supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDB40020000);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41807011)。
Background:Afforestation is a common and effective approach used for the restoration of degraded ecosystems worldwide.In China,Robinia pseudoacacia(RP)is among the main non-native tree species and has been widely plan...
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 ...
supported by the earmarked fund for China Agriculture Research System (CARS-0301-24);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31771727);the National Key Technology R&D Program of China (2015BAD23B04-2);The research project was also supported by the Shanxi Scholarship Council,China (2015Key 4);the Shanxi Science and Technology Innovation Team Project,China (201605D131041);the Jinzhong Science and Technology Plan Project,China (Y172007-2);the Sanjin Scholar Support Special Funds,China;the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest,China (201503120)
Sowing date and seeding rate are critical for productivity of winter wheat(Triticum aestivum L.).A three-year field experiment was conducted with three sowing dates(20 September(SD1),1 October(SD2),and 10 October(SD3)...
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 Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41471189);the Youth Science and Technology New Star Foundation of Shaanxi Province, China (No. 2013KJXX-09);the CAS "Light of West China" Program;the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS
Negative soil water balance (i.e., water input 〈 water output) can lead to soil desiccation and subsequently the occurrence of a dried soil layer (DSL). The DSLs are generally studied at a specific sampling depth...
supported jointly by the Key Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences(KZZD-EW-04-03);the National Science Foundation of China(41171421);the Basic Scientific Fund of Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University(2109021121).
The objective of this study was to determine the mechanisms of the hydrologic cycle in the loess area in China.Sixty eight water samples from precipitation,soil water of the 0-4 m layer,surface water in the valley,gro...
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...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.40461006 and 40701095) ;the NationalKey Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (No.2007CB407201).
Field investigations and laboratory analysis were conducted to study the characteristics of soil water-stable aggregates during vegetation rehabilitation in typical grassland soils of the hilly-gullied loess area. The...
On the basis of natural conditions of lack of rainfall on the Loess Plateau, this paper presents a method of design and construction in rainwater harvesting system for afforestation, which is suitable to the regions o...
Project supported by the key project (KZ951-B1-211) of ecological and environmental study of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The similarity between loess palaeo- environment and geographic distribution of modem bioclimatic zones is taken as a starting point; the relationship between the environmental aridization and soil water in loess ia d...