Plastic film mulch for half growing-season maximized WUE and yield of potato via moisture-temperature improvement in a semi-arid agroecosystem

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 104, Issue , 2012, Pages 68-78

  Zhao, Hong ^a,b   Xiong, You Cai ^a   Li, Feng Min ^a   Wang, Run Yuan ^b   Qiang, Sheng Cai ^b,c   Yao, Tao Feng ^b   Mo, Fei ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^c GANSU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Mulching; Potato; Soil moisture; Soil temperature; Water use efficiency; Yield

Indexed keywords

MULCHING; POTATO; SOIL TEMPERATURE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; YIELD;

PLANTS (BOTANY); PLASTIC FILMS; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE; WATER SUPPLY;

FILM GROWTH;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CROP YIELD; DRY MATTER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILM; FURROW IRRIGATION; GROWING SEASON; LEAF AREA INDEX; MOISTURE CONTENT; MULCHING; PLASTIC; POTATO; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SEEDLING; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER; SOWING DATE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOPSOIL; WATER CONTENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CHINA;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84855841885     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2011.11.016     Document Type: Article

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