Jujube Plantation Water Use Under Drought on China's Loess Plateau

Three-year in situ field observations from a rainfed jujube plantation on China's semiarid Loess Plateau compare land management practices. The data, collected by Xiaodong Gao of Ludong University, measures soil water storage and tree transpiration under terracing and mulching treatments during normal and drought years. Findings show combined terracing and mulching treatments enhanced deep soil water use and helped trees resist extreme droughts.

Use Cases

• Compare the efficacy of different land management practices based on soil water storage measurements.
• Model tree water use strategies under drought stress based on transpiration data.
• Assess drought resilience in dryland plantations based on soil water use in deep layers.
• Evaluate the impact of terracing and organic mulching on soil moisture conservation.

Strengths

• Three-year observational period provides data across multiple seasons.
• Compares four distinct land management treatments: JBT, MST, SHT, and control.
• Includes measurements of soil water storage and tree transpiration at seasonal and annual scales.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is geographically limited to a specific plantation on China's Loess Plateau.

Provenance

Source

Ludong University

Collection Method

Three-year in situ field observations.

Geography

Semiarid Loess Plateau, China