Effects of Water-Collecting and -Retaining Techniques on Photosynthetic Rates, Yield, and Water Use Efficiency of Millet Grown in a Semiarid Region

Field experiments were conducted in 2003 and 2004 to study the effects of plastic ridges and furrow film mulching (plastic film on sowing, as well as plastic film on flat soil and hole sowing) and chemicals (a drought resistant agent and a water-retaining agent) on growth, photosynthetic rate, yield...

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Main Authors: Xiao-xia WEN, De-qi ZHANG, Yun-cheng LIAO, Zhi-kuan JIA, Shu-qin JI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-07-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311912601051