Conservation tillage increases yield and precipitation use efficiency of wheat on the semi-arid Loess Plateau of China
Zhengkai Peng, Linlin Wang, Junhong Xie, Lin Li, Jeffrey A. Coulter, Renzhi Zhang, Zhuzhu Luo, Liqun Cai, Peter Carberry, Anthony Whitbread
Topics & Concepts
Environmental scienceAgronomyTillageEvapotranspirationMulchTranspirationWater-use efficiencyConventional tillageStrawIrrigationChemistryBiologyPhotosynthesisBiochemistryEcologyIrrigation Practices and Water ManagementSoil erosion and sediment transportSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics