Sustainable use and efficient management of water as an agricultural input have become a
major global challenge. Agriculture consumes 70% of global freshwater sources, of which …

Nitrogen is a vital nutrient for agricultural, and a defieciency of it causes stagnate cotton
growth and yield penalty. Farmers rely heavily on N over-application to boost cotton output …

Soil C and N have long been recognized as important indicators of soil productivity. The
current low levels of soil C and N of cropland soils have led to interest in sequestering C with …

Drought negatively affects cotton growth and yield, whereas excessive irrigation can limit
yield through excessive vegetative growth and poor fruit retention. Mepiquat chloride (MC) …

Core Ideas Soil organic C was two times greater with a no‐tillage rye cover crop system
compared with conventional tillage (winter fallow) 17 yr after imposing treatments. A greater …

Management practices may influence yield and nitrogen (N) use efficiency of irrigated cotton
(Gossypium hirsutum L.) in irrigated arid lands such as those of the Aral Sea basin. A field …

Relay intercrop** of spring wheat and maize is practiced on a large scale in northern
China. In order to provide information on productivity and nitrogen use for spring …

Improving the efficiency of nitrogen (N) fertiliser use is one means of reducing greenhouse
gas emissions, particularly in irrigated crops such as cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) …

Pre‐plant soil NO− 3–N tests and petiole NO− 3–N analysis are bases for Upland cotton
(Gossypium hirsutum L.) N management in the western USA. Alternative approaches …

The advanced methods of irrigation and nutrient supply may save huge quantity of costly
inputs over the prevalent practice of surface flood (SF) irrigation and fertilizer broadcasting in …