Nitrogen application and soil mulching improve grain yield of rainfed maize by optimizing source-sink relationship and grain filling process on the Loess Plateau of China
Zhenqi Liao, Chen Zhang, Yu Zhang, Shuolei Yu, Shicheng Yan, Shaohui Zhang, Zhijun Li, Junliang Fan
Topics & Concepts
Sink (geography)MulchAgronomyDryland farmingStrawPlastic filmGrowing seasonZea maysNitrogenLoess plateauEnvironmental scienceMathematicsAgricultureBiologyChemistrySoil scienceGeographyLayer (electronics)Organic chemistryCartographyEcologyCrop Yield and Soil FertilityClimate change impacts on agricultureIrrigation Practices and Water Management