Effects of clear plastic film mulch on yield of spring wheat

Field Crops Research

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 79-86

  Li, Feng Min ^a   Guo, An Hong ^a   Wei, Hong ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Grain yield; Plastic mulch; Soil moisture; Soil temperature; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

MULCH; WHEAT; YIELD;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0032854380     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(99)00027-1     Document Type: Article

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