Using irrigation intervals to optimize water-use efficiency and maize yield in Xinjiang, northwest China

Worldwide, scarce water resources and substantial food demands require efficient water use and high yield. This study investigated whether irrigation frequency can be used to adjust soil moisture to increase grain yield and water use efficiency (WUE) of high-yield maize under conditions of mulching...

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Main Authors: Guoqiang Zhang, Dongping Shen, Bo Ming, Ruizhi Xie, Xiuliang Jin, Chaowei Liu, Peng Hou, Jun Xue, Jianglu Chen, Wanxu Zhang, Wanmao Liu, Keru Wang, Shaokun Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-06-01
Series:Crop Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214514119300042