Effects of soil covering on solar greenhouse pepper water use efficiency and soil nitrate N and available phosphorus contents

• Published in: Ying yong sheng tai xue bao Vol. 18; no. 6; p. 1393
• Main Authors: Zhou, Mao-juan, Liang, Yin-li, Chen, Jia-rui, Xiong, Ya-mei, Wei, Ze-xiu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 01.06.2007
• Subjects: Agriculture - methods; Capsicum - growth & development; Capsicum - metabolism; Environment, Controlled; Microclimate; Nitrates - analysis; Nitrates - chemistry; Nitrogen - analysis; Phosphorus - analysis; Soil - analysis; Water - metabolism

A greenhouse study on the effects of soil covering on pepper (Capsicum anmuum L.) water use efficiency and soil nitrate and available phosphorus contents showed that straw mulch + plastic film mulch could get the highest pepper yield water use efficiency (33.04 kg . m(-3)) and economic water use eff...