Effects on soil temperature, moisture, and maize yield of cultivation with ridge and furrow mulching in the rainfed area of the Loess Plateau, China

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 116, Issue , 2013, Pages 101-109

  Li, Rong ^a   Hou, Xianqing ^a   Jia, Zhikuan ^a   Han, Qingfang ^a   Ren, Xiaolong ^a   Yang, Baoping ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Crop growth; Cultivation with ridge and furrow mulching; Loess Plateau of China; Maize yield; Soil moisture; Soil temperature

Indexed keywords

CROP GROWTH; LOESS PLATEAU; MAIZE YIELD; RIDGE AND FURROW; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; CULTIVATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; LIQUID FILMS; PLASTIC FILMS; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE; WATER SUPPLY;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FURROW IRRIGATION; GROWTH RATE; INCOME; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; MAIZE; MOISTURE CONTENT; MULCHING; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER; STRAW; WATER STORAGE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU; SHAANXI; WEIBEI PLATEAU;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84870269560     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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