Effects of Irrigation Water Salinity on Maize (<i>Zea may</i> L.) Emergence, Growth, Yield, Quality, and Soil Salt

Freshwater shortage is becoming one of the major limiting factors for the sustainable development of agriculture in arid and semi-arid areas of north China. A two-year field experiment about mulched drip irrigation on maize was conducted in Hetao Irrigation District with five irrigation water salini...

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Main Authors: Jingang Li, Jing Chen, Jianxin Jin, Shaoli Wang, Bin Du
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/11/10/2095