Optimization of maize irrigation strategy in Xinjiang, China by AquaCrop based on a four-year study

• Published in: Agricultural water management Vol. 297; p. 108816
• Main Authors: Zhu, Hongyan, Zheng, Bingyan, Nie, Weibo, Fei, Liangjun, Shan, Yuyang, Li, Ge, Liang, Fei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 31.05.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: AquaCrop model; China; corn; deficit irrigation; grain yield; irrigation rates; irrigation scheduling; Irrigation strategy; irrigation water; Maize; Regulated deficit irrigation; soil water content; sustainable development; water shortages; water use efficiency; Yield; China; Regulated deficit irrigation; Irrigation strategy; Maize; Yield; AquaCrop model

Global water scarcity has become a non-negligible problem that threatens the sustainable development of agriculture. In order to alleviate the contradiction between grain demand and water resource constraints, it is particularly important to explore appropriate irrigation strategy so as to synergist...