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
Author NameAffiliation
HOU Xiaoyan Center for Agricultural Water Research in China China Agricultural UniversityBeijing 100083China 
WANG Fengxin Center for Agricultural Water Research in China China Agricultural UniversityBeijing 100083China 
KANG Shaozhong Center for Agricultural Water Research in China China Agricultural UniversityBeijing 100083China 
FENG Shaoyuan Center for Agricultural Water Research in China China Agricultural UniversityBeijing 100083China 
HAN Jiangjiang Center for Agricultural Water Research in China China Agricultural UniversityBeijing 100083China 
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Abstract:
      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.