Effects of Reduced Irrigation on Growth, Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Potato Under Drip Irrigation with Plastic Mulch
Pengde Chen·Zhen Liu·Zhitao Li·Xiaoqiang Qiu·Minmin Bao·Panfeng Yao·Zhenzhen Bi·Yuanming Li·Yuhui Liu·Jinyong Zhu
Water scarcity is the primary constraint on the development of the potato industry in Northwest China. Improving water use efficiency (WUE) under limited water supply is, therefore, an urgent priority to promote the green and sustainable development of potato production in this region. This research was conducted from 2023 to 2024 in the rain shelter of the Agricultural Science Research Institute in Dingxi City, Gansu Province, using the potato cultivar ‘Gan Yin No. 9’ as the experimental materi