Natural selection favors the competitive ideotype, enabling native plants to survive in the
face of intense competition. The productive ideotype is the goal of artificial selection to …

Research on drought propagation is of great significance for the scientific prediction of
agricultural drought and reducing drought losses. In this study, based on the daily scale …

Maize–soybean strip intercropping can effectively alleviate arable land competition, improve
land output, and be conducive to the sustainable development. The key to achieve these …

This study evaluated the effects of water-nitrogen coupling on the energy balance and
production efficiency of rice production in Hainan Province, a region of China with tropical …

The yield of winter wheat is hindered by drought and low temperature in the Loess Plateau
of China. Two common mulching methods to conserve soil moisture, ridge furrows with …

High grain yield and water use efficiency (WUE) are the key goals when producing maize
(Zea mays L.) under irrigation in arid areas. Increasing the planting density and optimizing …

Abstract Background and Aims We examined the relationship between reproductive
allocation and vegetative growth in three monoicous sexual systems of bryophytes. The …

Context Water and nitrogen fertilizers have great impacts on rice production. Studies on the
effects of water-nitrogen coupling on bioactive substances in colored rice have rarely been …

Purpose The patterns of biomass allocation are particularly important because it is related to
crop yield, plant growth rate and plant survival in a changeable environment and constant …

The intercropping-led diversified tillage is crucial for sustainable development in dryland
agriculture. However, the plant-plant interaction transition and its effects on soil …