No-tillage with mulching improves maize yield in dryland farming through regulating soil temperature, water and nitrate-N
Zijun Dai, Jinsheng Hu, Jun Fan, Wei Fu, Huan Wang, Mingde Hao
Topics & Concepts
TillageMulchAgronomyEnvironmental scienceConventional tillageSowingDryland farmingSoil waterLeaching (pedology)AgricultureBiologySoil scienceEcologyIrrigation Practices and Water ManagementPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement