Water-saving irrigation techniques play a crucial role in addressing water scarcity
challenges and promoting sustainable agriculture. However, the selection of appropriate …

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

Over-input of nitrogen (N) fertilizer coupled with flood irrigation resulted in low N and water
productivity and serious NO 3--N leaching in maize fields in the North China Plain (NCP) …

Precision irrigation is becoming more and more important in agricultural crop production due
to the limited water resources resulting from the negative effects of climate change. Modeling …

So far, many studies have examined the effects of surface (FF) and drip (DF) fertigation
compared to surface (FC) and drip (DC) irrigation along with fertilization at different levels of …

Increasing water consumption in agriculture due to global climate change has posed
considerable challenges to food security, thus improving the efficiency of water production is …

Despite the recognized contribution of nitrogen (N) fertilizer to cereal production, the spatial
variation and driving factors remain uncertain. This study determined yield response to …

Monoculture is widely practiced to increase crop productivity, but long-term adaptation has
drawbacks as it increases the depletion of soil nutrients and reduces soil quality, especially …

Nitrogen fertilization is extensively applied in agricultural activities to boost food production,
which changes the local hydrologic and carbon cycles. Quantitative evaluation of nitrogen …

With the constant advancement of irrigation technology and the continuous expansion of
irrigation areas, non-point source pollution (NPS) caused by agricultural activities has posed …