A study on estimation of water utilization in field of alfalfa in southeast Gansu
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2006.02.22
Key Words: alfalfa  soil water utilization  estimation
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PU Jin-yong Institute of Arid Meteorology,CMA,Lanzhou 730010,ChinaAgro-meteorological Experiment Station of Tianshui,Tianshui,Gansu 741020,China 
YAO Xiao-hong Institute of Arid Meteorology,CMA,Lanzhou 730010,China 
HU Li-ping Institute of Arid Meteorology,CMA,Lanzhou 730010,China 
XU Yan-ping Institute of Arid Meteorology,CMA,Lanzhou 730010,China 
LIU Cai-hua Institute of Arid Meteorology,CMA,Lanzhou 730010,China 
WANG Li-ping Qingshui Meteorological Bureau,Qingshui,Gansu 741400,China 
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Abstract:
      Based on the results of experiments,the process of biomass accumulation and soil water consumption of alfalfa has been simulated with mathematical statistical method,so as to find the character of its accumulated biomass and the law of soil water utilization.It was discovered: before blooming,the accumulation of biomass of first-year alfalfa was mainly concentrated in the above-ground part,and the ratio of above-ground to underground dry matter was 2.92;but after blooming,the accumulation of biomass was turned mainly to the underground part,and the ratio of above-ground to underground dry matter was 0.57.The soil water storage in the field of alfalfa was less than that of grain crops,and the water consumption in the field of alfalfa was larger than that of grain crops.The rate of soil water utilization of alfalfa was 2.1 to 2.8 times that of wheat,and 2.0 to 2.5 times that of corn.