Water use efficiency of dryland maize in the Loess Plateau of China in response to crop management

• Published in: Field crops research Vol. 163; pp. 55 - 63
• Main Authors: Zhang, Shulan, Sadras, Victor, Chen, Xinping, Zhang, Fusuo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.07.2014
• Subjects: Evapotranspiration; Maize; Mulching; Rainfall; Soil water at sowing; Tillage; Water use efficiency; Yield; Zea mays; China, People's Rep., Loess Plateau; China, People's Rep; Tillage; Evapotranspiration; Rainfall; Maize; Yield; Mulching; Water use efficiency; Soil water at sowing

•Published data on WUE of dryland maize in the Loess Plateau were analyzed.•The highest yield and WUE were under plastic mulching and the lowest in conventional practice.•The attainable WUE was 40kgha−1mm−1 in the region.•The yield-ET relationship indicated that yield was limited by weather and mana...