Assessment of farmers' water and fertilizer practices and perceptions in the North China Plain

• Published in: Irrigation and drainage Vol. 71; no. 4; pp. 980 - 996
• Main Authors: Sun, Xiulu, Ritzema, Henk, Huang, Xiuqiao, Bai, Xiaojun, Hellegers, Petra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2022
• Subjects: approche participative; Barriers; Biological fertilization; Canals; case studies; China; Crop yield; Distribution; Exploitation; Farmers; Farms; Fertigation; Fertilization; Fertilizers; field monitoring; Irrigation; irrigation de surface; New technology; participatory approach; Participatory approaches; people; surface irrigation; surveillance des champs; Surveying; surveys; Technology adoption; Water pollution; Water resources; Water scarcity; China

Irrigation and fertilization are vital to increasing crop yield, but their application often exceeds crop requirements. Excessive fertilization under inefficient irrigation depletes the already scarce water resources while contributing to water pollution. To overcome these problems, the introduction...