Effective water and nitrogen management plays a pivotal role in enhancing crop yields while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This study differs from previous research by investigating the effects of water–nitrogen co-regulation...
With the aim of improving poplar timber production, a successive 8-year irrigation and fertilization factorial experiment with three blocks was designed to measure the response of Populus tomentosa stands to water and nitrogen in Huabei Plain, China....
Potatoes are a high-value crop with a shallow root system and high fertilizer requirements. The primary emphasis in potato production is minimizing nitrogen-leaching losses from the shallow root zone through fertigation. Therefore, a field experiment...
Optimizing irrigation and nitrogen (N) management in saline soils is critical for sustainable cotton production in arid regions that have been subjected to climate change. In this study, a two-year factorial field experiment (3 salinity levels ×...
Two field experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of three drip irrigation regimes (G1: 120% crop evapotranspiration (ETc), G2: 100% ETc, and G3: 80% ETc) and four nitrogen (N) source treatments (S0: non-fertilized; S1: urea, S2: ammoni...
To address the prevailing problems of high water and fertilizer input and low productivity in Isatis tinctoria L. production in the Hexi Corridor in China, the effects of different irrigation amounts and nitrogen application rates on growth character...
To develop optimal management strategies for water and nitrogen fertilizer application in winter wheat cultivation, we conducted a potted experiment to investigate the effects of different irrigation levels and nitrogen fertilizer treatments on the a...
Precise and efficient fertilizer and irrigation management is critical for apple production in the Loess Plateau, China. In this study, we established three levels of nitrogen application and irrigation in nine treatments in an apple orchard based on...
The optimization of plant density plays a crucial role in cotton production, and deficit irrigation, as a water-saving measure, has been widely adopted in arid regions. However, regulatory mechanisms governing nitrogen absorption, transportation, and...
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) has emerged as a pivotal global food crop. Consequently, it is imperative to explore sustainable and eco-friendly strategies to achieve sustainable sorghum production with a high yield. This study aimed to reveal the effe...
Water and nitrogen are the primary constraints on improving agricultural productivity. The aims of this study are to investigate the synergistic effects of water and nitrogen, optimize their combination schemes under mulched drip irrigation systems i...
Nitrogen is a key factor in maize (Zea mays L.) grain and biomass production. Inappropriate application with sub-optimum plant density and irrigation can lead to low productivity and inefficient use. A two-year field experiment was conducted to deter...
Irrigation and nitrogen fertilizer application are two important factors affecting yield and nitrogen loss in rice fields; however, the interaction effects of different irrigation schedules and combined management of nitrogen fertilizer application o...
Irrigation and nitrogen application rates have significant effects on greenhouse tomato yields, as well as water and nitrogen use efficiencies, but little is known regarding how these rates affect plant–microbiome interactions and how the assoc...
Arundo donax L. (giant reed) is a perennial rhizomatous grass with high drought and salinity tolerance, making it a promising low-input bioenergy crop. However, the understanding of the combined effects of irrigation and nitrogen application in salin...
Interspecific interactions and recovery growth play an important role in crop growth, development and ultimately yield in intercropping systems. However, the impact of different water and nitrogen levels on intercropping production, interspecific int...
The injudicious use of water and fertilizer to maximize crop yield not only leads to environmental pollution, but also causes enormous economic losses. For this reason, we investigated the effect of nitrogen (N) (N0 (0), N60 (60 kg ha−1), and N...
The overall aim of this research was to optimize nitrogen (N) fertilization of plants under desalinated water and a wide range of chloride concentrations for high yield while minimizing downward leaching of nitrate and chloride. The response of two c...
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of various irrigation water (W) and nitrogen (N) levels on growth, root-shoot morphology, yield, and irrigation water use efficiency of greenhouse tomatoes in spring–summer and fall–winter. The expe...
Inappropriate irrigation conditions and nitrogen application can negatively affect soil carbon–nitrogen content and yield of maize, as well as can lead to underground water pollution and soil degradation. A two year (2018, 2019) field experiment was...
This study aims to examine the impact of combined irrigation and fertilizer control on the summer maize yield, nitrogen use efficiency (NE), and nitrogen leaching (NL) in the Yellow River Basin. Based on the measured data from the field summer maize...
The balanced management of water and nutrient factors is essential for the high-efficiency production of cucumber. The effect of magnesium coupling with water and nitrogen on cucumber was determined using a three-factor and three-level orthogonal rot...
This study was about the water-nitrogen regulation model and its soil nutrient environment effect for increasing the yield and efficiency of Bromus inermis in the Hexi Corridor, Gansu Province, China. Bromus inermis was used as the research object in...
Water and nitrogen are the key factors restricting the productivity improvement of onion in the Hexi Oasis. Unreasonable water and fertilizer management not only increases input costs, but also causes environmental pollution of farmland soil, thereby...
Integrated water and nitrogen management plays a crucial role in the sustainable intensification of rapeseed production, particularly in water-limited regions. This two-year field study (2022–2024) evaluated the interactive effects of three irr...
The inefficient irrigation strategy is an important factor affecting the yield and water productivity of tomatoes in greenhouses, seriously hindering the development of the cultivation industry. While the impact of irrigation level on tomato growth a...
Sustainable field crop management has been considered to reach the food security issue due to global warming and water scarcity. The effect of deficit irrigation and nitrogen rates on quinoa yield is a challenging issue in those areas. In this regard...
Rainfall-adapted irrigation (RAI), the application of controlled-release nitrogen fertilizer (CRNF), and deep placement of nitrogen fertilizer can contribute to the improvement of resource utilization efficiency. Nevertheless, the interactive effects...
Nitrogen (N) and water continue to be the most limiting factors for profitable maize (Zea Mays L.) production in the western US Great Plains. Precision application of N and water has the potential to significantly enhance input use efficiency without...
The deployment of novel technologies in the field of precision farming has risen to the top of global agendas in response to the impact of climate change and the possible shortage of resources such as water and fertilizers. The present research addre...
This study investigated the impacts of reclaimed water (RW) irrigation on soil properties and landscape plant growth in a coastal monsoon city over a 13-month period. Soil properties in plots irrigated with RW and tap water (TW) were monitored monthl...
Water scarcity challenges in agriculture are prompting the exploration of alternative irrigation sources, including treated effluents. This study investigates the effects of irrigation with treated slaughterhouse effluent on soybean productivity and...
Intensive and large-scale drip irrigation plays a crucial role in ensuring cotton production in Northwest China. However, significant differences in cotton production have occurred at times within large-scale irrigation systems, and quantitative info...
Understanding the methods leading to rice yield increase is vital for sustainable agricultural development. Improving the harvest index (HI) is an important way to increase rice yield. To explore the effects of different water and nitrogen management...
The effect of nitrogen fertigation of two watermelon cultivars grown on the very light soil in the central part of Poland, during 2012–2014, was evaluated. The field experimental design was a split-plot with four replications. The main plot was...
Alternate drip irrigation (ADI) is a useful irrigation method for water conservation and the regulation of soil quality; however, knowledge about the underlying mechanism of soil-root-bacterium interactions is limited. To determine the mechanism by w...
Efficient water and nitrogen management is essential for maintaining soil fertility and achieving sustainable agricultural production, especially in arid oasis regions where soil degradation and nutrient loss are common challenges. However, the inter...
Water scarcity and spatial variability in soil fertility are key constraints to stable grain production in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain. However, the interaction mechanisms between regulated deficit irrigation and soil fertility influencing yield formati...
Facility agriculture in China is facing the challenge of the excessive use of chemical fertilizers (nitrogen fertilizers), which hinder the development of sustainable and environmentally friendly agriculture. Optimizing nitrogen fertilizer allocation...
Comprehending the anaerobic nitrogen transformations, including denitrification, anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox), and anaerobic ammonium oxidation linked with iron reduction (Feammox) in soil, is essential for improving soil fertility and mini...
Cotton is one of the most important crops worldwide, having considerable economic importance in Greece. This study aimed to evaluate the fiber quality traits of partially interspecific cotton lines under contrasting irrigation and nitrogen environmen...
Composting seaweed biomass reduces environmental impacts while supporting circular-economy strategies in coastal areas, where seaweed removed for recreational management is commonly treated as waste. This approach aligns with regional and EU policies...
To clarify how nitrogen (N) and water regulate the microbe mediated carbon (C) cycle in farmland, a 3-year experiment was conducted in a wheat–maize rotation at Jiaozhou Station, North China. Twelve treatments combined four drip irrigation regi...
Irrigation and nitrogen application directly affect the availability and distribution of soil nutrients. Understanding the response of soil nutrients to long-term water–fertilizer coupling conditions is helpful to improve the management and use...
Wolfberry (Lycium barbarum L.) production in arid and semi-arid areas is drastically affected by the low utilization rate of soil and water resources and the irrational application of water and nitrogen fertilizers. Thus, this study explored a high-y...
In order to explore the applicability of the peanut growth simulation model CSM-CROPGRO-Peanut under conditions of mulched drip irrigation in Xinjiang, and to determine the optimal scenario for parameter estimation and model validation, field experim...
The production efficiency and quality of tomatoes is affected by the mode of irrigation and the nitrogen forms. This study explored the impacts of different irrigation regimes, nitrogen forms, and their coupled effects on tomato production. The vario...
The impact of fertilization and irrigation on heavy metal accumulation in saline–alkali soil and its underlying mechanisms are critical issues given the constraints that soil salinization places on agricultural development and crop quality. Thi...
The study investigated the impact of biological and agricultural conditions on the chemical composition and energy value of pea seeds for poultry feed. In the experiment, the species assessed was pea (Pisum sativum L.), a determinate form, cultivar (...
Nitrogen (N) fertilization plays a pivotal role in the nitrogen transport process and yield formation of field-grown Tibetan barley (Hordeum vulgare L., qingke in Chinese); however, little is known about its interaction with irrigation regimes. Here,...
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