Contrasting water quality in response to long-term nitrogen fertilization in rainfed and irrigated apple-producing regions on China's Loess Plateau

L Hou, Z Liu, B Zhai, Y Zhu, X Xu - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Overfertilization prevails in developing apple-producing countries, but its long-term effects
on regional water resources are scarcely documented. In this study, a total of 114 water …

Comparative assessment of environmental impacts, mitigation potentials, and economic benefits of rain-fed and irrigated apple production systems on China's Loess …

Z Zhang, J Zhao, L Hou, X Xu, Y Zhu, B Zhai… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although the repaid development of China's apple industry heavily depends on excessive
fertilizer-water-pesticide (FWP) inputs, little information is available that systematically …

Organic and inorganic fertilizers combined with a water-saving technique increased soil fertilities and apple production in a rainfed hilly orchard

B Zhang, S Yan, S Wu, H Feng… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
A high and stable apple yield is critical for rainfed hilly apple orchards; however, many
factors threaten apple yield and sustainable apple production, including water shortage, soil …

Foliar Mn and Zn Treatments Improve Apple Tree Nutrition and Help to Maintain Favorable Soil pH

AI Kuzin, NY Kashirskaya, AE Solovchenko… - Horticulturae, 2023 - mdpi.com
The foliar application of micronutrients can improve primary nutrient uptake. As a result,
foliar treatments can reduce fertilizer application rates and help to maintain the natural …

Green production of apples delivers environmental and economic benefits in China

D Liu, J Xu, X Li, F Zhang - Plant Communications, 2024 - cell.com
Sustainable alternative farming systems are gaining popularity worldwide because of the
negative effects of conventional agriculture on global climate change and the environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Organic Amendment Enhances Maize Yield Through Improved Photosynthesis, Endogenous Hormones, and Defense Enzymes

X Xu, S Yan, J Wang, Y Niu, W Wei, S Liu - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
Enhancing photosynthesis is considered one of the most rational strategies to increase crop
yield. However, the dominant physiological driving processes of photosynthesis at different …

Plant N: P stoichiometric-nonstructural carbohydrate linkages are age-dependent in extremely overfertilized apple production systems

J Zhao, Z Liu, C Ai, X Xu, B Zhai, Y Zhu, D Ning - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Results Foliar N, P, and N: P ratios had divergent responses to stand age among sites but
responses were uniformly quadratically correlated with precipitation, shifting from N-to P …

Quantitative analysis of fertilizer using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy combined with random forest algorithm

L Wei, Y Ding, J Chen, L Yang, J Wei, Y Shi… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Chemical fertilizers are important for effectively improving soil fertility, promoting crop
growth, and increasing grain yield. Therefore, methods that can quickly and accurately …

Fertility Indicators of Haplic Luvisol of a Sour Cherry Orchard Associated with Application of Nitrogen and Potassium Fertilizers

TA Roeva, EV Leonicheva, LI Leontieva - Moscow University Soil Science …, 2023 - Springer
The effect of annual application of urea and potassium sulfate on the most important
agrochemical properties of the soil root zone has been evaluated in a field experiment in a …

The Effect of Soil Nutrition and Foliar Fertilizers on the Soil Potassium Regime and Potassium Status of Apple Trees in a Rainfed Orchard

EV Leonicheva, ME Stolyarov, TA Roeva… - Moscow University Soil …, 2024 - Springer
The purpose of this research was to study the interannual and seasonal dynamics of mobile
potassium compounds in orchard soil and assess the potassium status of apple trees …