Study on soil water effects of the techniques of whole plastic-film mulching on double ridges and planting in catchment furrows of dryland corn
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2008.06.04
Key Words: dryland corn  whole plastic-film mulching  double ridges rainwater harvesting  planting in catchment furrows  soil water
Author NameAffiliation
LIU Guangcai Gansu Agro-technology Extension StationLanzhouGansu 730020China 
YANG Qifeng Gansu Agro-technology Extension StationLanzhouGansu 730020China 
LI Laixiang Tianshui Agro-technical Extension Station TianshuiGansu 74100China 
FAN Tinglu Dryland Agriculture Institute Gansu Academy of Agricultural SciencesLanzhou 730070China 
ZHAO Xiaowen Gansu Agro-technology Extension StationLanzhouGansu 730020China 
ZHU Yongyong Gansu Agro-technology Extension StationLanzhouGansu 730020China 
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Abstract:
      Field plot experiments were employed to investigate soil water effects ofr the techniques of whole plastic-film mulching on double ridges and planting in catchment furrows of dryland corn under different film mulching modes.The results showed that compared with the conventional film mulching cultivation (half flat mulching before sowing) autumn double ridges whole mulching early spring double ridges whole mulching and sowing double ridges whole mulching increased water content of 0~20 cm soil layer by 5.6~6.2% 3.9~5.2% and 0%~4.0% respectively;increased water storage of1m soil layer by49.5~51.3 mm 33.9~39.6 mm and 0~26.9 mm respectively before corn shooting which indicated it was the relative higher soil water content of autumn whole mulching and early spring whole mulching that solved the major problem that corn could not be sowed and emerged because of spring drought.The techniques increased field rainfall use rate and corn water use efficiency remarkably which lead the highest field rainfall use rate and corn water use efficiency to 75.2% and 35.93kg/(mm·hm2) respectively and the average field rainfall use rate and corn water use efficiency to 70.1% and 33.63 kg/(mm·hm2) respectively.It has made a key breakthrough for highly efficient rainwater utilizing techniques in dryland.