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Integrated water and nitrogen management sustains rice yield and efficiency under changing climate scenarios

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  • Hameed, Fazli
  • Afzal, Muhammad Mannan
  • Khalil, Anis Ur Rehman
  • Xu, Junzeng
  • Rahim, Shah Fahad
  • Osman, Raheel
  • Ahmad, Khalil
  • Li, Yongqiang
  • Ning, Tangyuan

Abstract

Evidence on how alternate wetting and drying (AWD) irrigation and nitrogen management together influence rice yield and resource efficiency under climate variability is still limited, yet such knowledge is critical for climate-smart agricultural planning. Climate change and inefficient agronomic practices increasingly threaten the sustainability of rice production systems by intensifying water scarcity and lowering nitrogen use efficiency (NUE).

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  • Hameed, Fazli & Afzal, Muhammad Mannan & Khalil, Anis Ur Rehman & Xu, Junzeng & Rahim, Shah Fahad & Osman, Raheel & Ahmad, Khalil & Li, Yongqiang & Ning, Tangyuan, 2026. "Integrated water and nitrogen management sustains rice yield and efficiency under changing climate scenarios," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 231(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:231:y:2026:i:c:s0308521x2500280x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104540
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