WANG Bing, MA Juan-juan, SUN Xi-huan, GUO Xiang-hong, DI Nan, HUANG Jie
Water Saving Irrigation. 2017, (2):
62-64.
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The aim of this study is to assess the effects of deep soil water on winter wheat root morphology and drought tolerance in the arid
and semi-arid by using different planned irrigation wetting depths. Four water levels were set up in a pot experiment using PVC tubes,namely,surface irrigation ( Ⅰ) ,irrigation wetting depth of 60% root distribution ( Ⅱ) ,irrigation wetting depth of 75% root distribution ( Ⅲ) ,
and irrigation wetting depth of 90% root distribution ( Ⅳ) . The root morphology indexes and above ground dry weight were measured to evaluate the plant growth. The results showed that the deep irrigation which changed the irrigation method from surface to plan wetting depth of root
distribution could improve the down depth of winter wheat rooting under the condition of same precipitation rate. At the maturity stage,the
Ⅱ,Ⅲ and Ⅳ treatments produced deeper root systems to 27~ 37 cm,and had higher total root dry weight and grain yield than the Ⅰ treatment. In contrast,the root to shoot ratio decreased for the Ⅱ,Ⅲ or Ⅳ treatment,because appropriate root-shoot ratio could better coordinate
the relationship between the aerial and underground part of winter wheat and improve drought tolerance. Therefore,the root distribution depth
of 60% ( Ⅱ) and 75% ( Ⅲ) under the experimental conditions were more suitable irrigation scheme,and could provide a reference for water-saving irrigation of winter wheat in North China.