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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2026

Alternate partial root zone subsurface drip irrigation increases alfalfa water production function by increasing hay yield, rather than actual crop evapotranspiration.

Yadong Wang, Yansong Li, Qiuchi Zhang, Kai Gao, Derong Su

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Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Yadong WangCollege of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, China.
Yansong LiCollege of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, China.
Qiuchi ZhangCollege of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, China.
Kai GaoCollege of Grassland Science, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, China.
Derong SuCollege of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Both conventional subsurface drip irrigation (CI) and alternate partial root zone subsurface drip irrigation (AI) are water-saving irrigation methods (IMs) used to solve agricultural water crises. The responses of alfalfa (

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crop water production functionpartial root zone dryingperennial forageregulated deficit irrigationwater consumption

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PMID42718561
PMCPMC13553455

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