The effect of supplemental irrigation on watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) production in gravel and sand mulched fields in the Loess Plateau of northwest China

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-41

  Wang, Ya Jun ^a,b   Xie, Z K ^b   Li, Feng Min ^a   Zhang, Zhi Shan ^b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Gravel sand mulch; Supplemental irrigation; Water harvesting; Water use efficiency; Yield

Indexed keywords

MULCHED FIELDS; WATERMELONS;

FRUITS; GRAVEL; IRRIGATION; RAIN; SAND;

WATER;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CROP YIELD; IRRIGATION; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LOESS PLATEAU;

CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS;

EID: 4143056868     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2004.03.007     Document Type: Article

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