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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 by Xue-liang TIAN, Jia-jia LIU, Quan-cheng LIU, Xin-yao XIA, Yong PENG, Alejandra I. HUERTA, Jian-bing YAN, Hui LI, Wen-de LIU

    Published 2022-07-01

    The 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 by Ming-wei DU, Xiao-ming REN, Xiao-li TIAN, Liu-sheng DUAN, Ming-cai ZHANG, Wei-ming TAN, Zhao-hu LI

    Published 2013-02-01

    Timing 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 by Kai ZHANG, Jie ZHAO, Xi-quan WANG, He-shui XU, Hua-dong ZANG, Jing-na LIU, Yue-gao HU, Zhao-hai ZENG

    Published 2019-03-01

    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 by Madan Lal Reager, Bhagwat Singh Kherawat, Sandeep Gawdiya, Naval Kishor, Hanuman Singh Jatav, Hanuman Singh Jatav, Richa Pant, Kiran Kumari, Prahlad Ram Raiger, Anirudh Choudhary, Mohamed A. Mattar, Ali Salem

    Published 2025-07-01

    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 by Xin-ya WEN, Eric Dubinsky, Yao WU, Rong YU, Fu CHEN

    Published 2016-08-01

    Wheat 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 by Tanushree Bera, Sandeep Sharma, H.S. Thind, Yadvinder-Singh, H.S. Sidhu, M.L. Jat

    Published 2018-08-01

    Soil 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 by Qing YE, Xiao-guang YANG, Zhi-juan LIU, Shu-wei DAI, Yong LI, Wen-juan XIE, Fu CHEN

    Published 2014-07-01

    Based 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... by Lounis Semara, Charefeddine Mouffok, Farida Belkasmi

    Published 2025-07-01

    In 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 by Dan WANG, Guo-rui LI, Bao-yuan ZHOU, Ming ZHAN, Cou-gui CAO, Qing-feng MENG, Fei XIA, Wei MA, Ming ZHAO

    Published 2020-12-01

    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 by Changqin Yang, Xiaojing Wang, Jianan Li, Guowei Zhang, Hongmei Shu, Wei Hu, Huanyong Han, Ruixian Liu, Zichun Guo

    Published 2024-02-01

    Straw 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 by Jing-rui CHEN, Wen-jing QIN, Xiao-fen CHEN, Wei-dong CAO, Guo-min QIAN, Jia LIU, Chang-xu XU

    Published 2020-08-01

    Green 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 by Shi-chao WANG, Jin-zhou WANG, Ya-wen ZHAO, Yi REN, Ming-gang XU, Shu-xiang ZHANG, Chang-ai LU

    Published 2019-11-01

    The 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 by Guang-yu HAN, Jie LANG, Yan SUN, Yun-yue WANG, You-yong ZHU, Bao-rong LU

    Published 2016-04-01

    Creating 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 by V. V. Namitha, Sheeja K. Raj, D. Jacob, P. Shalini Pillai, N. V. Radhakrishnan, Venkatesh Paramesha, Arun Jyoti Nath

    Published 2025-07-01

    Coconut 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 by Yong ZHOU, Xiao-yuan YAN, Song-ling GONG, Cheng-wei LI, Rong ZHU, Bo ZHU, Zhang-yong LIU, Xiao-long WANG, Peng CAO

    Published 2022-02-01

    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 by Arnab Kundu, Arnab Kundu, Jayashree Dey Sarkar, Subham Mukherjee, Subham Mukherjee, Ramprasad Nandi, Ramprasad Nandi, Subhadip Saha, Prasanta Kumar Bandyopadhyay, Shalini Sharma

    Published 2025-08-01

    IntroductionConservation 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 by Qian-kun GUO, Bao-yuan LIU, Yun XIE, Ying-na LIU, Shui-qing YIN

    Published 2015-09-01

    Soil 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 by Jian LIU, Qiang ZUO, Li-mei ZHAI, Chun-yan LUO, Hong-bin LIU, Hong-yuan WANG, Shen LIU, Guo-yuan ZOU, Tian-zhi REN

    Published 2016-03-01

    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 by Wenyi Cui, Tiantian Zhou, Elad Levintal, Cristina Prieto García, Isaya Kisekka, Helen E. Dahlke

    Published 2025-08-01

    Agricultural 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 by Xing ZHOU, Yu-lin LIAO, Yan-hong LU, Robert M. REES, Wei-dong CAO, Jun NIE, Mei LI

    Published 2020-08-01

    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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