A sustainable approach to narrowing the summer maize yield gap experienced by smallholders in the North China Plain

Hongzhang Wang, Hao Ren, Lihua Zhang, Yali Zhao, Yuee Liu, Qijin He, Geng Li, Kun Han, Jiwang Zhang, Bin Zhao, Baizhao Ren and Peng Liu

Agricultural Systems, 2023, vol. 204, issue C

Abstract: The maize production sector in the North China Plain (NCP) is facing the dual pressures of having to increase its grain yield and improve its environmental sustainability. Evaluating the yield gap and ascertaining the factors that limit the grain yield might suggest new approaches to address these challenges.

Keywords: High-yield and high-efficiency; Sustainable intensification; Summer maize; Yield gap (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103541

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