Water use efficiency (WUE), defined as the ratio of plant carbon gain to water use in various
spatio-temporal scales, is a complex indicator of physiological, agronomic, and engineering …

Water is a key driver of grain production, and growing water scarcity is one of the major
challenges for agriculture. Around 70% of all fresh water around the world and up to 95% in …

With population increasing and global warming, extreme weather events and water resource
shortage have become nonnegligible factors restricting maize production. The effects of …

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 …

To investigate the effects of alternate partial root-zone irrigation (APRI) and water deficit at
different growth stages on maize growth, physiological characteristics, the grain yield, and …

Water scarcity as well as soil degradation and environmental problems potentially caused
by excessive application of chemical fertilizers are major challenges to agricultural …

Land and water management interventions are key to achieving sustainable intensification
in the drylands. This study explores opportunities for doing so in Vertisols and Alfisols using …

Food insecurity can be considered as a significant cause to instability in some regions
around the world. Grain production utilizes a multiple of inputs, such as: water resources …

The combination of straw return and nitrogen (N) fertilization is an effective strategy for
increasing farmland productivity and improving soil structure while mitigating climate …

Puddling of clay soils for rice transplanting causes a loss of soil structure and vertical
shrinkage cracks that are hypothesized to hamper sunflower root growth in the following dry …