop management. A field experiment conducted over 8 years in the Loess Plateau revealed that high water consumption during early growth can increase spike number, grain number, and yield. Wide-space sowing and furrow sowing were beneficial for wheat yield when yields were intermediate or low. Soil water intake during specific growth stages also influenced tiller number, 1000-grain weight, and yield.
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Environmental Sciences
Diaa Eldin M. Elshikha, Peter M. Waller, Douglas J. Hunsaker, Kelly R. Thorp, Guangyao (Sam) Wang, David Dierig, Von Mark V. Cruz, Said Attalah, Matthew E. Katterman, Clinton Williams, Dennis T. Ray, Randy Norton, Ethan Orr, Gerard W. Wall, Kimberly L. Ogden
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of irrigation on the ratooning of Guayule plants and found that the SDI treatment with 75% ETc replacement resulted in the highest rubber and resin yields as well as water productivity.
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Agronomy
Yongliang You, Ping Song, Xianlong Yang, Yapeng Zheng, Li Dong, Jing Chen
Summary: This study conducted a 4-year field experiment to determine an optimal irrigation schedule for typical winter wheat production system in the North China Plain, recommending irrigation at specific growth stages to increase yield and maintain sustainable soil water use.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Agronomy
D. J. Hunsaker, K. F. Bronson
Summary: The 3-year cotton study in Maricopa, Arizona, USA showed significant differences between full irrigation and deficit irrigation treatments. The deficit irrigation treatment generally resulted in 21-23% less crop evapotranspiration compared to full irrigation, leading to cotton yield reductions of 15-36% in some years.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2021)
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Agricultural Engineering
Diaa Eldin M. Elshikha, Peter M. Waller, Douglas J. Hunsaker, David Dierig, Guangyao Wang, Von Mark V. Cruz, Kelly R. Thorp, Matthew E. Katterman, Kevin F. Bronson, Gerard W. Wall
Summary: This study investigated the establishment of guayule crops using direct seeding and compared irrigation methods on different soil types. The results showed that water application significantly affected dry biomass, rubber yield, resin yield, and water productivity. Direct-seeded guayule in clay soils may benefit more from furrow irrigation due to lower rubber content and higher costs associated with subsurface drip irrigation.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2021)
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Agronomy
Reza Saeidi, Hadi Ramezani Etedali, Abbas Sotoodehnia, Abbas Kaviani, Bijan Nazari
Summary: Field stresses such as salinity and fertility stresses can increase stomatal resistance and affect evapotranspiration and plant water uptake. Accurate estimation of evapotranspiration and readily available water can improve irrigation scheduling accuracy, leading to reduced water use and water footprint.
IRRIGATION SCIENCE
(2021)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Yusong Wang, Yonge Zhang, Xinxiao Yu, Guodong Jia, Ziqiang Liu, Libo Sun, Pengfei Zheng, Xuhui Zhu
Summary: The study revealed that soil above 60 cm is the main water consumption area while below is the main water storage area; the 80-100 cm layer responds to precipitation with a delay of 263 hours. Soil moisture fluctuations are closely correlated with potential and actual evapotranspiration.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
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Agronomy
Fengli Jiao, Shengzhe Hong, Jichao Cui, Qingfen Zhang, Ming Li, Ruilin Shi, Huifang Han, Quanqi Li
Summary: Subsoiling improves soil water availability and crop water productivity, but increases carbon emissions. Appropriate irrigation management further enhances crop yield and carbon efficiency.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Agronomy
Toju Esther Babalola, Bolaji Adelanke Adabembe, Oluwaseun Temitope Faloye
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between maize yield and evapotranspiration influenced by biochar and inorganic fertilizer. The results show that biochar application reduces the sensitivity of maize to water stress, and the combined application of biochar and inorganic fertilizer further decreases the sensitivity. Correlation analysis suggests that soil chemical properties are primarily responsible for the reduced sensitivity of maize yield to water stress.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Agronomy
Junhong Xie, Linlin Wang, Lingling Li, Sumera Anwar, Zhuzhu Luo, Setor Kwami Fudjoe, Haofeng Meng
Summary: The study found that increasing nitrogen fertilization can improve grain yield and economic return of maize, while excessive fertilization has negative impacts on soil water storage and the environment.
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Agronomy
M. G. Mostofa Amin, S. M. Mubtasim Mahbub, Md. Moudud Hasan, Wafa Pervin, Jinat Sharmin, Md. Delwar Hossain
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of straw and plastic mulching and organic manure application on water fluxes in the root zone and maize yield. The results showed that these practices increased soil water storage and improved grain yield.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Wenjun Yue, Si Chen, Lihua Gao, Ningyu Li, Linsong Liu
Summary: The supply of water and nitrogen is crucial for facility agriculture. Farming practices that blindly use excessive irrigation and fertilization lead to reduced yields, lower quality, soil salinization, and fertility destruction. A two-year greenhouse experiment was conducted to study the effects of drip fertigation on fruit quality, yield, irrigation water use efficiency, and nitrogen use efficiency of greenhouse muskmelon in Southeast China.
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Agronomy
Hailing Li, Maohong Wei, Longwei Dong, Weigang Hu, Junlan Xiong, Ying Sun, Yuan Sun, Shuran Yao, Haiyang Gong, Yahui Zhang, Qingqing Hou, Xiaoting Wang, Shubin Xie, Liang Zhang, Muhammad Adnan Akram, Zhiguo Rao, A. Allan Degen, Karl J. Niklas, Jinzhi Ran, Jian-sheng Ye, Jianming Deng
Summary: This study compares global-scale patterns and drivers of leaf and ecosystem water use efficiency (WUE), revealing almost opposite trends in response to abiotic factors. Leaf intrinsic WUE is highest in arid regions and lowest in humid regions, while ecosystem WUE is lowest in arid regions and highest in humid regions. Phylogeny significantly affects leaf intrinsic WUE, while leaf area index is the most robust predictor of ecosystem WUE.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2022)
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Agronomy
Haotian Li, Lu Li, Na Liu, Suying Chen, Liwei Shao, Nobuhito Sekiya, Xiying Zhang
Summary: This study found that deep roots can increase soil water availability, regulate the timing of soil water use, and improve crop yield and water productivity. Deep root systems can also enhance leaf photosynthesis and prolong the duration of the greening period, resulting in higher crop yield and water productivity during the reproductive stage. An increase in the root:shoot ratio can increase yield, but excessively high root:shoot ratios can lead to a decrease in grain production per unit. Increasing rooting depth is an effective regulatory measure to increase soil water availability and optimize water consumption allocation, resulting in higher crop yield and water productivity.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2022)
