Rain-fed agriculture is an important part of the global agriculture system and plays a vital
role in ensuring food security. Conservation tillage (CT) is widely used in USA maize …

Application of nitrogen (N) can increase the supply of N in soil and, in turn, can lead to
higher yield—but also to large increase in emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) if applied …

Food security, water scarcity, and excessive fossil energy use pose considerable challenges
to sustainable agriculture. To understand how rain-fed farming systems on the Loess …

With the rapid socio-economic development in China, poverty alleviation and the reduction
of the environmental footprint in the plastic film mulching (PM) planting system have become …

Biochar application in rainfed farming can increase crop productivity by improving the water
retention capacity and nutritional status of rhizosphere. This meta-analysis was carried out to …

Biological soil crust (BSC) as a nature-based strategy has a great potential to restore soil
and water in arid and semi-arid natural ecosystems. Yet, little is known about its effects on …

Planting under plastic-film mulches is widely used in spring maize production in arid-cold
regions for water conservation and warming the soil. To ameliorate the associated issues …

Incorporating returned straw with tillage practices during the fallow period may be crucial for
yield increase of dryland maize (Zea mays L.) by improving soil water storage. Field …