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The effect of supplemental irrigation on watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) production in gravel and sand mulched fields in the Loess Plateau of northwest China

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  • Xie, Z. K.
  • Li, Feng-min
  • Zhang, Zhi-shan

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  • Wang, Ya-jun & Xie, Z. K. & Li, Feng-min & Zhang, Zhi-shan, 2004. "The effect of supplemental irrigation on watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) production in gravel and sand mulched fields in the Loess Plateau of northwest China," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 69(1), pages 29-41, September.
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    6. Wang, Yajun & Xie, Zhongkui & Malhi, Sukhdev S. & Vera, Cecil L. & Zhang, Yubao & Guo, Zhihong, 2011. "Effects of gravel–sand mulch, plastic mulch and ridge and furrow rainfall harvesting system combinations on water use efficiency, soil temperature and watermelon yield in a semi-arid Loess Plateau of ," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 101(1), pages 88-92.
    7. Wang, Yajun & Xie, Zhongkui & Malhi, Sukhdev S. & Vera, Cecil L. & Zhang, Yubao & Wang, Jinniu, 2009. "Effects of rainfall harvesting and mulching technologies on water use efficiency and crop yield in the semi-arid Loess Plateau, China," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 96(3), pages 374-382, March.

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