Emerging evidence showing trends in climate change with a strong likelihood those
changes will continue elevates the importance of finding affordable adaptations by irrigated …

Root architecture is a promising breeding target for develo** resource-efficient crops.
Breeders and plant physiologists have called for root ideotypes that have narrow, deep root …

Water shortages are responsible for the greatest crop losses around the world and are
expected to worsen. In arid areas where agriculture is dependent on irrigation, various forms …

Highlights•Optimization of drip irrigation and fertilization regimes was conducted for spring
maize in Northwest China.•There were significant interaction effects on aboveground …

Maize production in arid areas of Northwest China is seriously limited by water supply.
Conserving irrigation water and increasing water use efficiency (WUE) are effective methods …

There is a growing interest of using canopy temperature (T c) based methods, including crop
water stress index (CWSI), for irrigation management. However, different approaches exist to …

Irrigation is an important adaptation strategy to improve crop resilience to global climate
change. Irrigation plays an essential role in sustaining crop production in water‐limited …

Water is a limiting natural resource for agricultural production. While it is well accepted that
crop types differ in their water use efficiency (WUE), there is no consensus on the main …

Agricultural production is facing the risk of severe water shortage, serious non-point source
pollution and low water productivity (WP) and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). It is a major …

The objectives of this study were to:(1) to evaluate the effects of subsurface drip irrigation
amount and frequency on maize production and water use efficiency,(2) develop production …