Mulching improved soil water, root distribution and yield of maize in the Loess Plateau of Northwest China
Myint Thidar, Daozhi Gong, Xurong Mei, Lili Gao, Haoru Li, Weiping Hao, Fengxue Gu
Topics & Concepts
MulchAgronomyWater contentEnvironmental scienceStrawSoil waterBiomass (ecology)Plastic filmGrowing seasonWater-use efficiencyMoistureDryland farmingAgricultureSoil scienceBiologyIrrigationChemistryGeologyEcologyLayer (electronics)Organic chemistryGeotechnical engineeringIrrigation Practices and Water ManagementPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems