Growth and yield formation of rice ( Oryza sativa L.) in the water-saving ground cover rice production system (GCRPS)

• Published in: Field crops research Vol. 95; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12
• Main Authors: Tao, Hongbin, Brueck, Holger, Dittert, Klaus, Kreye, Christine, Lin, Shan, Sattelmacher, Burkhard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.01.2006
• Subjects: Aerobic rice; China; Crop growth rate; crop yield; cultivars; Dry seeded lowland rice; evaporation; flood irrigation; grain yield; Ground Cover Rice Production System; harvest index; inflorescences; irrigation rates; irrigation systems; LAI; leaf area index; Mulch; Oryza sativa; plant growth; Plastic film; plastic film mulches; rice; seed development; seed weight; soil water content; straw mulches; Tillers; Water-use efficiency; Yield; yield components; China; Aerobic rice; Dry seeded lowland rice; LAI; Mulch; Yield; Tillers; Water-use efficiency; Plastic film; Crop growth rate

A new water-saving ‘Ground Cover Rice Production System’ (GCRPS) was evaluated in 2001 and 2002 near Beijing, North China. Using GCRPS, lowland rice was cultivated without a standing water layer during the entire growth period and plots were irrigated when soil water tension was below 15 kPa (approx...