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Soil Water Resources Utilization Limit by Red Plum Apricot
  • zhongsheng guo
zhongsheng guo
Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources Institute of Soil and Water Conservation

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Abstract

:Red plum apricot is a deciduous fruit tree and the best cash forest in semiarid loess hilly regions. Since 1995, the distribution area of red plum apricot spreads in the most of the water-limited regions, China. The yield, benefits and plantation area of red plum apricot increase dramatically. But along with the growth of red plum apricot tree, soil drying appeared and sometime become sever,which influence the yield,quality and benefits of red plum apricot. At this time, the relationship between the soil water and red plum apricot growth must be regulated on Soil Water Resource Use Limitation by Plant and Soil Moisture Carrying Capacity for Vegetation. However, there are few studies on the regulation theory. In this study, daily precipitation, soil water suctions at different soil water content were measured, and the maximal infiltration depth and the soil water resource use limitation by red plum apricot was estimated. The results show that wilting coefficient varies with soil depth from 7.98 in surface soil to 7.1% in 240 cm soil depth, and the maximal infiltration depth is 290 cm, and Soil Water Resources use limit by red plum apricot is 212.7 mm. When the soil water resource in the maximal infiltration depth is lower than the limit, the relationship between the soil water and red plum apricot vegetative growth must be regulated in Red Plum Apricot plantation for high quality production of red plum apricot.