Planting Sweet Sorghum in Yellow River Delta: The Cultivation Measure, Yield and Effect on Soil Microflora

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Field experiment was conducted in the saline soil of Yellow River Delta between May to Oct. Sweet sorghum was planted with different cultivation measures to test the effect of plastic mulch, plant density, organic manure application and additional fertilizer application on the yield, stalk juice Brix and extraction rate. The soil bacteria and actinomycetes quantities were also determined after harvesting to test the amelioration effects of different measures on soil.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 518-523)

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81-87

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May 2012

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