Plastic mulch increases cotton yield, reduces need for preseason irrigation
Preseason irrigation of cotton has been identified as the single largest contributor to the drainage problem in the central San Joaquin Valley. By applying plastic mulch at earlier than normal planting dates, we conserved soil moisture that would have normally been lost to...
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Language: | English |
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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
1991-05-01
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Series: | California Agriculture |
Online Access: | http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v045n03p25 |