Ecological Intensification Management of Maize in northeast ChinaAgronomic and Environment Response

Optimum field management practices need to be developed and improved to solve the challenge of increasing food production while retaining the ecological integrity of farming system underlying the goal of sustainable agriculture. In this study, the concept of ecological intensification (EI) was applied to a spring maize cropping system in Jilin province, China during 2009-2013. Results indicated that the average grain yield was 11.8 t/ha in the EI treatment; while the farmers’ practice (FP) treatment had an average of 11.4 t/ha grain yield across five seasons.

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Title Ecological Intensification Management of Maize in northeast ChinaAgronomic and Environment Response
Description Optimum field management practices need to be developed and improved to solve the challenge of increasing food production while retaining the ecological integrity of farming system underlying the goal of sustainable agriculture. In this study, the concept of ecological intensification (EI) was applied to a spring maize cropping system in Jilin province, China during 2009-2013. Results indicated that the average grain yield was 11.8 t/ha in the EI treatment; while the farmers’ practice (FP) treatment had an average of 11.4 t/ha grain yield across five seasons.
Agroecology Category
  • Integrated systems
  • Input reduction and recycling
  • Seed management
  • Soil health
  • Nutrition and diets
  • Sustainable food system
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate
  • Water management
Agroecology Keyword
  • Precision agriculture
  • Organic manure
  • Hybrid variety
  • Biomass
  • Crop rotation
  • Soil fertility
  • Soil quality
  • Nutrient
  • Yield increase
  • Ecological intensification
  • Food security
  • Biodiversity
  • Intercropping
  • Environmental protection
  • Climate change
  • Drought
  • Water management
Contributing organisations Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
Author Rongrong Zhao, Ping He, Jiagui Xie, Adrian M. Johnston, Xinpeng Xu, Shaojun Qiu, Shicheng Zhao
Year 2016
Type of document Factsheet
Language English
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Country China
Administrative Level 1
Administrative Level 2
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