Jujube trees play a crucial role in sustainable agriculture in China's water-scarce regions
due to their exceptional drought resistance and adaptability to arid environments. However …

Micro–spray is usually used to improve plant growth environment to avoid growth inhibiting
and yield decreasing due to the high temperature inside the greenhouses in summer. To …

Melatonin has been widely used to modulate the deleterious effects of drought stress on
plant growth and productivity. The purpose of the current study was to determine the effects …

Comprehending crop responses to water deficit at different growth stages is crucial for
developing effective irrigation strategies. Different water deficit treatments (WDTs) were …

For a long time, seasonal drought occurs frequently in Southwest China, and the
management of water and fertilizer in kiwifruit orchards has no quantitative standards, which …

Precision irrigation management is the key to saving water, improving fruit quality and
increasing yield of citrus. In this study, six water-yield models and three water-fruit quality …

Soil moisture content (SMC), as a pivotal component in the energy and matter exchange
processes within the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum, plays a crucial role in surface water …

Context Deficit drip irrigation is an advanced agricultural technology widely promoted and
applied around the world to maintain/increase yield and quality while simultaneously …

The potential use of drip irrigation to reduce water use without yield penalty in aerobic rice
cultivation has not been fully explored in the tropics due to high investment costs. One major …

Muskmelon cracking during ripening is a physiological disorder that causes severe
economic losses. Cracking is related with fruit growth, cuticular membrane (CM) …