Xinjiang is the main cotton-growing region in China, but the shortage of water resources and
the low utilization of fertilizers have restricted its agricultural development. Field experiments …

Orchards with tree crops are of critical importance to the global economy and to the
environment due to their ability to be productive for many years without the need for …

The special" dual" hydrogeological structure in karst areas causes rainfall easily" leaking"
into the ground, resulting a unique" karst drought". In these areas, drought and insufficient …

Deficit irrigation is a new strategy to increase water use efficiency of cotton in arid areas, but
it is not clear if it interacts with plant density. The objective of this study was to determine the …

Water is a limiting natural resource for agricultural production. While it is well accepted that
crop types differ in their water use efficiency (WUE), there is no consensus on the main …

Irrigation agriculture, which is commonly applied in the arid area in Northwest China, faces
multiple threats, including drought, shortage of freshwater supply to irrigation districts and …

The objective of this study was to investigate the root growth compensatory effects and
cotton yield under drought stress. The results indicate that the root dry weight, boll weight …

A prescription map is a set of instructions that controls a variable rate irrigation (VRI) system.
These maps, which may be based on prior yield, soil texture, topography, or soil electrical …

Improving the quality of cotton fiber is an important way to increase the competitiveness of
cotton in the international market. However, how to improve fiber quality as much as …

The rapid decline of groundwater table is threatening sustainable irrigation agricultural
development in the North China Plain (NCP). Optimized irrigation scheduling and water …