Effect of Smashing Ridge Tillage Depth on Soil Water, Salinity, and Yield in Saline Cotton Fields in South Xinjiang, China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Site Condition
2.2. Experimental Design and Treatments
2.3. Data Collection
2.3.1. Soil Bulk Density
2.3.2. Soil Moisture and EC
2.3.3. Dry Matter Production
2.3.4. Cotton Yield
2.4. Data Collection
3. Results
3.1. Soil Bulk Density
3.2. Soil Moisture
3.3. Soil EC
3.4. Dry Matter Production
3.5. Cotton Yield
3.6. Assessment of Treatment–Variable Interaction through PCA
4. Discussion
4.1. Effect of Smashing Ridge Tillage on Soil Bulk Density and Moisture
4.2. Effect of Smashing Ridge Tillage on Soil Salinity
4.3. Effect of Smashing Ridge Tillage on Cotton Growth and Yield
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Year | Date | DAS | Irrigation (mm) | Year | Date | DAS | Irrigation (mm) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | June 10 | 67 | 37.5 | 2021 | June 12 | 67 | 37.5 |
June 21 | 78 | 37.5 | June 23 | 78 | 37.5 | ||
June 28 | 85 | 37.5 | June 30 | 85 | 37.5 | ||
July 6 | 93 | 57.5 | July 8 | 93 | 57.5 | ||
July 13 | 100 | 57.5 | July 15 | 100 | 57.5 | ||
July 20 | 107 | 57.5 | July 22 | 107 | 57.5 | ||
July 27 | 114 | 57.5 | July 29 | 114 | 57.5 | ||
August 3 | 121 | 57.5 | August 5 | 121 | 57.5 | ||
August 10 | 128 | 57.5 | August 12 | 128 | 57.5 | ||
August 25 | 143 | 22.5 | August 27 | 143 | 22.5 | ||
Total | 480 | Total | 480 |
Treatments | Soil Depth (cm) | |||||
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2020 | 2021 | |||||
0–20 | 20–40 | 40–60 | 0–20 | 20–40 | 40–60 | |
CT | 1.36 ± 0.012 a | 1.42 ± 0.018 a | 1.48 ± 0.017 a | 1.37 ± 0.035 a | 1.41 ± 0.018 a | 1.46 ± 0.015 a |
A | 1.26 ± 0.031 b | 1.40 ± 0.025 a | 1.47 ± 0.009 a | 1.28 ± 0.014 b | 1.42 ± 0.014 a | 1.47 ± 0.033 a |
B | 1.25 ± 0.015 b | 1.31 ± 0.021 b | 1.45 ± 0.006 a | 1.27 ± 0.032 b | 1.33 ± 0.023 b | 1.46 ± 0.013 a |
C | 1.24 ± 0.022 b | 1.28 ± 0.038 c | 1.31 ± 0.010 b | 1.26 ± 0.004 b | 1.29 ± 0.026 c | 1.33 ± 0.020 b |
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Bai, Z.; Liu, H.; Wang, T.; Gong, P.; Li, H.; Li, L.; Xue, B.; Cao, M.; Feng, J.; Xu, Y. Effect of Smashing Ridge Tillage Depth on Soil Water, Salinity, and Yield in Saline Cotton Fields in South Xinjiang, China. Water 2021, 13, 3592. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13243592
Bai Z, Liu H, Wang T, Gong P, Li H, Li L, Xue B, Cao M, Feng J, Xu Y. Effect of Smashing Ridge Tillage Depth on Soil Water, Salinity, and Yield in Saline Cotton Fields in South Xinjiang, China. Water. 2021; 13(24):3592. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13243592
Chicago/Turabian StyleBai, Zhentao, Hongguang Liu, Tangang Wang, Ping Gong, Huiqin Li, Ling Li, Bao Xue, Minghai Cao, Jinping Feng, and Yibin Xu. 2021. "Effect of Smashing Ridge Tillage Depth on Soil Water, Salinity, and Yield in Saline Cotton Fields in South Xinjiang, China" Water 13, no. 24: 3592. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13243592
APA StyleBai, Z., Liu, H., Wang, T., Gong, P., Li, H., Li, L., Xue, B., Cao, M., Feng, J., & Xu, Y. (2021). Effect of Smashing Ridge Tillage Depth on Soil Water, Salinity, and Yield in Saline Cotton Fields in South Xinjiang, China. Water, 13(24), 3592. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13243592