据明尼达州立大学的科学家发表在2013年5月出版的《Environmental Research Letters》的一项研究表明,提高农作物水分生产率——每单位粮食生产水分消耗量,有可能改善全世界许多地方的粮食安全与水可持续利用现状。由明尼苏达州大学环境研究所博士后研究员Kate A.Brauman领导的研究小组根据16个主粮作物:小麦、玉米、水稻、大麦、黑麦、粟、高粱、大豆、向日 A study published by the University of Minnesota in Environmental Research Letters, published in May 2013, shows that increasing crop water productivity - the amount of water consumed per unit of food produced - has the potential to improve food availability in many parts of the world Safety and sustainable use of water. The research team led by Kate A. Brauman, a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Minnesota Institute of the Environment, based on 16 major staple crops: wheat, corn, rice, barley, rye, millet, sorghum, soybeans,