Optimizing the ridge–furrow ratio and nitrogen application rate can increase the grain yield and water use efficiency of rain-fed spring maize in the Loess Plateau region of China
Guangxin Zhang, Rongcheng Dai, Wenzhuo Ma, Hengzhi Fan, Wenhui Meng, Juan Han, Yuncheng Liao
Topics & Concepts
SowingAgronomyWater-use efficiencyRidgeMulchEnvironmental scienceNitrogenTiller (botany)IrrigationBiologyChemistryPaleontologyOrganic chemistryIrrigation Practices and Water ManagementPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics