The study was funded by the Soil and Water Research Institute of Iran.
Water is essential for agricultural production;however,climate change has exacerbated drought and water stress in arid and semi-arid areas such as Iran.Despite these challenges,irrigation water efficiency remains low,...
This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52079131,51779246).
Climate warming has led to the expansion of arable land at high altitudes,but it has also increased the demand for water use efficiency(WUE).To address this issue,the development of water-saving irrigation technology ...
Opuntia ficus-indica(L.)Miller is a CAM(crassulacean acid metabolism)plant with an extraordinary capacity to adapt to drought stress by its ability to fix atmospheric CO_(2) at nighttime,store a significant amount of ...
North Africa is one of the most regions impacted by water shortage.The implementation of controlled drainage(CD)in the northern Nile River delta of Egypt is one strategy to decrease irrigation,thus alleviating the neg...
This study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51979235,51909221);the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Integration Promotion Project of Shaanxi Province,China(SXNYLSYF2019-01);the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2019M650277);the Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province,China(2020JQ-276).
Ridge-furrow film mulching has been proven to be an effective water-saving and yield-improving planting pattern in arid and semi-arid regions.Drought is the main factor limiting the local agricultural production in th...
High temperature and humidity can be controlled in greenhouses by using mechanical refrigeration cooling system such as air conditioner(AC)in warm and humid regions.This study aims to evaluate the techno-financial asp...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41601221);the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2016YFC0501605);the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program(2019QZKK0306);the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA23070202);the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences(2019052);the Bingwei Outstanding Young Talent Project from the Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences(2017RC203);the Scientific Research Program from State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau,Institute of Soil and Water Conservation,Chinese Academy of Sciences&Ministry of Water Resources(A314021402-1602,A314021402-2010).
Amygdalus pedunculata Pall.is a major species that is widely planted in afforested soils with different textures in the transitional zone between Mu Us Desert and Loess Plateau,China.However,the responses of A.peduncu...
the Scientific and Technological Innovation Team Project in Key Areas(2019CB004);the Water-Saving Irrigation Experiment Project(BTJSSY–201911)of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps,China。
To combat the problem of residual film pollution and ensure the sustainable development of agriculture in oasis areas,a field experiment was carried out in 2019 at the Wuyi Farm Corps Irrigation Center Test Station in...
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1703101, U1803101);the Science and the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA20100303);the Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (2017D01A79)
Populus euphratica Oliv.is a unique woody tree that can be utilized for vegetation restoration in arid and semi-arid areas.The effects of saline water irrigation(0.00, 2.93, 8.78 and 17.55 g/L NaCl solutions) on water...
supported by the China National Support Program(2015BAC01B03);the Shaanxi Co-ordination Program(2016KTZDNY0105);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YED0300201)
Jujube(Ziziphus jujube Mill.)is a traditional economic forest crop and is widely cultivated in hilly areas of the Loess Plateau,China.However,soil desiccation was discovered in jujube plantations.Pruning is recognized...