Improving soil quality enables reductions in nitrogen application rate in China's rice production systems
Siyuan Wang, Liujun Xiao, Pete Smith, Zhongkui Luo, Jie Zhuang, Le Yu, Yue Qin, Enli Wang, Yuchuan Fan, Yang Guo, Liang Tang, Bing Liu, Leilei Liu, Weixing Cao, Yan Zhu
Topics & Concepts
Environmental scienceSoil qualitySustainabilitySoil carbonAgricultural engineeringAgriculturePaddy fieldProduction (economics)AgronomyCarbon footprintNitrogenEcological footprintSoil retrogression and degradationYield (engineering)Sustainable agricultureSoil waterCrop yieldLife-cycle assessmentAgricultural productivityProductivitySoil testNitrogen cycleSoil organic matterSoil fertilityEnvironmental engineeringSustainable yieldCropping systemPrecision agricultureAgroforestryEcosystemRice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsCrop Yield and Soil Fertility