Canopy pruning as a strategy for saving water in a dry land jujube plantation in a loess hilly region of China
Canopy pruning as a strategy for saving water in a dry land jujube plantation in a loess hilly region of China
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中国黄土丘陵地区旱地枣园的树冠修剪作为节水策略
DOI:
10.1016/j.agwat.2018.12.007
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发表时间:
2019-05
影响因子:
6.7
通讯作者:
Liu Xiaoli
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作者:
Ma Lihui;Wang Xing;Gao Zhiyong;Wang Youke;Nie Zhenyi;Liu Xiaoli
AimsSoil drying has occurred widely in artificial plantations in the semiarid loess region because the water consumption exceeds the rainfall. Jujube (Ziziphus jujubeMill. CV. Lizao) plantations have been planted to improve the economic income since 2000. In order to prevent soil drying and sustain artificial plantation development, we examined the relationships between the canopy size, water consumption, and water use efficiency in a dry land jujube plantation.MethodsSeven treatments were tested comprising native jujube with no pruning and dwarfing jujube under different pruning levels ranging from 1 to 6. Jujube is a popular dwarfing canopy type in this region with a tree height of 2.2 m and this comprised level 1. Jujube received increased intensities of pruning as well as decreases in tree height and canopy size for levels 2–4. Jujube received severe pruning to a tree height of only 1.1 m at level 5, and the canopy was removed with only 30–40 cm of the trunk left for level 6. Soil water was detected using CNC100 neutron tubes. A thermal diffusion probe was used to monitor the sap flow in jujube trees throughout the whole growth period.ResultsDuring our study period, 2014 was a wet year with rainfall of 460.4 mm and 2015 was a dry year with rainfall of only 380.8 mm. Transpiration and water consumption by jujube decreased significantly whereas the soil water content increased as the pruning intensity increased in these two years. Compared with 15-year-old native jujube, the annual soil water consumption by 15-year-old dwarfing jujube (pruned at level 1) was 6.54 mm less and the soil water consumption depth moved upward by 2.2 m. The soil water recovered faster for jujube at level 6 and the soil water restoration depth reached 4.6 m after 3 years, with an annual restoration depth of 153.3 cm. Compared with level 1 jujube, at level 5, the height was halved, the transpiration was about 22.1%, and the water use efficiency was significantly improved by 1.1 times, thereby demonstrating that the water consumption could be regulated by the canopy size. Level 2 jujube had the highest water use efficiency with the optimal pruning level in the local region.ConclusionsWe found that pruning could effectively decrease water consumption, relieve deep soil drying, and improve the water use efficiency in jujube. The pruning level should be determined based on the water consumption rate and average rainfall to obtain high yields.
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DOI:
10.1007/s11430-009-0087-y
发表时间:
2009-06
期刊:
Science in China Series D: Earth Sciences
影响因子:
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作者:
Zhiqiang Wang;Baoyuan Liu;Gang Liu;Yong‐xiang Zhang
通讯作者:
Zhiqiang Wang;Baoyuan Liu;Gang Liu;Yong‐xiang Zhang
影响因子:
3.7
作者:
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通讯作者:
H. Maffei;G. Filip;N. Grulke;B. Oblinger;E. Margolis;K. Chadwick
DOI:
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发表时间:
2005
期刊:
Journal of Natural Resources
影响因子:
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作者:
T. Yong
通讯作者:
T. Yong
影响因子:
6.4
作者:
Chen, Hongsong;Shao, Mingan;Li, Yuyuan
通讯作者:
Li, Yuyuan
DOI:
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发表时间:
2002
期刊:
Journal of Natural Resources
影响因子:
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作者:
Wang Guo-liang
通讯作者:
Wang Guo-liang