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The effects of soil properties, cropping systems and geographic location on soil prokaryotic communities in four maize production regions across China
Published 2022-07-01Subjects: Get full textThe diversity of prokaryotic communities in soil is shaped by both biotic and abiotic factors. However, little is known about the major factors shaping soil prokaryotic communities at a large scale in agroecosystems. To this end, we undertook a study to investigate the impact of maize production cro...
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Evaluation of Harvest Aid Chemicals for the Cotton-Winter Wheat Double Cropping System
Published 2013-02-01Subjects: Get full textTiming of harvest is critical for mechanical picking in cotton production, especially in those regions with double cropping system. Appropriate and safe harvest aids will improve timing and facilitate harvest of cotton in the double cropping system. Three defoliants (dimethipin, thidiazuron, and thi...
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Estimates on nitrogen uptake in the subsequent wheat by above-ground and root residue and rhizodeposition of using peanut labeled with 15N isotope on the North China Plain
Published 2019-03-01Subjects: “…cropping system…”Leguminous crops play a vital role in enhancing crop yield and improving soil fertility. Therefore, it can be used as an organic N source for improving soil fertility. The purpose of this study was to (i) quantify the amounts of N derived from rhizodeposition, root and above-ground biomass of peanut...
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Assessing cropping systems and mustard varieties for enhanced system yield and profitability: strategies for climate resilience in arid Western Rajasthan
Published 2025-07-01Subjects: “…cropping system…”ContextMustard (Brassica juncea L.) is a major oilseed crop in India, particularly suited to arid and semi-arid regions like Rajasthan, where low soil fertility, erratic rainfall, and limited irrigation resources constrain productivity. Diversifying cropping systems with legumes and selecting suitab...
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Wheat, maize and sunflower cropping systems selectively influence bacteria community structure and diversity in their and succeeding crop's rhizosphere
Published 2016-08-01Subjects: Get full textWheat and maize are increasingly used as alternative crops to sunflower monocultures that dominate the Hetao Irrigation District in China. Shifts from sunflower monocultures to alternate cropping systems may have significant effects on below-ground microbial communities which control nutrient cyclin...
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Changes in soil biochemical indicators at different wheat growth stages under conservation-based sustainable intensification of rice-wheat system
Published 2018-08-01Subjects: Get full textSoil microbes play critical roles in soil biogeochemistry, soil biological health and crop productivity. The current study evaluated the effects of tillage and residue management on changes in soil biochemical indicators at different growth stages of wheat after 5 years of rice-wheat system. Nine tr...
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The Effects of Climate Change on the Planting Boundary and Potential Yield for Different Rice Cropping Systems in Southern China
Published 2014-07-01Subjects: Get full textBased on climate data from 254 meteorological stations, this study estimated the effects of climate change on rice planting boundaries and potential yields in the southern China during 1951–2010. The results indicated a significant northward shift and westward expansion of northern boundaries for ri...
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Forage crops status, determinants and constraints: Current status of improved forage crops, determinants and constraints on smallholders mixed crop-livestock farms in the semi-arid...
Published 2025-07-01Subjects: Get full textIn Algeria, forage crops face significant limitations, posing a challenge to the development of intensive livestock production. This study aims to understand the status, determinants, and constraints to the adoption of improved forage crops in mixed crop-livestock family farms in the province of Bo...
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Innovation of the double-maize cropping system based on cultivar growing degree days for adapting to changing weather conditions in the North China Plain
Published 2020-12-01Subjects: “…double-maize cropping system…”Double-maize cropping system is an effective option for coping with climate change in the North China Plain. However, the effects of changes in climate on the growth and yield of maize in the two seasons are poorly understood. Forty-six cultivars of maize with different requirements for growing degr...
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Straw return increases crop production by improving soil organic carbon sequestration and soil aggregation in a long-term wheat–cotton cropping system
Published 2024-02-01Subjects: Get full textStraw return is a promising strategy for managing soil organic carbon (SOC) and improving yield stability. However, the optimal straw return strategy for sustainable crop production in the wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)–cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cropping system remains uncertain. The objective of...
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Application of Chinese milk vetch affects rice yield and soil productivity in a subtropical double-rice cropping system
Published 2020-08-01Subjects: Get full textGreen manure can be used as a substitute for chemical fertilizer without reducing rice yield. We studied the responses of soil fertility and rice yield to different combinations of Chinese milk vetch (CMV; Astragalus sinicus L.) and chemical fertilizer in a subtropical double-rice cropping system. O...
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Assessment of the contribution percentage of inherent soil productivity of cultivated land in China
Published 2019-11-01Subjects: Get full textThe contribution percentage of inherent soil productivity (CPISP) refers to the ratio of crop yields under no-fertilization versus under conventional fertilization with the same field management. CPISP is a comprehensive measure of soil fertility. This study used 1 086 on-farm trials (from 1984–2013...
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Intercropping of rice varieties increases the efficiency of blast control through reduced disease occurrence and variability
Published 2016-04-01Subjects: Get full textCreating a crop-heterogeneous system by intraspecific mixtures of different rice varieties can substantially reduce blast diseases. Such variety mixtures provide an ecological approach for effective disease control, maintaining high yields with the minimum fungicide applications. Whether such an app...
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Impact of crop combination and nutrient management on productivity, profitability, and soil health in a coconut-based multistoried cropping system in Kerala, India
Published 2025-07-01Subjects: Get full textCoconut has become the backbone of various agricultural practices in different tracts of Kerala ranging from the sea shores to hilly areas. Kerala was first in area and production earlier but is backward today due to land degradation, industrialization and infrastructure development. This affected t...
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Changes in paddy cropping system enhanced economic profit and ecological sustainability in central China
Published 2022-02-01Subjects: “…paddy cropping system changes…”In China, the traditional early and late season double rice (DR) system is declining accompanied by the fast increase of two newly developed cropping systems: ratoon rice (RR) and rice–crawfish (RC). Three methodologies: economic analysis, emergy evaluation and life cycle assessment (LCA) were emplo...
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Impact of different cropping systems on structural attributes and aggregate-associated carbon dynamics of clayey soil under conservation agriculture
Published 2025-08-01Subjects: Get full textIntroductionConservation agriculture (CA) is promoted as a sustainable intensification strategy for improving soil structure and enhancing carbon sequestration. However, the influence of short-term CA interventions on soil aggregation and aggregate-associated carbon dynamics in heavy clayey soils re...
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Estimation of USLE crop and management factor values for crop rotation systems in China
Published 2015-09-01Subjects: Get full textSoil erosion on cropland is a major source of environmental problems in China ranging from the losses of a non-renewable resource and of nutrients at the source to contamination of downstream areas. Regional soil loss assessments using the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) would supply a scientifi...
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Phosphorus losses via surface runoff in rice-wheat cropping systems as impacted by rainfall regimes and fertilizer applications
Published 2016-03-01Subjects: “…double cropping system…”Phosphorus (P) losses from agricultural soils contribute to eutrophication of surface waters. This field plot study investigated effects of rainfall regimes and P applications on P loss by surface runoff from rice (Oryza sativa L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cropping systems in Lake Taihu regi...
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Modeling the impact of agricultural managed aquifer recharge (Ag-MAR) on soil water and nitrogen dynamics of the growing season
Published 2025-08-01Subjects: Get full textAgricultural managed aquifer recharge (Ag-MAR) is a practice aimed at sustaining groundwater reserves by utilizing farmland to recharge excess surface water into aquifers. Because fields are fertilized for crop production there are questions about how Ag-MAR may affect the leaching of legacy nitrate...
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Management of rice straw with relay cropping of Chinese milk vetch improved double-rice cropping system production in southern China
Published 2020-08-01Subjects: “…double-rice cropping system…”Improved utilization of rice (Oryza sativa L.) straw and Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus L., vetch) has positive effects on rice production. So far, few studies have investigated the productivity of vetch under different residue management practices in double-rice cropping system. The effects...
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