Soil replacement combined with subsoiling improves cotton yields

Abstract Background Long-term rotary tillage has led to the deterioration of cotton production in northern China. This deterioration is due to the disturbance of topsoil, a dense plough pan at the 20–50 cm depth, and the decreased water storage capacity. A 2-yr field experiment was performed from 20...

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Main Authors: Pengcheng LI, Shulin WANG, Hong QI, Yan WANG, Qian ZHANG, Guoyi FENG, Cangsong ZHENG, Xueke YU, Yongzeng LIN, Helin DONG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Cotton Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42397-019-0038-x