Physical, chemical and biological subsoiling for sustainable agriculture

T Ning, Z Liu, H Hu, G Li, Y Kuzyakov - Soil and Tillage Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Subsoil degradation–mainly through strong compaction (to density> 1.6 g cm− 3) by
intensive agriculture with heavy machinery–is a global problem for soil health, crop …

Mulched drip irrigation increases cotton yield and water use efficiency via improving fine root plasticity

J Wang, G Du, J Tian, C Jiang, Y Zhang… - Agricultural Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
The morphological characteristics of crop roots, especially the plasticity of fine roots, are
directly related to the crop's ability to obtain soil water. Mulched drip irrigation can effectively …

Optimizing water use efficiency and economic return of super high yield spring maize under drip irrigation and plastic mulching in arid areas of China

G Zhang, C Liu, C ** decreases salt accumulation and improves soil physicochemical properties and crop productivity in saline-alkali soils under mulched …
J Liang, W Shi - Field Crops Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil salinization has become a severe threat deteriorating soil quality and restricting
sustainable agricultural development in arid and semi-arid areas. The objective of this study …

Optimizing irrigation and planting density of spring maize under mulch drip irrigation system in the arid region of Northwest China

Q Guo, G Huang, Y Guo, M Zhang, Y Zhou, L Duan - Field Crops Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The limited availability of water resources severely restricts agricultural development in the
semiarid and arid regions of Northwest China. A two-year field experiment was conducted to …

Spatial distribution of soil moisture, soil salinity, and root density beneath a cotton field under mulched drip irrigation with brackish and fresh water

W Chen, M **, TPA Ferré, Y Liu, Y **an, T Shan… - Field Crops …, 2018 - Elsevier
Root systems play a vital role in soil-plant interactions. The dynamics and distributions of soil
moisture content (SMC), soil salinity, and cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) root density under …

Soil water/salt balance and water productivity of typical irrigation schedules for cotton under film mulched drip irrigation in northern **njiang

S Ning, B Zhou, J Shi, Q Wang - Agricultural Water Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Film mulched drip irrigation (FMDI) has clear benefits for saving water and promoting cotton
production in **njiang, China. Due to the complicated transport processes for soil water and …

Yield-compatible salinity level for growing cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) under mulched drip irrigation using saline water

F Ren, G Yang, W Li, X He, Y Gao, L Tian, F Li… - Agricultural Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mulched drip irrigation using saline water has the potential to alleviate pressure on crop
production from limited freshwater resources in arid and semi-arid regions. To explore the …

Spatial distribution and variability of soil salinity in film-mulched cotton fields under various drip irrigation regimes in southern **njiang of China

X Hou, Y **ang, J Fan, F Zhang, W Hu, F Yan… - Soil and Tillage …, 2022 - Elsevier
In addition to the shortage of water resources, the sustainable development of agriculture is
also largely limited by soil salinization in arid and semi-arid regions of China. However, the …

Magnetically-treated brackish water affects soil water-salt distribution and the growth of cotton with film mulch drip irrigation in **njiang, China

B Zhou, C Liang, X Chen, S Ye, Y Peng, L Yang… - Agricultural Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Magnetically-treated brackish water can physically improve the quality of water used for
irrigation. When combined with drip irrigation and mulching, this strategy can be valuable for …