Crop evapotranspiration, arable cropping systems and water sustainability in southern Hebei, P.R. China

•Evapotranspiration of crops and cropping systems is simulated for southern Hebei.•Water-sustainability requires >60% of arable land for soil water replenishment.•Number of people sustained from water-sustainable crop production is simulated.•Regional food security cannot be achieved with a water...

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Published in:	Agricultural water management Vol. 141; pp. 47 - 54
Main Authors:	Holst, Jirko, Liu, Wenping, Zhang, Qian, Doluschitz, Reiner
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 31-07-2014 Elsevier
Subjects:	Agricultural and forest climatology and meteorology. Irrigation. Drainage Agricultural and forest meteorology Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions Arable land Biological and medical sciences China Crop evapotranspiration Cropping system Cropping systems. Cultivation. Soil tillage Crops Double cropping Evapotranspiration Fallow Foods Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General agronomy. Plant production Generalities. Cropping systems and patterns Irrigation North China Plain Regional Triticum aestivum Water balance and requirements. Evapotranspiration Water consumption Asia Far east China, People's Rep., Hebei Prov Double cropping Crop evapotranspiration Cropping system Fallow North China Plain Water Arid environment System sustainability Climatic zone Temperate zone Geographical division Semi arid zone Evapotranspiration Water engineering Alluvial plain Arable cropping system North
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