Study on Alfalfa Water Use Efficiency and Optimal Irrigation Strategy in Agro-Pastoral Ecotone, Northwestern China

Study on Alfalfa Water Use Efficiency and Optimal Irrigation Strategy in Agro-Pastoral Ecotone, Northwestern China

Agro-pastoral ecotone is an important livestock production area in the north of China, and alfalfa is the main pasture crop in this area. Aiming to address the issues of groundwater overexploitation in the area with water demand, we assessed the consumption pattern, irrigation scheduling, and water...

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Main Authors:	Xiangyang Miao, Guoshuai Wang, Bing Xu, Ruiping Li, Delong Tian, Jie Ren, Zekun Li, Ting Fan, Zisen Zhang, Qiyu Xu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-01-01
Series:	Agronomy
Subjects:	agro-pastoral ecotone groundwater drip irrigation alfalfa DSSAT model water use efficiency optimal irrigation strategy
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15/2/258
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