Jin-Lin Liu

Gradient of New Quality Productive Forces and Pesticide Application Intensity of Grain Crops: Distribution Evolution, Sources of Differences, and State Lock-In

This study examines the spatiotemporal evolution, regional disparities, state transitions, and driving factors of pesticide use intensity in China’s grain crops from 2005 to 2023. Using provincial panel data, pesticide use in grain crops was estimated by an area-proportional allocation method, and pesticide use intensi...