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Effects of rainfall harvesting and mulching technologies on soil water, temperature, and maize yield in Loess Plateau region of China

Rong Li A B D , Xianqing Hou A B D , Zhikuan Jia A B C , Qingfang Han A B and Baoping Yang A B
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A The Chinese Institute of Water-saving Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.

B Key Laboratory of Crop Production and Ecology, Minister of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.

C Corresponding author. Email: zhikuan@tom.com

D R. Li and X. Q. Hou contributed equally to this work.

Soil Research 50(2) 105-113 https://doi.org/10.1071/SR11331
Submitted: 29 September 2011  Accepted: 8 February 2012   Published: 19 March 2012



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