This study is led by Dr. Jinzhao Liu and Prof. Zhisheng An (Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Dr. S. Nemiah Ladd (University of Basel). Global warming has become an ...

Growth and vertical distribution of fine root closely depend on soil resource availability. Better understanding of relationships of root profile with vertical distribution of available soil resource ...

People had successfully been growing millet on northern China’s Loess Plateau for thousands of years when wheat was introduced to the region from the Near East around 4,000 years ago. This new crop ...

This map shows the location of China's Loess Plateau in relationship to the Mu Us Desert, the Gobi Desert and the city of Beijing. This photo may be used only to illustrate a story about the research ...