How efficient is film fully-mulched ridge-furrow cropping to conserve rainfall in soil at a rainfed site?

Field Crops Research

Volumn 169, Issue , 2014, Pages 107-115

  Liu, Xiao E ^a   Li, Xiao Gang ^a   Hai, Long ^a   Wang, Yong Peng ^a   Li, Feng Min ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Plastic mulch; Ridge furrow cropping; Soil water storage; Transpiration; Transpiration ratio; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CROPPING PRACTICE; FURROW IRRIGATION; MAIZE; MULCHING; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; RAINWATER; SOIL WATER; TRANSPIRATION; WATER STORAGE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; YIELD RESPONSE;

EID: 84908503799     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2014.09.014     Document Type: Article

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