Article
Environmental Sciences
Keyu Ren, Minggang Xu, Rong Li, Lei Zheng, Huiying Wang, Shaogui Liu, Wenju Zhang, Yinghua Duan, Changai Lu
Summary: Wheat breeding has improved yield potential, but the impact of variety on nitrogen agronomic efficiency (NAE) and its interaction with soil fertility is unknown. Through a large-scale analysis of field trial data across China's wheat production zones, we found that variety significantly affected NAE, with high variability among different varieties in low, moderate, and high fertility soils. Selecting superior varieties based on soil conditions could decrease the yield gap by 67% and improve food security while reducing fertilizer inputs.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Lidong Li, Liwang Ma, Zhiming Qi, Quanxiao Fang, R. Daren Harmel, Marty R. Schmer, Virginia L. Jin
Summary: This study measured and simulated the effects of different management practices, including irrigation, stover retention, and cover crop use, on soil N2O emissions in a long-term continuous corn system. The results showed that reducing stover retention could decrease soil N2O emissions and deficit irrigation could reduce soil N2O emissions in the presence of cover crops. This study improves our understanding of the mechanisms behind the effects of agricultural management on soil N2O emissions.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2023)
Article
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.
Article
Forestry
K. L. Webster, P. W. Hazlett, G. Brand, S. A. Nelson, M. J. Primavera, T. P. Weldon
Summary: This study investigated the effects of different slash loadings and treatments on soil physical, chemical, and biological processes. The findings suggest that retaining moderate amounts of slash can maintain a suitable balance of soil conditions for promoting forest regeneration.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Zhengjun Cui, Zechariah Effah, Bin Yan, Yuhong Gao, Bing Wu, Yifan Wang, Peng Xu, Haidi Wang, Bangqing Zhao, Yingze Wang
Summary: In this two-year experiment, it was found that irrigation of 1800 m(3) ha(-1) coupled with 60 kg N ha(-1) nitrogen fertilizer application can improve oilseed flax grain yield, yield components, water-use efficiency, and nitrogen partial factor productivity.
Article
Agronomy
Feilong Yan, Yu Shi, Zhenwen Yu
Summary: Optimizing field border length can reduce soil nitrogen residues and increase nitrogen absorption and utilization by wheat plants in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain of China. The study found that irrigation with a border length of 40 meters significantly improved nitrogen transport and grain nitrogen accumulation, while reducing soil inorganic nitrogen residue. This resulted in higher grain yield and nitrogen fertilizer utilization compared to other irrigation methods.
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Zuoping Zhao, Sha Yan, Siyu Hu, Kaijing Qu, Yan'an Tong
Summary: The aim of this study was to determine the optimal water-nitrogen (WN) coupling management strategy in an apple orchard in the Weibei Dryland, Shaanxi Province, China, under limited irrigation. The results showed that the N2W2 treatment is the optimal water-N fertilizer coupling drip irrigation scheme for apple production in the study area and other similar dryland areas.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Zuoping Zhao, Sha Yan, Siyu Hu, Kaijing Qu, Yan'an Tong
Summary: Optimizing water and fertilizer coupling management strategies in apple orchards can increase yield and economic benefits. Different water-N coupling treatments had significant impacts on apple yield and economic benefits.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Apurbo K. Chaki, Donald S. Gaydon, Ram C. Dalal, William D. Bellotti, Mahesh K. Gathala, Akbar Hossain, Mohammad A. Rahman, Neal W. Menzies
Summary: The study compared three intensification options for the rice-wheat system in the Eastern Gangetic Plains, showing that incorporating mungbean into the conventional rotation increased system productivity, and adopting CA management practices further enhanced system benefits, although the effects were site-specific.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yuxi Li, Jian Chen, Longbing Tian, Zhaoyin Shen, Daniel Buchvaldt Amby, Fulai Liu, Qiang Gao, Yin Wang
Summary: Deficit irrigation (DI) is an effective technique to improve water use efficiency (WUE) in maize cultivation. A 3-year field experiment was conducted in Northeast China to investigate the combined effects of DI at the seedling stage and N fertilization on maize growth and yield. The results showed that DI positively impacted seedling growth and had similar or better effects on reproductive growth, grain yield, WUE, and NUE compared to well-watered plants. However, the effects of DI varied depending on the initial soil water content and precipitation. N fertilization compensated for the limited seedling growth under DI.
Article
Agronomy
Kai Zhang, Xiquan Wang, Yuyi Li, Jie Zhao, Yadong Yang, Huadong Zang, Zhaohai Zeng
Summary: The study found that peanut residue incorporation had no significant effect on the subsequent wheat and peanut yield, but significantly increased the annual yield, evapotranspiration, and water use efficiency of the summer peanut-winter wheat system, suggesting that the impact of residue incorporation on multiple cropping systems is more significant than a single crop season.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rongrong Zhang, Peiru Wang, Wenxiang Wang, Aixia Ren, Hafeez Noor, Rong Zhong, Zhiqiang Gao, Min Sun
Summary: Rainwater storage during the summer fallow season is crucial for increasing nitrogen use efficiency and stable production of dryland wheat in the Loess Plateau. Deep ploughing improves soil water utilization, plant nitrogen utilization, and wheat yield. It also reduces nitrogen application rates while maintaining high yield and nitrogen efficiency.
Article
Agronomy
Yadan Du, Wenquan Niu, Qian Zhang, Bingjing Cui, Zhenhua Zhang, Zhen Wang, Jun Sun
Summary: Water and nitrogen inputs have positive effects on wheat yield, WUE, and NUE, but exceeding optimal levels decreases the benefits. Actual yield, WUE, and NUE are significantly lower than potential attainable levels, and there are varying saving potentials for water and nitrogen in wheat production across China.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Md Elias Hossain, Zhe Zhang, Wenyi Dong, Shangwen Wang, Meixia Liu, Enke Liu, Xurong Mei
Summary: This study found that plastic film mulching (PFM) can significantly increase maize yield, water use efficiency, nitrogen use efficiency, and soil nitrogen pools under rainfed dryland conditions. This has important implications for improving the sustainability of agricultural systems.
Article
Plant Sciences
Youliang Peng, Liangjun Fei, Kun Hao, Feilong Jie, Fangyuan Shen, Lihua Liu, Qianwen Fan
Summary: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of surge-root irrigation and nitrogen coupling on apple yield, soil water and nitrogen distribution, and enzyme activity in the Loess Plateau of China. The results showed that increasing irrigation and nitrogen levels widened the distribution of soil water and nitrogen. Additionally, the study found that different irrigation and nitrogen levels had varying effects on apple yield, water use efficiency, nitrogen fertilizer partial productivity, and soil environment. The findings can provide a scientific basis for apple water and nitrogen management in the Loess Plateau of China.
JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Qingfeng Miao, Jose M. Goncalves, Ruiping Li, Diana Goncalves, Tiago Levita, Haibin Shi
Summary: The study evaluates the performance and impacts of PLL on surface irrigation systems, focusing on maize crops in irrigation districts in China and Portugal. Through experimental research and inquiries with PLL operators, knowledge about utilizing laser-controlled precision land levelling technology is improved to enhance irrigation efficiency and farmer income.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xu Dou, Haibin Shi, Ruiping Li, Qingfeng Miao, Feng Tian, Dandan Yu, Liying Zhou, Bo Wang
Summary: Controlled drainage (CD) can increase soil moisture and nutrient content, decrease nitrogen loss, benefit plant growth, and reduce environmental pollution. Additionally, CD improves water-use efficiency, crop yield, and plant survival under field conditions.
Article
Agronomy
Zhuangzhuang Feng, Qingfeng Miao, Haibin Shi, Weiying Feng, Xianyue Li, Jianwen Yan, Meihan Liu, Wei Sun, Liping Dai, Jing Liu
Summary: Rational irrigation is important for increasing crop yield and reducing water use. In this study, field experiments and numerical modeling were conducted to explore field evapotranspiration, crop water consumption, and soil water movement in sand-layered farmland. Results showed that increasing irrigation frequency and reducing irrigation quota are beneficial for increasing the water holding capacity for crop growth in the root zone. This study provides a basis for farmland water management in arid and semi-arid areas.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yayang Feng, Haibin Shi, Yanhui Jia, Qingfeng Miao, Qiong Jia, Ning Wang
Summary: Biodegradable mulches have the same temperature- and moisture-preservation effects as ordinary plastic mulches before degradation. After degradation, rainwater enters the soil through the damaged parts, improving precipitation utilization. The study found that the effective infiltration of precipitation decreases and then increases with increasing precipitation, and the effective infiltration ratio of precipitation increases as the damage to the biodegradable film increases under the same precipitation intensity.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Feng Tian, Qingfeng Miao, Haibin Shi, Ruiping Li, Xu Dou, Jie Duan, Jing Liu, Weiying Feng
Summary: This study investigates the improvement of subsurface pipe layout and long-term soil salinization control in arid and semi-arid agricultural areas. Field experiments and numerical model calculations were conducted to understand water and salt migration during soil amendment. The results show a positive correlation between salt concentration in surface pipe drainage and soil salt content, as well as pipe depth and a negative correlation with irrigation water amount and crop spacing. The findings provide insights for the optimal layout of subsurface pipes to develop strategies for desalination and salt control.
Article
Agronomy
Yi Zhao, Haibin Shi, Qingfeng Miao, Shuya Yang, Zhiyuan Hu, Cong Hou, Cuicui Yu, Yan Yan
Summary: This study investigates the spatial and temporal variability of soil water and salt and their coupling relationship in the Hetao Irrigation District in China. The results show that soil water content has medium and weak variability, while soil total salt content has strong and medium variability. The study also finds that the coupling degree of soil water and salt is higher in cultivated land compared to wasteland.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Cong Hou, Qingfeng Miao, Haibin Shi, Zhiyuan Hu, Yi Zhao, Cuicui Yu, Yan Yan, Weiying Feng
Summary: This study investigates the dynamic properties of soil moisture, salinity, ions, and groundwater in the Hetao Irrigation District in China. The results show that soil moisture increases with soil depth in both cultivated and fallow soils, and salinity exhibits an increasing trend during specific time periods. The characteristic factors affecting salt accumulation differ between cultivated and fallow soils. This study provides a theoretical basis for preventing and controlling soil salinization in arid and semiarid areas.
