Numerically scheduling plant water deficit index-based smart irrigation to optimize crop yield and water use efficiency

Open AccessThis research was supported partly by National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFD0200303, 2017YFE0118100), National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1706211, 51790532), Special Fund for Scientific Research in the Public Interest (201411009), and the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Project SHui, grant agreement No 773903.