Agriculture and crop science in China: Innovation and sustainability
Summary. China's agricultural sector is transitioning from traditional to modern crop science through innovations in hybrid rice breeding, minor cereals, legumes, rapeseed, and genomics-based research. The paper surveys advances in crop management, cotton production, and QTL mapping while identifying constraints to sustainable agricultural development. China must modernize its farming systems to meet future food security and sustainability demands.
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Xu, Y., Li, J., & Wan, J.. (2017). Agriculture and crop science in China: Innovation and sustainability. The Crop Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2017.02.002
Xu, Yunbi, et al. “Agriculture and crop science in China: Innovation and sustainability.” The Crop Journal, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2017.02.002.
Xu, Yunbi, Jiayang Li, and Jianmin Wan. 2017. “Agriculture and crop science in China: Innovation and sustainability.” The Crop Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2017.02.002.
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title = {Agriculture and crop science in China: Innovation and sustainability},
author = {Yunbi Xu and Jiayang Li and Jianmin Wan},
journal = {The Crop Journal},
year = {2017},
doi = {10.1016/j.cj.2017.02.002},
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- 10.1016/j.cj.2017.02.002
- Countries
- China
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- Asia
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- agtech, climate-and-environment
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- 2026-04-28