Wheat provides 20% of calories and protein consumed by humans. Recent genetic gains
are< 1% per annum (pa), insufficient to meet future demand. The Wheat Yield Consortium …

The paper focuses on conservation agriculture (CA), defined as minimal soil disturbance (no-
till, NT) and permanent soil cover (mulch) combined with rotations, as a more sustainable …

[目的] 分析全球水稻生产现状及其制约水稻生产的主要因子, 探讨提高水稻产量的主要途径.[
方法] 采用全球水稻生产资料定量分析水稻面积和单产变化及其对总产贡献 …

Several studies have shown that global crop production needs to double by 2050 to meet
the projected demands from rising population, diet shifts, and increasing biofuels …

In recent years, agricultural growth in China has accelerated remarkably, but most of this
growth has been driven by increased yield per unit area rather than by expansion of the …

We have isolated 576 endophytic bacteria from the leaves, stems, and roots of 10 rice
cultivars and identified 12 of them as diazotrophic bacteria using a specific primer set of nif …

Managing water resources is one of the most pressing challenges of our times-fundamental
to how we feed 2 billion more people in coming decades, eliminate poverty, and reverse …

There is a trend world‐wide to grow crops in short rotation or in monoculture, particularly in
conventional agriculture. This practice is becoming more prevalent due to a range of factors …

Agriculture is a resource-intensive enterprise. The manner in which food production systems
utilize resources has a large influence on environmental quality. To evaluate prospects for …

Background Food security is becoming an increasingly important global issue.
Anthropogenic factors such as rapid urbanization and industrialization have strained finite …