Closing the yield gap while ensuring water sustainability

Water is a major factor limiting crop production in many regions around the world. Irrigation can greatly enhance crop yields, but the local availability and timing of freshwater resources constrains the ability of humanity to increase food production. Innovations in irrigation infrastructure have a...

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Main Authors: Lorenzo Rosa, Maria Cristina Rulli, Kyle Frankel Davis, Davide Danilo Chiarelli, Corrado Passera, Paolo D’Odorico
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aadeef