Limited-irrigation improves water use efficiency and soil reservoir capacity through regulating root and canopy growth of winter wheat

Field Crops Research

Volumn 196, Issue , 2016, Pages 268-275

  Xu, Cailong ^a   Tao, Hongbin ^a   Tian, Beijing ^a   Gao, Yingbo ^a   Ren, Jianhong ^a   Wang, Pu ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Limited irrigation; Root length density; Soil reservoir capacity; Water use efficiency; Winter wheat

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CROP YIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; RESOURCE SCARCITY; ROOT; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; TRANSPIRATION; WATER STORAGE; WATER UPTAKE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WHEAT;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA PLAIN;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84989965001     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2016.07.009     Document Type: Article

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