Mulching type-induced soil moisture and temperature regimes and water use efficiency of soybean under rain-fed condition in central Japan

Soybean (Glycine max) is a high water-demand crop and grown under moderate temperature in Japan. To protect the crop from hot summer and to utilize rainfall for its cultivation, selection of appropriate mulching material(s) is crucial. For optimum production of the crop, soil moisture and temperatur...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Abdul Kader, Masateru Senge, Mohammad Abdul Mojid, Kimihito Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2017-12-01
Series:International Soil and Water Conservation Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095633917301090