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1. Agronomic optimal plant density for yield improvement in the major maize regions of China

Author:
Ning Luo; Xingya Wang; Jiamin Hou; Yuanyuan Wang; Pu Wang; Qingfeng Meng
Source:
Crop science 2020 v.60 no.3 pp. 1580-1590
ISSN:
0011-183X
Subject:
Zea mays; corn; grain yield; metadata; plant density; China
Abstract:
... Identifying the agronomic optimal plant density (AOPD) for maximum grain yield is essential to develop enhanced management strategies for maize (Zea mays L.) production. In this study, we used a boundary‐line method to examine the yield response of maize to plant density in China, based on the metadata (2783 data points) gathered from 157 recent studies during 2000–2017. We found the AOPD was 8.5 ...
DOI:
10.1002/csc2.20000

2. An Ammoniated Straw Incorporation Increased Biomass Production and Water Use Efficiency in an Annual Wheat-Maize Rotation System in Semi-Arid China

Author:
Yufeng Zou; Hao Feng; Shufang Wu; Qin’ge Dong; Kadambot H. M. Siddique
Source:
Agronomy 2020 v.10 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4395
Subject:
Triticum aestivum; Zea mays; ammonia; biomass production; corn; crop production; crop rotation; fertilizer application; field experimentation; maturity stage; mulching; nitrogen fertilizers; nutrient availability; plowing; soil water; soil water storage; straw; sustainable agriculture; tillering; water shortages; water use efficiency; winter wheat; China
Abstract:
... Water shortage and excessive chemical fertilizers application result in low soil water and nutrient availability and limit crop production in the Loess Plateau of Northwest China. Ammoniated straw incorporation with N fertilization may be an efficient strategy to maintain agricultural sustainability. However, the interactive effects of straw incorporation and N fertilizer on the biomass water use ...
DOI:
10.3390/agronomy10020243

3. Analyzing adaptation strategies for maize production under future climate change in Guanzhong Plain, China

Author:
Qaisar Saddique; Huanjie Cai; Jiatun Xu; Ali Ajaz; Jianqiang He; Qiang Yu; Yunfei Wang; Hui Chen; Muhammad Imran Khan; De Li Liu; Liang He
Source:
Mitigation and adaptation strategies for global change 2020 v.25 no.8 pp. 1523-1543
ISSN:
1381-2386
Subject:
General Circulation Models; Zea mays; carbon dioxide enrichment; climate change; climatic factors; corn; crop models; fertilizer rates; grain yield; irrigation rates; plant adaptation; planting date; sustainable agriculture; China
Abstract:
... Agricultural adaptation is crucial for sustainable farming amid global climate change. By harnessing projected climate data and using crop modeling techniques, the future trends of food production can be predicted and better adaptation strategies can be assessed. The main objective of this study is to analyze the maize yield response to future climate projections in the Guanzhong Plain, China, by ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11027-020-09935-0

4. Analyzing the performance of corn in China using a factor‐analytic variance‐covariance structure with multiple factors

Author:
Renhe Zhang; Dejun Han; Xiyuan Hu
Source:
Crop science 2020 v.60 no.1 pp. 190-201
ISSN:
0011-183X
Subject:
Zea mays; corn; empirical research; models; China
Abstract:
... For effective use of the factor‐analytic (FA) model in analyzing data from multi‐environmental trials (METs), we undertook an empirical study of data sets from the corn (Zea mays L.) performance trails in China to compare all FA models with possible number of factors. We found that for the variety main effects, the estimate, ranking, and test efficiency of contrast were compatible among the FA mod ...
DOI:
10.1002/csc2.20090

5. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi reduce cadmium leaching from polluted soils under simulated heavy rainfall

Author:
Yong-mei He; Rui Yang; Gang Lei; Bo Li; Ming Jiang; Kai Yan; Yun-qun Zu; Fang-dong Zhan; Yuan Li
Source:
Environmental pollution 2020 v.263 pp. 114406
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
Zea mays; agricultural land; analysis of variance; biomass; cadmium; corn; hyphae; leaching; mycorrhizal fungi; polluted soils; rain; roots; soil aggregates; subsurface flow; wastelands; China
Abstract:
... Cadmium (Cd)-polluted soils were collected from wasteland, farmland, and slopeland surrounding a lead–zinc mine in Yunnan Province, Southwest China. Maize plants (the host) were inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in a dual-compartment cultivation system that included mycorrhizal and hyphal compartments as part of an AMF inoculation treatment and root and soil compartments as part o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114406

6. Biochar effects on crop yields and nitrogen loss depending on fertilization

Author:
Wenliang Wei; Huaqing Yang; Mingsheng Fan; Haiqing Chen; Dayong Guo; Jian Cao; Yakov Kuzyakov
Source:
Science of the total environment 2020 v.702 pp. 134423
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Zea mays; ammonia; biochar; climate change; corn; crop rotation; crop yield; denitrification; fertilizer rates; field experimentation; greenhouse gas emissions; models; nitrification; nitrogen; nitrogen content; nitrogen fertilizers; nitrous oxide; pH; soil; soil minerals; soil quality; volatilization; winter wheat; China
Abstract:
... Biochar (BC) application to low fertility soils is a promising approach to increase crop yield, improve soil quality, and mitigate climate change simultaneously. Only few studies evaluated the combined effects of BC and nitrogen (N) fertilization rates on crop productivity and N losses under field conditions. The objectives were to investigate combined effects of BC (2 rates) and N (5 rates) ferti ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134423

7. Biomass accumulation and distribution, yield formation and water use efficiency responses of maize (Zea mays L.) to nitrogen supply methods under partial root-zone irrigation

Author:
Dongliang Qi; Tiantian Hu; Tingting Liu
Source:
Agricultural water management 2020 v.230 pp. 105981
ISSN:
0378-3774
Subject:
Zea mays; biomass production; corn; developmental stages; fertilizer application; fertilizers; field experimentation; furrow irrigation; grain yield; harvest index; leaf area index; nitrogen; nitrogen fixation; rhizosphere; root growth; root zone drying; seeds; water use efficiency; China
Abstract:
... Facing with the scarcity of water resource and irrational fertilizer use, it is highly important to supply plants with water and fertilizer in a coordination pattern to improve yield with high water use efficiency (WUE). A field experiment was conducted in 2012 and 2014 to investigate the effect of N supply methods on biomass accumulation and distribution, yield components and WUE of maize (Zea ma ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agwat.2019.105981

8. Black plastic film combined with straw mulching delays senescence and increases summer maize yield in northwest China

Author:
Yajin Hu; Penghui Ma; Chenxiao Duan; Shufang Wu; Hao Feng; Yufeng Zou
Source:
Agricultural water management 2020 v.231 pp. 106031
ISSN:
0378-3774
Subject:
Zea mays; corn; crop yield; diurnal variation; dry matter accumulation; evapotranspiration; farming systems; furrows; global warming; leaf area; leaves; mulching; photosynthesis; planting; plastic film; plastic film mulches; rhizosphere; semiarid zones; soil profiles; soil temperature; soil water; soil water storage; straw mulches; water use efficiency; wheat straw; China
Abstract:
... Ridge-furrow farming systems with transparent plastic film have been used extensively for maize (Zea mays L.) production in semi-arid areas. However, with climate warming, problems may arise associated with premature senescence and reduced production. This study examined whether dual mulching of ridges with black plastic film and furrows with straw can delay senescence and increase summer maize yi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106031

9. Characterization, Phylogenetic Analyses, and Pathogenicity of Enterobacter cloacae on Rice Seedlings in Heilongjiang Province, China

Author:
Peng Cao; Chenxu Li; Kefei Tan; Chuanzeng Liu; Xi Xu; Shaoyong Zhang; Xiangjing Wang; Junwei Zhao; Wensheng Xiang
Source:
Plant disease 2020 v.104 no.6 pp. 1601-1609
ISSN:
0191-2917
Subject:
Enterobacter cloacae; Glycine max; Oryza sativa; Solanum lycopersicum; Zea mays; corn; death; drying; essential genes; growth retardation; nucleotide sequences; paddies; pathogenicity; pathogens; phenotype; phylogeny; ribosomal DNA; ribosomal RNA; rice; seedling diseases; seedlings; soybeans; staple foods; tomatoes; virulent strains; China
Abstract:
... Rice is used as a staple food in different areas of world, especially in China. In recent years, rice seedlings have been affected seriously by symptoms resembling bacterial palea browning (BPB) in Heilongjiang Province. To isolate and identify the pathogenic bacteria responsible for the disease, 40 bacterial strains were isolated from diseased rice seedlings collected from the four major accumula ...
DOI:
10.1094/PDIS-12-19-2557-RE

10. Conservation tillage enhances crop productivity and decreases soil nitrogen losses in a rainfed agroecosystem of the Loess Plateau, China

Author:
Weiyan Wang; Jinchuan Yuan; Siman Gao; Tong Li; Yajun Li; Nangia Vinay; Fei Mo; Yuncheng Liao; Xiaoxia Wen
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.274 pp. 122854
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
Triticum aestivum; Zea mays; agroecosystems; ammonia; annuals; arid lands; biomass; corn; crop yield; environmental impact; fertilizer rates; greenhouse gas emissions; growing season; hydrology; leaching; losses from soil; nitrate nitrogen; nitrogen; nitrogen balance; nitrous oxide; no-tillage; plowing; plows; soil; soil nutrient balance; total nitrogen; volatilization; winter wheat; China
Abstract:
... Conservation tillage has been recommended as one of the effective soil management practices for mitigating the negative environmental effects of synthetic ammonia application and hence achieving cleaner agricultural production. However, information about how long-term conservation tillage affects agroecosystem nitrogen balance in dryland winter wheat-summer maize cropping is limited. Based on a lo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122854

11. Determining optimal mulching, planting density, and nitrogen application to increase maize grain yield and nitrogen translocation efficiency in Northwest China

Author:
Xiukang Wang; Ge Wang; Neil C. Turner; Yingying Xing; Meitian Li; Tao Guo
Source:
BMC plant biology 2020 v.20 no.1 pp. 282
ISSN:
1471-2229
Subject:
Zea mays; corn; fertilizer rates; grain yield; leaves; mulches; nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizers; nutrient use efficiency; plant density; seeds; China
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: The combination of mulch with N fertilizer application is a common agronomic technique used in the production of rainfed maize (Zea mays L.) to achieve higher yields under conditions of optimum planting density and adequate N supply. However, the combined effects of mulch, planting density, and N fertilizer application rate on plant N uptake and N translocation efficiency are not known ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12870-020-02477-2

12. Different binding properties of two general-odorant binding proteins in Athetis lepigone with sex pheromones, host plant volatiles and insecticides

Author:
Xiao-Qing Zhang; Qi Yan; Lu-Lu Li; Ji-Wei Xu; Dingze Mang; Xue-Liang Wang; Hong-Huat Hoh; Jia Ye; Qian Ju; Yu Ma; Meng Liang; Yun-Ying Zhang; Xiu-Yun Zhu; Fan Zhang; Shuang-Lin Dong; Ya-Nan Zhang; Long-Wa Zhang
Source:
Pesticide biochemistry and physiology 2020 v.164 pp. 173-182
ISSN:
0048-3575
Subject:
Athetis; Escherichia coli; Zea mays; acetates; binding capacity; binding proteins; chlorpyrifos; computer simulation; corn; fluorescence; host plants; insect pests; ligands; ocimene; odor compounds; phoxim; sex pheromones; smell; China; Europe
Abstract:
... Athetis lepigone (Alep) is a polyphagous pest native to Europe and Asia that has experienced major outbreaks in the summer maize area of China since 2011 and has shown evidence of resistance to some insecticides. Insect olfaction is crucial for recognition of sex pheromones, host plant volatiles and even insecticides, in which two general-odorant binding proteins (GOBPs) play important roles. To e ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.01.012

13. Differential Influence of No-Tillage and Precipitation Pulses on Soil Heterotrophic and Autotrophic Respiration of Summer Maize in the North China Plain

Author:
Kun Du; Fadong Li; Peifang Leng; Zhao Li; Chao Tian; Yunfeng Qiao; Zhaoxin Li
Source:
Agronomy 2020 v.10 no.12 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4395
Subject:
Zea mays; agronomy; carbon dioxide; conventional tillage; cropland; developmental stages; no-tillage; rain; sampling; soil carbon; soil respiration; soil temperature; soil water content; China
Abstract:
... It is important to strengthen the studies on the response of soil respiration components to tillage practices and natural precipitation in cropland. Therefore, soil heterotrophic respiration (RH) and autotrophic (RA) respiration were monitored by a root exclusion method in the North China Plain (NCP). The tillage practices included no-tillage (NT) and conventional tillage (CT), and the study perio ...
DOI:
10.3390/agronomy10122004

14. Double paddy rice conversion to maize–paddy rice reduces carbon footprint and enhances net carbon sink

Author:
Zhenhui Jiang; Jingdong Lin; Yizhen Liu; Chaoyang Mo; Jingping Yang
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.258 pp. 120643
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
Zea mays; biofuels; carbon; carbon dioxide; carbon footprint; carbon sinks; cropping systems; ecosystems; field experimentation; forage; global carbon budget; grain yield; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; manufacturing; methane production; nitrogen fertilizers; paddies; rice; soil; spring; traditional farming; water shortages; China
Abstract:
... Increasing water scarcity and demand for biofuels and fodder has resulted in a change to traditional farming cropping system from double paddy rice (early rice–late rice, sign as ERLR) to maize–paddy rice (spring maize–late rice, sign as SMLR) in Asia. Whether the introduction of SMLR would induce lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and higher net carbon (C) sink remains unclear. The objective of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120643

15. Drought Analysis Based on the Information Diffusion and Fractal Technology: A Case Study of Winter Wheat in China

Author:
Jian-bin Yao; Jian-hua Liu; Hui-jie Ma; Hong-wei Pan
Source:
Applied engineering in agriculture 2020 v.36 no.6 pp. 869-877
ISSN:
0883-8542
Subject:
Zea mays; agriculture; case studies; drought; prediction; uncertainty; winter wheat; China
Abstract:
... Drought is one of the natural disasters of global concern. Drought forecasting is an important tool for drought management. Uncertainty is a major challenge in drought forecasting. In order to provide a short-term effective drought prediction, this study provides a new point into drought prediction from the timing-prediction perspective. The key part of this essay lies in its fractal theoretical f ...
Handle:
10113/7359032
DOI:
10.13031/aea.13829

16. Dynamic within-season irrigation scheduling for maize production in Northwest China: A Method Based on Weather Data Fusion and yield prediction by DSSAT

Author:
Shang Chen; Tengcong Jiang; Haijiao Ma; Chuan He; Fang Xu; Robert W Malone; Hao Feng; Qiang Yu; Kadambot H.M. Siddique; Qin'ge Dong; Jianqiang He
Source:
Agricultural and forest meteorology 2020 v.285-286 pp. 107928
ISSN:
0168-1923
Subject:
Zea mays; algorithms; corn; forests; grain yield; irrigation scheduling; meteorological data; meteorology; models; prediction; uncertainty; yield forecasting; China
Abstract:
... Current water consumptions are unsustainable in many regions, which requiring more efficient agricultural water management strategies. This study incorporated the DSSAT-CERES-Maize model with a new algorithm for dynamic within-season irrigation scheduling for maize (Zea mays L.) based on trends in daily forecasted yields. Field experiments were undertaken at four arid and semiarid sites in Northwe ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.107928

17. Eco-efficiency of oasis seed maize production in an arid region, Northwest China

Author:
Fanglei Zhong; Daiwei Jiang; Qianqian Zhao; Aijun Guo; Asmat Ullah; Xiao Yang; Qingping Cheng; Yongnian Zhang; Xiaojiang Ding
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.268 pp. 122220
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
Zea mays; acidification; arid zones; carrying capacity; comparative study; corn; crop production; eco-efficiency; economic factors; environmental impact; farm size; fertilizer application; households; issues and policy; large farms; life cycle assessment; models; nitrogen fertilizers; oases; regression analysis; small farms; water conservation; water resources; China
Abstract:
... Improving eco-efficiency in arid areas is the crucial to resolve the dual constraints of scarce water resources and the fragile carrying capacity of the ecological environment on agricultural production. This study investigated the eco-efficiency of seed maize production in Zhangye City, the largest seed maize producer in the arid northwestern region of China. The environmental impacts were assess ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122220

18. Ecology and etiology of bacterial top rot in maize caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae KpC4

Author:
Min Huang; Pengfei He; Shahzad Munir; Yixin Wu; Xingyu Li; Pengbo He; Yueqiu He
Source:
Microbial pathogenesis 2020 v.139 pp. 103906
ISSN:
0882-4010
Subject:
Klebsiella pneumoniae; Zea mays; alternative hosts; bananas; corn; etiological agents; host range; humans; leaves; livestock; pathogenicity; secondary infection; serotypes; solar radiation; China
Abstract:
... Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important opportunistic pathogen in humans and animals. Recently, K. pneumoniae KpC4 was identified as a causative agent of bacterial top rot in maize, which has been observed in many areas of Yunnan province, China. KpC4 is potentially dangerous to humans and livestock due to its cross-kingdom infection ability. Our study revealed the disease cycle of maize bacterial t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.micpath.2019.103906

19. Economic and environmental sustainability of maize-wheat rotation production when substituting mineral fertilizers with manure in the North China Plain

Author:
Shuo Li; Jiechen Wu; Xiaoqin Wang; Lin Ma
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.271 pp. 122683
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
Triticum aestivum; Zea mays; corn; crop rotation; eco-efficiency; economic analysis; environmental impact; fertilizer application; life cycle assessment; liquid manure; market prices; mineral fertilizers; nitrogen; production technology; profits and margins; soil fertility; wheat; China
Abstract:
... Substituting mineral fertilizers with manure has been promoted to enrich soil fertility and maintain field productivity in agricultural production systems. However, there is limited information regarding the effect of substituting mineral-N with manure on eco-efficiency (economic and environmental trade-offs) from a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) perspective. This study investigated the eco-efficienc ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122683

20. Effect of irrigation and fertilization regimes on grain yield, water and nitrogen productivity of mulching cultivated maize (Zea mays L.) in the Hetao Irrigation District of China

Author:
Changjian Li; Yunwu Xiong; Zhen Cui; Quanzhong Huang; Xu Xu; Wenguang Han; Guanhua Huang
Source:
Agricultural water management 2020 v.232 pp. 106065
ISSN:
0378-3774
Subject:
Zea mays; border irrigation; corn; environmental factors; farmers; fertilizer rates; field experimentation; grain yield; groundwater; irrigation water; microirrigation; mulching; nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizers; rhizosphere; semiarid zones; silt loam soils; soil water; soil water storage; sustainable development; tensiometers; China
Abstract:
... Irrigation and fertilizer management are essential for sustainable development of agriculture in the arid and semiarid regions. In order to obtain high yield production, over irrigation and fertilization are frequently conducted by the farmer which results in a series of environmental problems in particular in the shallow groundwater areas. In this paper, two-year field experiments were conducted ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106065