Characteristics of soil moisture change of apple orchards of different plangting years in Weibei dryland
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2011.01.07
Key Words: soil depth  cultivation age  apple orchards of different yield  water content
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ZOU Yangjun College of Horticulture, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shannxi 712100, China 
CHEN Jinxing College of Horticulture, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shannxi 712100, China 
MA Fengwang College of Horticulture, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shannxi 712100, China 
ZHE Xiaofeng Institute of Pomology in Luochuan, Shaanxi 727400, China 
DANG Zhiming Institute of Pomology in Luochuan, Shaanxi 727400, China 
QU Juntao Institute of Pomology in Luochuan, Shaanxi 727400, China 
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Abstract:
      Study was conducted on water content of different soil depth in apple orchards of different cultivation years and different yields in the Loess Plateau which belongs to arid and semiarid areas in China. The results showed that, in apple orchards of different cultivation years, the water content in 0~1 m soil layer changed significantly, and it decreased rapidly with the increase of soil depth; the water content in 1~2 m soil layer decreased with the increase of soil depth and cultivation years; the water content in 2~8 m soil layer changed little in different soil depth, but decreased significantly with the increase of cultivation years; and the water content in 10~15 m soil l ayer decreased gradually with the increase of cultivation years. In the orchards of different yields, the water content in 0~2 m soil layer dreased with the increase of yields, and it increased first and decreased then with the increase of soil depth; the water content in 2~8 m depth stabilized without violent fluctuation, and it was an aquifer in 8~10 m depth, while the water content in 10~15 m depth was 15% without much fluctuation.