Pursuing sustainable productivity with millions of smallholder farmers

Zhenling Cui, Hongyan Zhang, Xinping Chen, Chaochun Zhang, Wenqi Ma, Chengdong Huang, Weifeng Zhang, Guohua Mi, Yuxin Miao, Xiaolin Li, Qiang Gao, Jianchang Yang, Zhaohui Wang, Youliang Ye, Shiwei Guo, Jianwei Lu, Jianliang Huang, Shihua Lv, Yixiang Sun, Yuanying Liu, Xianlong Peng, Jun Ren, Shiqing Li, Xiping Deng, Xiaojun Shi, Qiang Zhang, Zhiping Yang, Li Tang, Changzhou Wei, Liangliang Jia, Jiwang Zhang, Mingrong He, Yanan Tong, Qiyuan Tang, Xuhua Zhong, Zhaohui Liu, Ning Cao, Changlin Kou, Hao Ying, Yulong Yin, Xiaoqiang Jiao, Qingsong Zhang, Mingsheng Fan, Rongfeng Jiang, Fusuo Zhang () and Zhengxia Dou
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Zhenling Cui: College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Hongyan Zhang: College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Xinping Chen: College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Chaochun Zhang: College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Wenqi Ma: College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural University of Hebei
Chengdong Huang: College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Weifeng Zhang: College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Guohua Mi: College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Yuxin Miao: College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Xiaolin Li: College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Qiang Gao: College of Resources and Environment, Jilin Agricultural University
Jianchang Yang: Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University
Zhaohui Wang: Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University
Youliang Ye: College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Henan Agricultural University
Shiwei Guo: College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University
Jianwei Lu: Huazhong Agricultural University
Jianliang Huang: Huazhong Agricultural University
Shihua Lv: Soil and Fertilizer Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Yixiang Sun: Soil and Fertilizer Research Institute, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Yuanying Liu: College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University
Xianlong Peng: College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University
Jun Ren: Institute of Agricultural Resource and Environment, 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
Xiping Deng: State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University
Xiaojun Shi: College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University
Qiang Zhang: Institute of Agricultural Environment and Resources, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Zhiping Yang: Institute of Agricultural Environment and Resources, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Li Tang: College of Resources and Environmental Science, Yunnan Agricultural University
Changzhou Wei: Agriculture College, Shihezi University
Liangliang Jia: Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences
Jiwang Zhang: College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University
Mingrong He: College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University
Yanan Tong: Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University
Qiyuan Tang: College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University
Xuhua Zhong: Rice Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Science
Zhaohui Liu: Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Ning Cao: College of Plant Science, Jilin University
Changlin Kou: Institute of Plant Nutrition and Resource Environment, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Hao Ying: College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Yulong Yin: College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Xiaoqiang Jiao: College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Qingsong Zhang: College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Mingsheng Fan: College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Rongfeng Jiang: College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Fusuo Zhang: College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University
Zhengxia Dou: Center for Animal Health and Productivity, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Nature, 2018, vol. 555, issue 7696, 363-366

Abstract: Millions of Chinese smallholder farmers were persuaded to adopt enhanced management practices, which led to a greater yield, reduced nitrogen fertilizer use and improved environmental performance throughout China.

Date: 2018
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