Winter wheat monoculture is a predominant cropping system for agricultural production in
dry areas. However, fallow management effects on soil water conservation and crop yield …

The diversification of cropping systems encompasses different strategies that may help
maintain or enhance the sustainability of agriculture. Thousands of experiments have been …

Wheat (Triticum spp.) dominates dryland grain crop production in the North American Great
Plains and other regions with semi‐arid steppe climates. A common practice is to alternate …

Dryland crop production in the Western Siberian grain belt is an important contribution to
Russia's growing importance as a global wheat supplier. After the break-up of the Soviet …

Straw mulching is widely used to conserve soil water and increase crop yields. The effects of
wheat straw mulching rate and method on dryland soil water storage, winter wheat (Triticum …

Crop production and water productivity may be impacted by diverse crop rotation and
management practices. A field study was conducted from 2017-2020 in the Loess Plateau to …

Crop diversification can enhance farm economic sustainability while reducing the negative
impact on the environment and ecosystem services related. Despite the market and non …

Water resources are becoming increasingly scarce, and improving water productivity (WP) is
crucial to the development of dryland farming on the Chinese Loess Plateau. Fertilization …

Long-term crop rotation may influence soil N storage, mineralization, and availability. We
studied the 30 yr effect of crop rotations on soil N fractions at 0–15 and 15–30 cm depths in …

Diversified crop rotation and management strategies may affect crop water and N
productivity. We studied the effect of tillage, crop rotation, and management system on pre …