Deficit irrigation and sustainable water-resource strategies in agriculture for China's food security

T Du, S Kang, J Zhang, WJ Davies - Journal of experimental …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
More than 70% of fresh water is used in agriculture in many parts of the world, but
competition for domestic and industrial water use is intense. For future global food security …

Agroecosystem management and nutritional quality of plant foods: the case of organic fruits and vegetables

K Brandt, C Leifert, R Sanderson… - Critical Reviews in Plant …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Organic and conventional crop management systems differ in terms of the fertilisers and
plant protection methods used. Ecological and agronomic research on the effect of …

Optimizing irrigation and nitrogen management strategy to trade off yield, crop water productivity, nitrogen use efficiency and fruit quality of greenhouse grown tomato

H Li, H Liu, X Gong, S Li, J Pang, Z Chen… - Agricultural Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water and nitrogen are two main factors affecting crop yield and quality, and their
optimization is crucial for sustainable agriculture production. In this study, the results of a …

Quantitative response of greenhouse tomato yield and quality to water deficit at different growth stages

J Chen, S Kang, T Du, R Qiu, P Guo, R Chen - Agricultural water …, 2013 - Elsevier
Deficit irrigation is widely used in tomato production because of water shortage. Many
studies indicate that tomato yield is reduced but the fruit quality is improved under certain …

Response of yield, quality, water and nitrogen use efficiency of tomato to different levels of water and nitrogen under drip irrigation in Northwestern China

Y DU, H CAO, S LIU, X GU, Y CAO - Journal of integrative agriculture, 2017 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of applying different amounts of
water and nitrogen on yield, fruit quality, water use efficiency (WUE), irrigation water use …

Microwave-assisted extraction of phenolics with maximal antioxidant activities in tomatoes

H Li, Z Deng, T Wu, R Liu, S Loewen, R Tsao - Food Chemistry, 2012 - Elsevier
Microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) was investigated for extraction of phenolic compounds
from tomato with maximised antioxidant activities using response surface methodology …

Evaluation of the effects of irrigation and fertilization on tomato fruit yield and quality: a principal component analysis

X Wang, Y Xing - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Irrigation and fertilization are key practices for improving the fruit quality and yield of
vegetables grown in greenhouses. We carried out an experiment in a solar greenhouse …

Ten-year comparison of the influence of organic and conventional crop management practices on the content of flavonoids in tomatoes

AE Mitchell, YJ Hong, E Koh, DM Barrett… - Journal of agricultural …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Understanding how environment, crop management, and other factors, particularly soil
fertility, influence the composition and quality of food crops is necessary for the production of …

Effect of natural biostimulants on yield and nutritional quality: an example of sweet yellow pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) plants

N Parađiković, T Vinković… - Journal of the …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Modifications in growing techniques can affect the yield and nutritional
quality of various cultivated plant species. Owing to its high nutritional value, pepper …

Comparative effects of humic and fulvic acids as biostimulants on growth, antioxidant activity and nutrient content of yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.)

H Bayat, F Shafie, MH Aminifard, S Daghighi - Scientia Horticulturae, 2021 - Elsevier
This study was aimed to investigate the comparative effects of humic acid (HA) and fulvic
acid (FA) on some growth parameters, antioxidant activity, and nutrient content of yarrow …