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  1. Effects of agriculture, climate, and policy on NDVI change in a semi-arid river basin of the Chinese Loess Plateau
  2. Evolutionary approach to understand crop yield and fitness in various varieties
  3. Ridge-furrow mulching system in semiarid Kenya: A promising solution to improve soil water availability and maize productivity
  4. Alternate or equal ridge–furrow pattern: Which is better for maize production in the rain-fed semi-arid Loess Plateau of China?
  5. Multi-site assessment of the effects of plastic-film mulch on dryland maize productivity in semiarid areas in China
  6. Effects of legume species introduction on vegetation and soil nutrient development on abandoned croplands in a semi-arid environment on the Loess Plateau, China
  7. Plastic Film Mulching Increases Soil Respiration in Ridge-furrow Maize Management
  8. Old and New Cultivars of Soya Bean (Glycine max L.) Subjected to Soil Drying Differ in Abscisic Acid Accumulation, Water Relations Characteristics and Yield
  9. Cutting improves the productivity of lucerne-rich stands used in the revegetation of degraded arable land in a semi-arid environment
  10. Soil carbon sequestration by three perennial legume pastures is greater in deeper soil layers than in the surface soil
  11. Factors affecting the recovery of abandoned semi-arid fields after legume introduction on the Loess Plateau
  12. Changes in root morphology and physiology to limited phosphorus and moisture in a locally-selected cultivar and an introduced cultivar of Medicago sativa L. growing in alkaline soil
  13. Plastic Mulch Stimulates Nitrogen Mineralization in Urea-Amended Soils in a Semiarid Environment
  14. 种植密度和不同时期根修剪对黄土旱塬冬小麦根系时空分布、土壤水分利用和产量的影响
  15. How efficient is film fully-mulched ridge–furrow cropping to conserve rainfall in soil at a rainfed site?
  16. Integrated water resources management and water users' associations in the arid region of northwest China: A case study of farmers' perceptions
  17. Effect of Drought on the Gas Exchange, Chlorophyll Fluorescence and Yield of Six Different-Era Spring Wheat Cultivars
  18. Palygorskite-coated fertilizers with a timely release of nutrients increase potato productivity in a rain-fed cropland
  19. A mechanistic–bioclimatic modeling analysis of the potential impact of climate change on biomes of the Tibetan Plateau
  20. Film fully-mulched ridge-furrow cropping affects soil biochemical properties and maize nutrient uptake in a rainfed semi-arid environment
  21. Ridge-furrow with full plastic film mulching improves water use efficiency and tuber yields of potato in a semiarid rainfed ecosystem
  22. Does a mixture of old and modern winter wheat cultivars increase yield and water use efficiency in water-limited environments?
  23. Film-Mulched Ridge–Furrow Management Increases Maize Productivity and Sustains Soil Organic Carbon in a Dryland Cropping System
  24. Maize yield and water balance is affected by nitrogen application in a film-mulching ridge–furrow system in a semiarid region of China
  25. Increased maize yield using slow-release attapulgite-coated fertilizers
  26. Effects of water management with plastic film in a semi-arid agricultural system on available soil carbon fractions
  27. Impacts of increased variability in precipitation and air temperature on net primary productivity of the Tibetan Plateau: a modeling analysis
  28. Limits to the height growth of Caragana korshinskii resprouts
  29. Yield-increase effects via improving soil phosphorus availability by applying K2SO4 fertilizer in calcareous–alkaline soils in a semi-arid agroecosystem
  30. Allometric analysis of the effects of density on reproductive allocation and Harvest Index in 6 varieties of wheat (Triticum)
  31. County-Scale Changes in Soil Organic Carbon of Croplands in Southeastern Gansu Province of China from the 1980s to the Mid-2000s
  32. Exogenous abscisic acid reduces water loss and improves antioxidant defence, desiccation tolerance and transpiration efficiency in two spring wheat cultivars subjected to a soil water deficit
  33. Effect of organic manure and fertilizer on soil water and crop yields in newly-built terraces with loess soils in a semi-arid environment
  34. Two perennial legumes (Astragalus adsurgensPall. andLespedeza davuricaS.) adapted to semiarid environments are not as productive as lucerne (Medicago sativaL.), but use less water
  35.  -Aminobutyric acid increases abscisic acid accumulation and desiccation tolerance and decreases water use but fails to improve grain yield in two spring wheat cultivars under soil drying
  36. Spatial patterns of top soil carbon sensitivity to climate variables in northern Chinese grasslands
  37. The effects of domestication on the scaling of below- vs. aboveground biomass in four selected wheat (Triticum; Poaceae) genotypes
  38. Erratum to: Biomass production and relative competitiveness of a C3 legume and a C4 grass co-dominant in the semiarid Loess Plateau of China
  39. Ridge-furrow and plastic-mulching tillage enhances maize–soil interactions: Opportunities and challenges in a semiarid agroecosystem
  40. Econometric analysis of the determinants of adoption of raising sheep in folds by farmers in the semiarid Loess Plateau of China
  41. Plastic film mulch for half growing-season maximized WUE and yield of potato via moisture-temperature improvement in a semi-arid agroecosystem
  42. 秸秆还田与全膜双垄集雨沟播耦合对半干旱黄土高原玉米产量和土壤有机碳库的影响
  43. Germination Characteristics and Seedling Emergence of Switchgrass with Different Agricultural Practices under Arid Conditions in China
  44. Caragana korshinskii seedlings maintain positive photosynthesis during short-term, severe drought stress
  45. Biomass allocation, relative competitive ability and water use efficiency of two dominant species in semiarid Loess Plateau under water stress
  46. Agricultural ecosystem management in dry areas: challenges and solutions
  47. The relationship between competitive ability and yield stability in an old and a modern winter wheat cultivar
  48. An early transient water deficit reduces flower number and pod production but increases seed size in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
  49. Optical sensing estimation of leaf nitrogen concentration in maize across a range of water-stress levels
  50. Spatial and Temporal Variability of Annual Precipitation during 1958-2007 in Loess Plateau, China
  51. Climate change and agricultural ecosystem management in dry areas
  52. Grain yield, dry matter accumulation and remobilization, and root respiration in winter wheat as affected by seeding rate and root pruning
  53. Early activation of plasma membrane H+-ATPase and its relation to drought adaptation in two contrasting oat (Avena sativa L.) genotypes
  54. Effect of Root Redundancy on Grain Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Winter Wheat*
  55. Seasonal Root Biomass and Distribution of Switchgrass and Milk Vetch Intercropping under 2:1 Row Replacement in a Semiarid Region in Northwest China
  56. Soil Organic Carbon, Carbon Fractions and Nutrients as Affected by Land Use in Semi-Arid Region of Loess Plateau of China
  57. Quantifying nitrous oxide emissions from Chinese grasslands with a process-based model
  58. Fragmentation of China’s landscape by roads and urban areas
  59. Long-term fertilization and manuring effects on physically-separated soil organic matter pools under a wheat–wheat–maize cropping system in an arid region of China
  60. Improvement of Soil Physical Properties and Aggregate-Associated C, N, and P After Cropland was Converted to Grassland in Semiarid Loess Plateau
  61. Effect of Root Pruning on Root Efficiency, Water Use and Yield of Winter Wheat*
  62. Does root pruning increase yield and water-use efficiency of winter wheat?
  63. Effect of lowering the root/shoot ratio by pruning roots on water use efficiency and grain yield of winter wheat
  64. Soil Microbial Activity During Secondary Vegetation Succession in Semiarid Abandoned Lands of Loess Plateau
  65. Effects of plastic film mulch and tillage on maize productivity and soil parameters
  66. Flower numbers, pod production, pollen viability, and pistil function are reduced and flower and pod abortion increased in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under terminal drought
  67. Dynamics of soil organic carbon and nitrogen associated with physically separated fractions in a grassland-cultivation sequence in the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau
  68. Productivity and water use of alfalfa and subsequent crops in the semiarid Loess Plateau with different stand ages of alfalfa and crop sequences
  69. Effects of land use on soil total and light fraction organic, and microbial biomass C and N in a semi-arid ecosystem of northwest China
  70. Solar dimming and its impact on estimating solar radiation from diurnal temperature range in China, 1961–2007
  71. Soil water availability and plant competition affect the yield of spring wheat
  72. How two ridges and the furrow mulched with plastic film affect soil water, soil temperature and yield of maize on the semiarid Loess Plateau of China
  73. Defense strategy of old and modern spring wheat varieties during soil drying
  74. Changes in soil organic carbon, nutrients and aggregation after conversion of native desert soil into irrigated arable land
  75. Postharvest residual soil nutrients and yield of spring wheat under water deficit in arid northwest China
  76. Using QuickBird imagery and a production efficiency model to improve crop yield estimation in the semi-arid hilly Loess Plateau, China
  77. Soil organic carbon and nitrogen fractions and water-stable aggregation as affected by cropping and grassland reclamation in an arid sub-alpine soil
  78. Land-Use Change Dynamics and Cluster Analysis of Agricultural Structure in The Zuli River Basin in Recent 20 Years
  79. Gis-Based Crop Support System For Common Oatand Naked Oat in China
  80. Effects of root pruning on the growth and water use efficiency of winter wheat
  81. Soil-Water Threshold Range of Chemical Signals and Drought Tolerance Was Mediated by ROS Homeostasis in Winter Wheat During Progressive Soil Drying
  82. The Effect of Conversion of Cropland to Forage Legumes on Soil Quality in a Semiarid Agroecosystem
  83. Factors Influencing the Adoption of Pasture Crop Rotation in the Semiarid Area of China's Loess Plateau
  84. Switchgrass and milkvetch intercropping under 2:1 row-replacement in semiarid region, northwest China: Aboveground biomass and water use efficiency
  85. The cooperative relation between non-hydraulic root signals and osmotic adjustment under water stress improves grain formation for spring wheat varieties
  86. Crop yield and soil water restoration on 9-year-old alfalfa pasture in the semiarid Loess Plateau of China
  87. Effects of root pruning on competitive ability and water use efficiency in winter wheat
  88. Seasonal and spatial root biomass and water use efficiency of four forage legumes in semiarid northwest China
  89. Responses of Caragana korshinskii Kom. to shoot removal: mechanisms underlying regrowth
  90. Soil Quality Dynamics Under Successional Alfalfa Field in the Semi-arid Loess Plateau of Northwestern China
  91. Crop cultivation and intensive grazing affect organic C pools and aggregate stability in arid grassland soil
  92. Effect of Limited Single Irrigation on Yield of Winter Wheat and Spring Maize Relay Intercropping
  93. Econometric analysis of the determinants of adoption of rainwater harvesting and supplementary irrigation technology (RHSIT) in the semiarid Loess Plateau of China
  94. Long-term effects of manure and fertilization on soil organic matter and quality parameters of a calcareous soil in NW China
  95. Soil physical properties and their relations to organic carbon pools as affected by land use in an alpine pastureland
  96. Soil management changes organic carbon pools in alpine pastureland soils
  97. Evolution mechanism of non-hydraulic root-to-shoot signal during the anti-drought genetic breeding of spring wheat
  98. EFFECT OF ROOT EXCISION ON COMPETITIVE ABILITY AND YIELD OF WINTER WHEAT
  99. EFFECT OF RIDGE AND FURROW MICRO-CATCHMENT ON SOIL WATER IN SEEDED MEDICAGO SATIVA GRASSLAND IN THE SEMIARID LOESS HILL AND GULLY REGION OF NORTHWESTERN CHINA
  100. Availability and contributions of soil phosphorus to forage production of seeded alfalfa in semiarid Loess Plateau
  101. Cultivation effects on temporal changes of organic carbon and aggregate stability in desert soils of Hexi Corridor region in China
  102. Effects of shoot excision on in situ soil and root respiration of wheat and soybean under drought stress
  103. Soil carbon pool and effects of soil fertility in seeded alfalfa fields on the semi-arid Loess Plateau in China
  104. Interactions of NaCl and Na2SO4 on soil organic C mineralization after addition of maize straws
  105. Accumulation pattern of toxin β-ODAP during lifespan and effect of nutrient elements on β-ODAP content in Lathyrus sativus seedlings
  106. Dynamics of soil organic carbon and soil fertility affected by alfalfa productivity in a semiarid agro-ecosystem
  107. Hydraulic and Non-hydraulic Root-sourced Signals in Old and Modern Spring Wheat Cultivars in a Semiarid Area
  108. Gas exchange, biomass partition, and water relationships of three grass seedlings under water stress
  109. Soil water and alfalfa yields as affected by alternating ridges and furrows in rainfall harvest in a semiarid environment
  110. Responses of Soil Water, Nitrogen, and Organic Matter to the Alfalfa Crop Rotation in Semiarid Loess Area of China
  111. Effects of shoot removal and soil water content on root respiration of spring wheat and soybean
  112. Performance of wheat crops with different chromosome ploidy: root-sourced signals, drought tolerance, and yield performance
  113. Abscisic acid promotes accumulation of toxin ODAP in relation to free spermine level in grass pea seedlings (Lathyrus sativus L.)
  114. Lathyrus sativus (grass pea) and its neurotoxin ODAP
  115. Yield performance of spring wheat improved by regulated deficit irrigation in an arid area
  116. Soil quality responses to alfalfa watered with a field micro-catchment technique in the Loess Plateau of China
  117. EFFECTS OF PARTIAL ROOT EXCISION AT THE RE_GREENING STAGE OF WINTER WHEAT ON ROOT/SHOOT RATIO, YIELD AND WATER USE EFFICIENCY IN LOESS PLATEAU REGION, CHINA
  118. Effect of Long-Term Fertilization on Soil Productivity and Nitrate Accumulation in Gansu Oasis
  119. Increasing potato yields with additional water and increased soil temperature
  120. Decomposition of maize straw in saline soil
  121. Effects of regulated deficit irrigation on grain yield and water use efficiency of spring wheat in an arid environment
  122. Ecological characteristics of soil water and its relations to landform and vegetation in a small semiarid watershed in a loess hilly area of China
  123. Influence of tillage and rotation systems on distribution of organic carbon associated with particle-size fractions in Chernozemic soils of Saskatchewan, Canada
  124. Root Respiration, Photosynthesis and Grain Yield of Two Spring Wheat in Response to Soil Drying
  125. Effect of plastic mulching on soil water use and spring wheat yield in arid region of northwest China
  126. Photosynthesis, root respiration, and grain yield of spring wheat in response to surface soil drying
  127. Influence of fertilization and organic amendments on organic-carbon fractions in Heilu soil on the loess plateau of China
  128. Effects of Eu3+ on the Metabolism of Amino Acid and Protein in Xerophytic Lathyrus sativus L.
  129. Dynamics of soil microbial biomass C and soil fertility in cropland mulched with plastic film in a semiarid agro-ecosystem
  130. The effect of supplemental irrigation on watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) production in gravel and sand mulched fields in the Loess Plateau of northwest China
  131. Productivity and soil response to plastic film mulching durations for spring wheat on entisols in the semiarid Loess Plateau of China
  132. Effects of irrigation before sowing and plastic film mulching on yield and water uptake of spring wheat in semiarid Loess Plateau of China
  133. Influence of cultivation and fertilization on total organic carbon and carbon fractions in soils from the Loess Plateau of China
  134. Long-Term Fertilization Effects on Crop Yield and Nitrate Nitrogen Accumulation in Soil in Northwestern China
  135. Deficiency of water can enhance root respiration rate of drought-sensitive but not drought-tolerant spring wheat
  136. Effect of rainwater harvesting with ridge and furrow on yield of potato in semiarid areas
  137. Effect of tillage and rotation on organic carbon forms of chernozemic soils in Saskatchewan
  138. Effect of Rare Earth Element Europium on Amaranthin Synthesis in Amarathus caudatus Seedlings
  139. Effects of early soil water distribution on the dry matter partition between roots and shoots of winter wheat
  140. Effects of pre-sowing irrigation and phosphorus application on water use and yield of spring wheat under semi-arid conditions
  141. Effects of different water supply regimes on water use and yield performance of spring wheat in a simulated semi-arid environment
  142. Effects of clear plastic film mulch on yield of spring wheat
  143. Influence of phosphorus supply pattern in soil on yield of spring wheat
  144. Effect of organic matter on total amount and availability of nitrogen and phosphorus in loess soil of Northwest China
  145. Effects of water supply in the upper and lower soil profiles of deep soil on root characteristics and dry matter production of winter wheat