Plastic film mulching affects field water balance components, grain yield, and water productivity of rainfed maize in the Loess Plateau, China: A synthetic analysis of multi-site observations
Naijiang Wang, Haixin Chen, Dianyuan Ding, Tibin Zhang, Cheng Li, Xiaoqi Luo, Xiaosheng Chu, Hao Feng, Yongsheng Wei, Kadambot H. M. Siddique
Topics & Concepts
EvapotranspirationEnvironmental scienceGrowing seasonTranspirationAgronomySoil waterMulchWater-use efficiencySowingWater balancePrecipitationLeaf area indexSoil scienceIrrigationChemistryGeographyPhotosynthesisBiologyGeologyMeteorologyEcologyBiochemistryGeotechnical engineeringIrrigation Practices and Water ManagementRice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics