No-tillage with straw mulching improved grain yield by reducing soil water evaporation in the fallow period: A 12-year study on the Loess Plateau
Haoyu Li, Yuanhong Zhang, Yuanguang Sun, Qi Zhang, Pengzhao Liu, Xiaoli Wang, Jun Li, Rui Wang
Topics & Concepts
Environmental scienceSummer fallowAgronomyTillageMulchStrawLoess plateauMollisolLoessConventional tillageSoil waterSoil scienceAgricultureGeographyGeologyBiologyCroppingArchaeologyGeomorphologyIrrigation Practices and Water ManagementRice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementSoil and Unsaturated Flow