Yield Response of Spring Maize to Inter-Row Subsoiling and Soil Water Deficit in Northern China.

Long-term tillage has been shown to induce water stress episode during crop growth period due to low water retention capacity. It is unclear whether integrated water conservation tillage systems, such asspringdeepinter-row subsoiling with annual or biennial repetitions, can be developed to alleviate...

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Main Authors: Zhandong Liu, Anzhen Qin, Ben Zhao, Syed Tahir Ata-Ul-Karim, Junfu Xiao, Jingsheng Sun, Dongfeng Ning, Zugui Liu, Jiqin Nan, Aiwang Duan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4839663?pdf=render