| Effect of mulching and furrow irrigation on growth index, quality, water use efficiency, dry matter accumulation of shoot, yield and economic benefit of processing tomato were investigated to overcome the disadvantages of traditional irrigation methods in Hetao irrigation district. The results indicated that plant height was increased by 43%, stem diameter by 45%, lycopene content by 6.5% to 25.4%, water use efficiency and dry matter accumulation of shoot by 56% and 22%, yield by 1848.15 kg·667m-2 to 2768.89 kg·667m-2, and the income by 692.75 yuan·667m-2 to 1592.75 yuan·667m-2 under mulching-furrow irrigation. This result shows that mulching and furrow irrigation could effectively promote growth of processing tomato and offer considerable economic benefits. |