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Arid Land Geography ›› 2025, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (9): 1567-1577.doi: 10.12118/j.issn.1000-6060.2024.631

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Muskmelon production pattern and its contributing factors in Xinjiang

LI Liangliang1(), XIA Yong1(), WANG Fuhong1,2, GUO Bingxin1, ZHAO Lanlan1   

  1. 1. College of Economics and Management, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, Xinjiang, China
    2. School of Agriculture and Forestry Economics and Management, Lanzhou University of Finance and Economics, Lanzhou 730101, Gansu, China
  • Received:2024-10-19 Revised:2024-12-31 Online:2025-09-25 Published:2025-09-17
  • Contact: XIA Yong E-mail:L5032LL@163.com;x0991y@163.com

Abstract:

This study explores the production dynamics and yield growth patterns of muskmelons in Xinjiang, China, to enhance farmers’ income in underdeveloped regions and optimize the structure of economic crops. Employing methods such as the gravity center model, standard deviational ellipse, and logarithmic mean Divisia index decomposition, it examines muskmelon production patterns and contributory factors at the county level from 2000 to 2021. The findings are as follows: (1) From 2000 to 2021, muskmelon production in Xinjiang exhibited significant growth, with planting areas and total output following an “M-shaped” fluctuation trend. Yield per unit area peaked in 2015 but subsequently declined, exerting a notable impact on total production changes. (2) The ratio of counties with increased production to those with decreased production was 1.39:1. The production gravity center shifted gradually from the southwest to the northeast, highlighting significant spatial distribution changes. (3) Planting area and yield per unit area were the primary drivers of production changes. However, from 2015 to 2021, yield per unit area decline negatively impacted production, with a contribution rate of -124.38%.

Key words: muskmelon, spatiotemporal pattern, contribution factors, Xinjiang