Effects of pruning and mulching measures on annual soil moisture, yield, and water use efficiency in jujube (Ziziphus jujube Mill.) plantations
Soil desiccation and water shortage are major challenges of rain-fed crop production in the semi-arid areas of the Loess Plateau of China. Mulching and pruning were considered effective strategies to improve harvest by reducing soil water evaporation and plant transpiration rates. In the present stu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Global Ecology and Conservation |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235198941830074X |