Mulching-Induced Changes in Tuber Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Potato in China: A Meta-Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data Search and Collection
2.2. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Overview of the Dataset
3.2. Overall Response of Potato Yield and NUE to Mulching
3.3. Yield and NUE of Potato in Response to Mulching in Different Regions
3.4. Yield and NUE of Potato in Response to Mulching with Different Tillage and Mulching Practices
3.5. Yield and NUE of Potato in Response to Mulching at Different Planting Densities
3.6. Yield and NUE of Potato under Mulching with Different Fertilizer Combination Types and Fertilization Rate
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, L.; Coulter, J.A.; Palta, J.A.; Xie, J.; Luo, Z.; Li, L.; Carberry, P.; Li, Q.; Deng, X. Mulching-Induced Changes in Tuber Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Potato in China: A Meta-Analysis. Agronomy 2019, 9, 793. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9120793
Wang L, Coulter JA, Palta JA, Xie J, Luo Z, Li L, Carberry P, Li Q, Deng X. Mulching-Induced Changes in Tuber Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Potato in China: A Meta-Analysis. Agronomy. 2019; 9(12):793. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9120793
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Linlin, Jeffrey A. Coulter, Jairo A. Palta, Junhong Xie, Zhuzhu Luo, Lingling Li, Peter Carberry, Qiang Li, and Xiping Deng. 2019. "Mulching-Induced Changes in Tuber Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Potato in China: A Meta-Analysis" Agronomy 9, no. 12: 793. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9120793