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Stagnating rice yields in China need to be overcome by cultivars and management improvements

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  • Zhuang, Huimin
  • Zhang, Zhao
  • Han, Jichong
  • Cheng, Fei
  • Li, Shaokun
  • Wu, Huaqing
  • Mei, Qinghang
  • Song, Jie
  • Wu, Xinyu
  • Zhang, Zongliang
  • Xu, Jialu

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Understanding the dynamics of potential yields, actual yields, and their drivers is vital for developing sustainable agricultural management practices. Previous studies on rice in China, focusing on either limited experiments, limited driving factors, or short-term periods, reached inconsistent conclusions.

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  • Zhuang, Huimin & Zhang, Zhao & Han, Jichong & Cheng, Fei & Li, Shaokun & Wu, Huaqing & Mei, Qinghang & Song, Jie & Wu, Xinyu & Zhang, Zongliang & Xu, Jialu, 2024. "Stagnating rice yields in China need to be overcome by cultivars and management improvements," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 221(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:221:y:2024:i:c:s0308521x24002841
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104134
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