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Producing more grain with lower environmental costs

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  • Xinping Chen

    (College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Zhenling Cui

    (College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Mingsheng Fan

    (College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Peter Vitousek

    (Stanford University)

  • Ming Zhao

    (Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences)

  • Wenqi Ma

    (College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, Agricultural University of Hebei)

  • Zhenlin Wang

    (College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University)

  • Weijian Zhang

    (Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences)

  • Xiaoyuan Yan

    (Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Jianchang Yang

    (Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University)

  • Xiping Deng

    (State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University)

  • Qiang Gao

    (College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, Jilin Agricultural University)

  • Qiang Zhang

    (Institute of Agricultural Environment and Resource, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences)

  • Shiwei Guo

    (College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University)

  • Jun Ren

    (Research Center of Agricultural Environment & Resources, 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)

  • Youliang Ye

    (College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, Henan Agricultural University)

  • Zhaohui Wang

    (Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University)

  • Jianliang Huang

    (College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University)

  • Qiyuan Tang

    (Crop Physiology, Ecology & Production Center, Hunan Agricultural University)

  • Yixiang Sun

    (Soil & Fertilizer Research Institute, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences)

  • Xianlong Peng

    (College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University)

  • Jiwang Zhang

    (College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University)

  • Mingrong He

    (College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University)

  • Yunji Zhu

    (College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, Henan Agricultural University)

  • Jiquan Xue

    (Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University)

  • Guiliang Wang

    (College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Liang Wu

    (College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Ning An

    (College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Liangquan Wu

    (College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Lin Ma

    (College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Weifeng Zhang

    (College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Fusuo Zhang

    (College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

Abstract

In an experiment across China to test integrated soil–crop system management for rice, wheat and maize against current practice, improvements in grain yield are equivalent to high-input techniques, but nutrient use, nutrient loss and greenhouse gas emissions are lower than current practice.

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  • Xinping Chen & Zhenling Cui & Mingsheng Fan & Peter Vitousek & Ming Zhao & Wenqi Ma & Zhenlin Wang & Weijian Zhang & Xiaoyuan Yan & Jianchang Yang & Xiping Deng & Qiang Gao & Qiang Zhang & Shiwei Guo , 2014. "Producing more grain with lower environmental costs," Nature, Nature, vol. 514(7523), pages 486-489, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:514:y:2014:i:7523:d:10.1038_nature13609
    DOI: 10.1038/nature13609
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