Background The soil represents a reservoir that contains at least twice as much carbon as
does the atmosphere, yet (apart from 'root crops') mainly just the above-ground plant …

Better understanding of root system structure and function is critical to crop improvement in
water-limited environments. The aims of this study were to examine root system …

The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …

As a rainfed spring-sown crop, sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is increasingly exposed to
negative impacts of climate change, especially to high temperatures and drought stress …

通过田间和桶栽试验研究了水, 氮调控对冬小麦根冠比和水分利用效率的影响.
田间试验结果显示, 土壤水分条件对冬小麦根冠生长影响显著. 当冬小麦生育期60 cm …

Field experiments were carried out in two parts at the Luancheng Experimental Station in the
North China Plain. Part I, which was a continuous experiment that ran from 1990 to 2008 …

Productivity of sunflower is strongly regulated by the availability of water and greatest yield
losses occur when water shortage occurs at flowering. Therefore, it is critical to manage the …

Winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is the major crop in the North China Plain (NCP). The
monsoon climate in this region causes most rain to fall in the summer season, but during the …

Food security in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain of China is threatened by water shortages and
the early senescence of wheat induced by water deficit. However, effective water-saving …

The field experiments were carried out in 2007 and 2008 to study the effects and strategies
of drip irrigation with saline water for oleic sunflower. Five treatments of irrigation water with …