Did plastic mulching constantly increase crop yield but decrease soil water in a semiarid rain-fed area?
Xucheng Zhang, Hongli Wang, Huizhi Hou, Xian-Feng YU, Yifan Ma, Yanjie Fang, Kangning Lei
Topics & Concepts
SowingAgronomyMulchWater-use efficiencySoil waterPlastic filmEnvironmental scienceCropField experimentCrop yieldYield (engineering)Water useIrrigationChemistryBiologySoil scienceMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryMetallurgyLayer (electronics)Irrigation Practices and Water ManagementPlant responses to water stressPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics