Effect of rainfall collecting with ridge and furrow on soil moisture and root growth of corn in semiarid Northwest China

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-122

  Ren, X ^a   Chen, X ^a   Jia, Z ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Rainfall collecting; Rainfall simulation; Ridge and furrow; Root characteristic parameters; Semiarid area; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FURROW IRRIGATION; GROWING SEASON; MAIZE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; ROOT SYSTEM; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MOISTURE; YIELD RESPONSE;

CHINA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77951198231     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2009.00401.x     Document Type: Article

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