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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Plant Sci.
Sec. Functional Plant Ecology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1454130

Emergy-based evaluation of production efficiency and sustainability of diversified multi-cropping systems in the Yangtze River Basin

Provisionally accepted
Xin Hui Lei Xin Hui Lei 1*Bing Liang Bing Liang 1Liang Feng Liang Feng 1Xuyang Zhao Xuyang Zhao 1Tian Pu Tian Pu 1Changbing Yu Changbing Yu 2Shubin Wang Shubin Wang 3Yafeng Wei Yafeng Wei 4Shumei Ma Shumei Ma 5Xiaochun Wang Xiaochun Wang 1Wenyu Yang Wenyu Yang 1
  • 1 College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
  • 2 Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
  • 3 Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
  • 4 Jiangsu Yanjiang Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
  • 5 Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Changsha, Hunan, China

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    soybean (upper reaches of the YRB), forage rape-corn/soybean or potato/corn/soybean (middle reaches of the YRB), and wheat-corn/soybean (lower reaches of the YRB) to facilitate the coexistence of high economic benefits and environmental sustainability.Additionally, promoting mechanization and reducing labor input was essential to improve the efficiency and sustainability of multi-cropping systems. This study would provide a scientific basis and theoretical support for the development of efficient and sustainable multiple-cropping systems in the dryland of the YRB.

    Keywords: Emergy analysis, Environmental sustainability, Multi-cropping systems, Strip compound planting, Yangtze River Basin

    Received: 02 Jul 2024; Accepted: 14 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Lei, Liang, Feng, Zhao, Pu, Yu, Wang, Wei, Ma, Wang and Yang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Xin Hui Lei, College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China

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