Producing more grain with lower environmental costs

Xinping Chen, Zhenling Cui, Mingsheng Fan, Peter Vitousek, Ming Zhao, Wenqi Ma, Zhenlin Wang, Weijian Zhang, Xiaoyuan Yan, Jianchang Yang, Xiping Deng, Qiang Gao, Qiang Zhang, Shiwei Guo, Jun Ren, Shiqing Li, Youliang Ye, Zhaohui Wang, Jianliang Huang, Qiyuan Tang, Yixiang Sun, Xianlong Peng, Jiwang Zhang, Mingrong He, Yunji Zhu, Jiquan Xue, Guiliang Wang, Liang Wu, Ning An, Liangquan Wu, Lin Ma, Weifeng Zhang and Fusuo Zhang ()
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Xinping Chen: College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Zhenling Cui: College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Mingsheng Fan: College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Peter Vitousek: Stanford University
Ming Zhao: Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Wenqi Ma: College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, Agricultural University of Hebei
Zhenlin Wang: College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University
Weijian Zhang: Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Xiaoyuan Yan: Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jianchang Yang: Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University
Xiping Deng: State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University
Qiang Gao: College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, Jilin Agricultural University
Qiang Zhang: Institute of Agricultural Environment and Resource, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Shiwei Guo: College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University
Jun Ren: Research Center of Agricultural Environment & Resources, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Shiqing Li: State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University
Youliang Ye: College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, Henan Agricultural University
Zhaohui Wang: Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University
Jianliang Huang: College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University
Qiyuan Tang: Crop Physiology, Ecology & Production Center, Hunan Agricultural University
Yixiang Sun: Soil & Fertilizer Research Institute, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Xianlong Peng: College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University
Jiwang Zhang: College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University
Mingrong He: College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University
Yunji Zhu: College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, Henan Agricultural University
Jiquan Xue: Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University
Guiliang Wang: College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Liang Wu: College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Ning An: College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Liangquan Wu: College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Lin Ma: College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Weifeng Zhang: College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Fusuo Zhang: College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University

Nature, 2014, vol. 514, issue 7523, 486-489

Abstract: In an experiment across China to test integrated soil–crop system management for rice, wheat and maize against current practice, improvements in grain yield are equivalent to high-input techniques, but nutrient use, nutrient loss and greenhouse gas emissions are lower than current practice.

Date: 2014
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