supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2015CB150402);the National Key Technology R&D Program(2015BAD22B01);111 project of Chinese Education Ministry(B12007)。
Erratic rainfall and misalignment between the rainy season and the growing season of winter wheat greatly limit rainfed winter wheat yield in the Loess Plateau of China. To increase the grain yield of winter wheat in ...
financially supported by the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest in China(201303104 and 201503120);the earmarked fund for China Agriculture Research System(CARS-03-01-24);the Key Science and Technology Program of Shanxi Province,China(20140311008-3);the National Key Technology Research and Development Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2015BAD23B04)
Shortages and fluctuations in precipitation are influential limiting factors for the sustainable cultivation of rain-fed winter wheat on the Loess Plateau of China. Plastic film mulching is one of the most effective w...
supported by the National Program on Key Basic Research Project (973 Program) (No. 2010CB428804-1);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41402230);the Key Laboratory Open Founda-tion of Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (No. SYS1305);Groundwater Science and Engineering Experimental Site in field of Ministry of Land and Resources of China for providing site and the site workers’ support
For the increasingly serious soil and groundwater pollution by volatile organic compounds, tetrachloroethylene(PCE) was selected as the research object in this study. With the in-situ soil column physical simulation...
funded by the Foundation for University Key Teacher by Henan Educational Committee (2013GGJS070);the National Basic Research Program of China (2014CB954202);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40971150);the China Scholarship Council (201208410020)
Desert ephemeral plants play an important role in desert ecosystem.Soil water availability is considered as the major restrictive factor limiting the growth of ephemeral plants.Moreover,arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(A...
financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31270553);the National Basic Research Program of China (2009CB118604);the Special Fund for Agro-Scientific Research in the Public Interest of China (201103003)
Temporally irregular rainfall distribution and inefficient rainwater management create severe constraints on crop production in rainfed semiarid areas. Gravel and plastic film mulching are effective methods for improv...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.91125016);National Basic Research Program of China(Grants Nos.2010CB951001,2010CB428403)
Freeze-thaw processes in soils,including changes in frost and thaw fronts(FTFs),are important physical processes.The movement of FTFs affects soil hydrothermal characteristics,as well as energy and water exchanges bet...
supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2013CB429906)
The main prevention and control area for wind-blown sand hazards in northern China is about 320000 km2 in size and includes sandlands to the east of the Helan Mountain and sandy deserts and desert-steppe transitional ...
supported by National Basic Research Program (Grant Nos. 2010CB428403, 2010CB951001);Chinese COPES Project (Grant No. GYHY200706005);National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2009AA12Z129)
Water table over an arid region can be elevated to a critical level to sustain terrestrial ecosystem along the natural channel by the stream water conveyance. Estimation of water table depth and soil moisture on river...
Natural Science Foundation of China(30928002);National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)-NEWS Program of US(NN-H-04-Z-YS-005-N);the Outstanding Overseas Scientists Team Project of CAS;the State Key Basic Research Development Program of China(2007CB106800);the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(2010CB833501).
Aims Evapotranspiration(ET)is a key component of water balance and is closely linked to ecosystem productivity.In arid regions,large proportion of precipitation(PPT)is returned to the atmosphere through ET,with only a...
National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2007CB407204);National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40471082)
Evapotranspiration of much planted vegetation exceeds precipitation, and this can deplete soil water and cause a deep dry layer in the soil profile, which is a serious obstacle to sustainable land use on the Loess Pla...