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Spatial Distribution and Changes of the Realizable Triple Cropping System in China

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  • Li Jiang

    (College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
    Key Laboratory of Agricultural Land Quality, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100193, China
    Sustainable Land Use in Developing Countries, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF e.V), Eberswalder Straße 84, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany)

  • Xin Chen

    (College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
    Key Laboratory of Agricultural Land Quality, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100193, China)

  • Fei Lun

    (College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
    Key Laboratory of Agricultural Land Quality, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100193, China)

  • Zhihua Pan

    (College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
    Key Laboratory of Agricultural Land Quality, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100193, China)

  • Jiaheng Niu

    (College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
    Key Laboratory of Agricultural Land Quality, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100193, China)

  • Chenyang Ding

    (College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
    Key Laboratory of Agricultural Land Quality, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100193, China)

  • Lijun Meng

    (College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
    Key Laboratory of Agricultural Land Quality, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100193, China)

  • Guoliang Zhang

    (College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
    Key Laboratory of Agricultural Land Quality, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100193, China)

  • Charles Peter Mgeni

    (Sustainable Land Use in Developing Countries, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF e.V), Eberswalder Straße 84, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany
    Department of Agricultural Economics, Humboldt University of Berlin, Rudower Chausee 16, 10099 Berlin, Germany)

  • Stefan Sieber

    (Sustainable Land Use in Developing Countries, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF e.V), Eberswalder Straße 84, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany
    Department of Agricultural Economics, Humboldt University of Berlin, Rudower Chausee 16, 10099 Berlin, Germany)

  • Pingli An

    (College of Land Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
    Key Laboratory of Agricultural Land Quality, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100193, China)

Abstract

Exploiting the full potential of the realizable triple cropping system (RTCS) is one of the most effective methods for increasing land productivity, thus promoting food security. However, insufficient attention is paid to the spatial distribution of the RTCS in China. Here, a method is developed to assess the RTCS in China, considering terrain, climatic conditions, crop climatic-ecological suitability, and the spatial changes in the RTCS between 1951 and 2010. Results indicate that a decrease of 19 Mha was caused by topographic correction, while climate change increased the same area by 14 Mha. Based on crop climatic-ecological conditions, the suitability of the RTCS was indicated for 1068 counties. The boundary of the RTCS moved northward by 100–200 km in the Middle-Lower reaches of the Yangtze River, but southward by approximately 250 km in Yunnan Province. The area of the RTCS is 135 Mha distributed across 775 counties in Southern China. These findings are useful for guiding the policy of cultivated land use in Southern China. The approach can be adopted elsewhere to determine the RTCS for sustainable land use and increasing land productivity.

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  • Li Jiang & Xin Chen & Fei Lun & Zhihua Pan & Jiaheng Niu & Chenyang Ding & Lijun Meng & Guoliang Zhang & Charles Peter Mgeni & Stefan Sieber & Pingli An, 2019. "Spatial Distribution and Changes of the Realizable Triple Cropping System in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-18, March.
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