To explore highly beneficial use of saline-alkali reed marshlands, an eco-agriculture model consisting of reeds, crabs, spotted mandarin fish and microlepido yellowtail was developed and tested in a 23.6 ha-1 marshland. The model tamed and cultured crabs, spotted mandarin fish and microlepido yellowtail in saline-alkali water with natural food supply....

Although rice canopy structure is a critical factor that influences rice yield and quality, few research have been conducted on the effects of rice-duck farming on rice canopy structure. Canopy structure characteristics at tillering and full-heading stages of late rice were compared in a field experiment between rice-duck farming and...

Although rice canopy structure is a critical factor that influences rice yield and quality, few research have been conducted on the effects of rice-duck farming on rice canopy structure. Canopy structure characteristics at tillering and full-heading stages of late rice were compared in a field experiment between rice-duck farming and...

World agriculture currently faces great challenges to produce sufficient food while minimizing negative environmental effects. This requires rethinking current agricultural production processes. Traditional agricultural systems based on local species diversity and interactions have contributed to food and livelihood security for centuries across the world. As human population increased, however, traditional agricultural...

A significant progress has been made in the theory and practice of rice-duck farming in China in recent decades. Attained theoretic achievements included effects of rice-duck farming on nutrient cycle, matter and energy flow characteristics in paddy fields, pest and disease control and the dynamic relationship between pests and natural...

Currently, world agriculture is faced with drastic challenges to produce sufficient food while minimizing negative environmental effects of crop cultivation. Unlike traditional agriculture, which used local biodiversity and species interactions to sustain food production, modern agriculture uses fewer high-yield crop varieties and largely ignores species interactions. Modern agriculture relies on...