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Contribution of fragmented croplands

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Cropland fragmentation poses a significant threat to agricultural sustainability in China. Rational crop layout is required for different ecological regions to manage the fragmented croplands.

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Fig. 1: Construction of high-standard farmland in Guangzhou, China.

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X.W. acknowledges financial support from the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2022YFD1901604 and No. 2023YFD2302300) and the Double First-class Discipline Promotion Project (2021B10564001).

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Wang, X. Contribution of fragmented croplands. Nat Food 5, 202–203 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-024-00937-8

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