Enhancing climate resilience of irrigated agriculture: A review
FA Ward - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Emerging evidence showing trends in climate change with a strong likelihood those
changes will continue elevates the importance of finding affordable adaptations by irrigated …
changes will continue elevates the importance of finding affordable adaptations by irrigated …
Root architecture for improved resource capture: trade-offs in complex environments
FJT van der Bom, A Williams… - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Root architecture is a promising breeding target for developing resource-efficient crops.
Breeders and plant physiologists have called for root ideotypes that have narrow, deep root …
Breeders and plant physiologists have called for root ideotypes that have narrow, deep root …
Water productivity under strategic growth stage-based deficit irrigation in maize
Water shortages are responsible for the greatest crop losses around the world and are
expected to worsen. In arid areas where agriculture is dependent on irrigation, various forms …
expected to worsen. In arid areas where agriculture is dependent on irrigation, various forms …
Optimization of drip irrigation and fertilization regimes for high grain yield, crop water productivity and economic benefits of spring maize in Northwest China
Highlights•Optimization of drip irrigation and fertilization regimes was conducted for spring
maize in Northwest China.•There were significant interaction effects on aboveground …
maize in Northwest China.•There were significant interaction effects on aboveground …
Optimizing water use efficiency and economic return of super high yield spring maize under drip irrigation and plastic mulching in arid areas of China
G Zhang, C Liu, C Xiao, R Xie, B Ming, P Hou, G Liu… - Field Crops …, 2017 - Elsevier
Maize production in arid areas of Northwest China is seriously limited by water supply.
Conserving irrigation water and increasing water use efficiency (WUE) are effective methods …
Conserving irrigation water and increasing water use efficiency (WUE) are effective methods …
Crop water stress index computation approaches and their sensitivity to soil water dynamics
There is a growing interest of using canopy temperature (T c) based methods, including crop
water stress index (CWSI), for irrigation management. However, different approaches exist to …
water stress index (CWSI), for irrigation management. However, different approaches exist to …
Quantifying irrigation cooling benefits to maize yield in the US Midwest
Irrigation is an important adaptation strategy to improve crop resilience to global climate
change. Irrigation plays an essential role in sustaining crop production in water‐limited …
change. Irrigation plays an essential role in sustaining crop production in water‐limited …
Factors affecting crop water use efficiency: A worldwide meta-analysis
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 …
crop types differ in their water use efficiency (WUE), there is no consensus on the main …
Coupling effects of irrigation amount and nitrogen fertilizer type on grain yield, water productivity and nitrogen use efficiency of drip-irrigated maize
Agricultural production is facing the risk of severe water shortage, serious non-point source
pollution and low water productivity (WP) and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). It is a major …
pollution and low water productivity (WP) and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). It is a major …
Effect of full and limited irrigation amount and frequency on subsurface drip-irrigated maize evapotranspiration, yield, water use efficiency and yield response factors
The objectives of this study were to:(1) to evaluate the effects of subsurface drip irrigation
amount and frequency on maize production and water use efficiency,(2) develop production …
amount and frequency on maize production and water use efficiency,(2) develop production …