Agricultural and Biological Sciences
7 years ago

Revolutionary Crop Rotation Saves Water, Reverses Groundwater Depletion in China

Frontiers in Plant Science
Mitigating Groundwater Depletion in North China Plain with Cropping System that Alternate Deep and Shallow Rooted Crops
Xiaolin Yang, Yuanquan Chen, Tammo S. Steenhuis, Steven Pacenka, Wangsheng Gao, Ma Li, Min Zhang, Peng Sui

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Groundwater levels in North China Plain are dropping due to irrigation for wheat and maize. Researchers tested different crop rotations to save water. They found that rotating with shallow-rooted crops like sweet potato and peanut before deep-rooted crops like wheat can reduce water use by up to 28%. This method improves wheat yield and soil moisture, offering a promising solution to groundwater depletion in the region.