Tillage practices effect on root distribution and water use efficiency of winter wheat under rain-fed condition in the North China Plain

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 146, Issue PB, 2015, Pages 286-295

  Guan, Dahai ^a,c   Zhang, Yushi ^a   Al Kaisi, Mahdi M ^b   Wang, Qingyan ^a   Zhang, Mingcai ^a   Li, Zhaohu ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Grain yield; Root growth; Soil water content; Tillage practices; Water use efficiency; Winter wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; CULTIVATION; EFFICIENCY; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GRAIN GROWTH; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; PLANNING; PLANTS (BOTANY); RAIN; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

GRAIN YIELD; ROOT GROWTH; SOIL WATER CONTENT; TILLAGE PRACTICES; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WINTER WHEAT;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CROP YIELD; GROWING SEASON; PENETRATION; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL WATER; TILLAGE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WHEAT;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA PLAIN;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84910604572     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2014.09.016     Document Type: Article

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