Effect of Different Norms of Under-Mulch-Drip Irrigation on Diurnal Changes of Photosynthesis and Ch

<正> Under-mulch-drip irrigation is an advanced irrigation technique, which combines plastic-film-covered cultivation with drip irrigation. The influence of different norms of under-mulch-drip irrigation on diurnal changes of photosynthetic rates and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters of cotton was studied, in order to understand the physiological mechanisms of water-saving and high-yielding farming in Xinjiang. Results indicated that limited drip irrigation, which supplies 2/3 of 375 m3 ha-1, the widely-used irrigation norm in cotton cultivation in Xinjiang, caused a water deficit in cotton field. Compared with the proper drip irrigation, the leaf photosynthetic rate under limited drip irrigation decreased during 9:00 to 11:00 a. m. , and was significantly suppressed at midday, and then recovered afterwards. Using the chlorophyll fluorescence method, the absorption, transfer and transformation features of solar radiation by cotton leaf were investigated. Under limited drip irrigation, the variable fluoresc