High water use efficiency mechanism of maize planting in furrows of completely mulched alternating narrow and wide ridges systems in rainfed area
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2010.06.22
Key Words: completely mulched alternating narrow and wide ridges with furrow planting  soil water  WUE  maize
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HUANG Gaobao Agronomy Faculty, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China 
FANG Yanjie Agronomy Faculty, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China 
LI Lingling Agronomy Faculty, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China 
XIE Junhong Agronomy Faculty, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China 
WANG Jia Agronomy Faculty, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China 
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Abstract:
      Soil water distribution and water use efficiency of maize in different planting patterms in semi-arid area was studied using field experiments to clarrify high water use efficiency mechanism of maize planting in furTows of com-pletely mulched altemating narrow and wide ridges systems in rainfed area. The results showed that the average soil water content in various measureing positions was significantly different at 0.05 level; The water content in furrows is the high-est followed by the water content on big ridges , smaller ridges were the dryest in the field; The average soil water content in 0~ 60 cm depth of completely mulched alternating nartow and wide ridges with furrow planting (T4) was 14.19% higher than flat-planting without mulching at planting time; Soil water storage in 0~60 cm reaches the highest in jointing stage,which indicates T4 is beneficial for emergence and early growth of maize; Compared with half-mulching and flat-planting, yield and WUE of completely mulched altermating narrow and wide ridges with furrow planting was increased by 26.76% and 14.83% respectively.