The Impact of Insect-Proof Screen on Microclimate, Reference Evapotranspiration and Growth of Chinese Flowering Cabbage in Arid and Semi-Arid Region
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Field
2.2. Experimental Treatments
2.3. Irrigation Schedule
2.4. Measurements
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Daily Average Solar Radiation, Air Humidity and Wind Speed
3.2. Air and Soil Temperature
3.3. Diurnal Variation of Microclimate
3.4. Crop Evapotranspiration
3.5. The Growth of CFC
3.6. Yield and Irrigation Water Use Efficiency
4. Discussion
4.1. Microclimate
4.2. Crop Evapotranspiration
4.3. Crop Growth, Yield and IWUE
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Stubble Number | Date | Plant Height | Leaf Number | Leaf Circumference Area | |
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C1 | DAS18 | 31 May | NS (p = 0.740) | NS (p = 0.332) | NS (p = 0.184) |
DAS26 | 8 June | NS (p = 0.230) | NS (p = 0.161) | NS (p = 0.423) | |
DAS33 | 15 June | ** (p = 0.003) | NS (p = 0.085) | * (p = 0.027) | |
DAS39 | 21 June | ** (p = 0.035) | NS (p = 0.335) | * (p = 0.044) | |
C2 | DAS12 | 27 July | NS (p = 0.249) | ** (p = 0.007) | ** (p = 0.001) |
DAS19 | 3 August | NS (p = 0.339) | * (p = 0.036) | * (p = 0.027) | |
DAS26 | 10 August | NS (p = 0.056) | * (p = 0.036) | * (p = 0.021) | |
DAS34 | 18 August | ** (p = 0.004) | ** (p = 0.000) | ** (p = 0.006) |
Treatment | C1 | C2 | ||
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Yield (kg ha−1) | IWUE (kg m−3) | Yield (kg ha−1) | IWUE (kg m−3) | |
IPS | 10031.68 + 310.15 | 2.33 + 0.07 | 13707.59 + 1536.59 | 3.01 + 0.34 |
NIPS | 7376.13 + 40.25 | 1.71 + 0.01 | 6561.06 + 290.32 | 1.44 + 0.06 |
ANOVA | ||||
n | ** (p = 0.002) | ** (p = 0.002) | * (p = 0.017) | * (p = 0.017) |
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Wen, J.; Ning, S.; Wei, X.; Guo, W.; Sun, W.; Zhang, T.; Wang, L. The Impact of Insect-Proof Screen on Microclimate, Reference Evapotranspiration and Growth of Chinese Flowering Cabbage in Arid and Semi-Arid Region. Horticulturae 2022, 8, 704. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8080704
Wen J, Ning S, Wei X, Guo W, Sun W, Zhang T, Wang L. The Impact of Insect-Proof Screen on Microclimate, Reference Evapotranspiration and Growth of Chinese Flowering Cabbage in Arid and Semi-Arid Region. Horticulturae. 2022; 8(8):704. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8080704
Chicago/Turabian StyleWen, Jiangli, Songrui Ning, Xiaoming Wei, Wenzhong Guo, Weituo Sun, Tao Zhang, and Lichun Wang. 2022. "The Impact of Insect-Proof Screen on Microclimate, Reference Evapotranspiration and Growth of Chinese Flowering Cabbage in Arid and Semi-Arid Region" Horticulturae 8, no. 8: 704. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8080704