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DOI10.1007/s42106-021-00170-4
Winter Wheat Yield Gaps Across the Loess Plateau of China
Zhang, Lingling; Feng, Hao; Cao, Hongxin
Corresponding AuthorCao, HX (corresponding author),Jiangsu Acad Agr Sci, Inst Agr Informat, Nanjing 210014, Jiangsu, Peoples R China. ; Feng, H (corresponding author),Northwest A&F Univ, State Key Lab Soil Eros & Dryland Farming Loess P, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, Peoples R China.
JournalINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT PRODUCTION
ISSN1735-6814
EISSN1735-8043
Year Published2022-03
Abstract in EnglishThe Loess Plateau is among the major winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production areas of China. However, wheat production is uncertain across the Loess Plateau, and its potential for yield improvement remains unknown. In the present study, we divided winter wheat growing areas on the Loess Plateau into four climatic zones: arid (zone I), semi-arid (zone II), semi-humid (zone III), and humid (zone IV). Then, we used the validated Agricultural Production Systems Simulator (APSIM) to model Y-p (potential yield) and attainable yield (water-limited yield, Y-w; nitrogen-limited yield, Y-n) of winter wheat on the Loess Plateau from 1961 to 2016. The simulated means for weighted Y-p, Y-w, and Y-n were 8.87, 6.49, and 5.42 t ha(-1), respectively. Y-a reached only 57% of Y-p, which represents the amount of room available for yield improvement. Across the Loess Plateau, the yield gap caused by water limited (YGw) and nitrogen restricted (YGn) were 27% and 39% of potential wheat production. The difference between YGw (3.54 t ha(-1)) and YGn (3.87 t ha(-1)) was not significant in the semi-arid climate (zone II), due to low precipitation rates. Compared with irrigation, nitrogen deficiency was the key factor causing the winter wheat yield gap. However, the yield gap caused by nitrogen restriction varies regionally. Irrigation in arid (zone I) was more important than in the other climates, whereas these climate regions required nitrogen more pressing. Areas with a large potential for increased winter wheat yield on the Loess Plateau were mainly distributed in the semi-arid climate (zone II).
Keyword in EnglishWinter wheat APSIM Yield gaps Climatic zones
SubtypeArticle ; Early Access
Language英语
Indexed BySCI-E
WOS IDWOS:000764444900001
WOS KeywordNITROGEN-FERTILIZER ; POTENTIAL YIELDS ; CLIMATE-CHANGE ; GRAIN-YIELD ; LAND-USE ; MANAGEMENT ; WATER ; SYSTEMS ; IMPACTS ; MODEL
WOS SubjectAgronomy
WOS Research AreaAgriculture
Document Type期刊论文
Identifierhttp://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/377379
Affiliation[Zhang, Lingling; Cao, Hongxin] Jiangsu Acad Agr Sci, Inst Agr Informat, Nanjing 210014, Jiangsu, Peoples R China; [Feng, Hao] Northwest A&F Univ, State Key Lab Soil Eros & Dryland Farming Loess P, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, Peoples R China
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Zhang, Lingling,Feng, Hao,Cao, Hongxin. Winter Wheat Yield Gaps Across the Loess Plateau of China[J],2022.
APA Zhang, Lingling,Feng, Hao,&Cao, Hongxin.(2022).Winter Wheat Yield Gaps Across the Loess Plateau of China.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT PRODUCTION.
MLA Zhang, Lingling,et al."Winter Wheat Yield Gaps Across the Loess Plateau of China".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT PRODUCTION (2022).
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