Effects of uncovering plastic film mulch on drip-irrigated potato in arid Minqin oasis Northwest China |
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2008.04.18 |
Key Words: potato drip irrigation plastic mulching soil temperature yield |
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A field experiment was carried out to study the effects of uncovering plastic mulch on drip-irrigated potato in desert oasis located in the downstream of Shiyang River Basin Gansu Province.The experiment comprised five mulching treatments according to the mulching durations:D1(Removing mulch 60days after planting);D2 D3and D4(Removing mulch at15days’interval thereafter respectively);D5(mulching during the whole growing season).A non-mulching control was also included.The results showed that mulching increased daily average soil temperature in the upper soil layers by2~9℃ during the potato’s early growing period.The topsoil temperature kept above30℃ for more than four hours everyday before tuber bulking period which had been proven to be detrimental to potato growth.Both the tuber yield and WUE (Water use efficiency) of treatment D1 were higher than any other treatment and they had a tendency to decline when the mulching duration was longer.All the mulching treatments had higher yield and WUE than the control. |