Effect of ridge tillage, no-tillage, and conventional tillage on soil temperature, water use, and crop performance in cold and semi-arid areas in Northeast China

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 737-744

  He, Jin ^a   Li, Hongwen ^a,c   Kuhn, N J ^b   Wang, Qingjie ^a   Zhang, Xuemin ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

maize; ridge tillage; soil temperature; water use efficiency; yield

Indexed keywords

MAIZE; RIDGE TILLAGE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; YIELD;

ARID REGIONS; CROPS; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY;

COLD REGION; CROP PERFORMANCE; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; MAIZE; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; ZERO TILLAGE;

CHINA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78649591280     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR09155     Document Type: Article

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