“…PFMC helps to save irrigation water and fertilizer, promote rice plant growth, improve ecological and economic benefits, and facilitate high grain yield when under appropriate water and fertilizer management (Fan et al, 2005;Li et al, 2007;Liang et al, 1999;Liu et al, 2003;Lu & Wu, 2002;Tian, Lu, Fan, Li, & Kuzyakov, 2013;Wu et al, 2001). However, there have also been some observations that the PFMC reduced, rather than increased, grain yield when compared with the CF (Cheng, Zhang, Zhao, Yao, & Wang, 2003;Li et al, 2017Li et al, , 2007Xu, Zhang, Lam, Wang, & Yang, 2007;Zhang et al, 2019;Zhang, Xue, Wang, Yang, & Zhang, 2009). Obviously, data on the effect of PFMC on yield would benefit from clarification.…”