Assessing the effects of plastic film fully mulched ridge-furrow on rainwater distribution in soil using dye tracer and simulated rainfall

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 152, Issue , 2015, Pages 67-73

  Jiang, Xiaojin ^a   Li, Xiao Gang ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye tracer; Flat plot; Maize densely rooted zone; Plastic film fully mulched ridge furrow; Rainwater harvest; Ridge furrow; Simulated rainfall

Indexed keywords

CROPS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); PLASTIC FILMS; RAIN; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS;

DYE TRACER; FLAT PLOT; RAINWATER HARVESTS; RIDGE-FURROW; SIMULATED RAINFALL;

INFILTRATION;

FILM; INFILTRATION; MULCHING; PLASTIC; RAINFALL; RAINWATER; RHIZOSPHERE; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL WATER; WATER USE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84927747029     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2015.04.002     Document Type: Article

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