Mulching optimizes water consumption characteristics and improves crop water productivity on the semi-arid Loess Plateau of China
Rui Li, Shouxi Chai, Yuwei Chai, Yawei Li, Xuemei Lan, Jiantao Ma, Hongbo Cheng, Lei Chang
Topics & Concepts
MulchEnvironmental scienceEvapotranspirationWater-use efficiencySoil waterAgronomyTranspirationPlastic filmWater useSowingStrawCrop yieldWater contentIrrigationSoil scienceChemistryGeologyBiologyOrganic chemistryLayer (electronics)PhotosynthesisEcologyBiochemistryGeotechnical engineeringIrrigation Practices and Water ManagementPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsPlant responses to water stress