Increasing maize production and preventing water deficits in semi-arid areas: A study matching fertilization with regional precipitation under mulch planting
Xudong Zhang, Zhimin Li, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, Altyn Shayakhmetova, Zhikuan Jia, Qingfang Han
Topics & Concepts
Water-use efficiencyMulchEnvironmental scienceAgronomySowingEvapotranspirationWater useHuman fertilizationPrecipitationPlastic filmSoil waterAridIrrigationBiologySoil scienceChemistryGeographyEcologyMeteorologyOrganic chemistryLayer (electronics)Irrigation Practices and Water ManagementRice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementClimate change impacts on agriculture