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DOI	10.1038/s41598-024-58667-7
	Effects of a rainwater harvesting system on the soil water, heat and growth of apricot in rain-fed orchards on the Loess Plateau
	Feng, Na; Huang, Yan; Tian, Jiao; Wang, Yongliang; Ma, Yi; Zhang, Weijiang
通讯作者	Zhang, WJ
来源期刊	SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
ISSN	2045-2322
出版年	2024
卷号	14 期号:1
英文摘要	Rainwater is the main water source in arid and semiarid areas of the Loess Plateau, where rainfall is generally insufficient, ineffective and underutilized during the growing season. Thus, improving rainwater utilization efficiency is essential for sustainable agricultural development. A new system composed of rainwater harvesting, an infiltrator bucket with multiple holes and mulching (RHM), was designed to maintain soil moisture at a proper level in rain-fed orchards in arid and semiarid areas of the Loess Region of China. However, there is a lack of clarity on the effectiveness of RHM. In this study, changes in the soil environment and the growth and physiology of apricot trees were monitored via two treatments: (1) Rain-harvesting irrigation system (RHM) treatment and (2) traditional orchard treatment (CK) as a baseline. The results showed that (1) RHM could effectively improve soil water storage at depths of 0-45 cm and at a horizontal distance of 40 cm from the trunk. For the 1.4 mm light rain event, the soil water content increased by 6.3-12%, and for the two moderate rains, the soil water content increased by 12-25%. The change in the soil relative water content predicted by the LSTM model is consistent with the overall trend of the measured value and gradually decreases, and the prediction accuracy is high, with an error of 0.65. (2) The average soil temperatures at 5 cm, 20 cm and 40 cm under RHM were 17.0% (2.4 degrees C), 13.6% (1.9 degrees C) and 7.5% (1 degrees C) greater than those under CK, respectively. (3) Compared with the control treatment, RHM improved the growth and WUEL of apricot trees. The results highlighted the efficiency of the RHM system in enhancing the soil environment and regulating the growth and physiology of apricot trees, which has greater popularization value in arid and semiarid areas.
英文关键词	Rainwater harvesting systems Soil moisture Precipitation Spatial distribution Apricot tree Loess Plateau
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001206431100005
WOS关键词	RIDGE-FURROW ; ARID REGION ; APPLE TREE ; YIELD ; MAIZE ; IRRIGATION ; TEMPERATURE ; STORAGE ; MANAGEMENT ; DYNAMICS
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/405604
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Feng, Na,Huang, Yan,Tian, Jiao,et al. Effects of a rainwater harvesting system on the soil water, heat and growth of apricot in rain-fed orchards on the Loess Plateau[J],2024,14(1).
APA	Feng, Na,Huang, Yan,Tian, Jiao,Wang, Yongliang,Ma, Yi,&Zhang, Weijiang.(2024).Effects of a rainwater harvesting system on the soil water, heat and growth of apricot in rain-fed orchards on the Loess Plateau.SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,14(1).
MLA	Feng, Na,et al."Effects of a rainwater harvesting system on the soil water, heat and growth of apricot in rain-fed orchards on the Loess Plateau".SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 14.1(2024).