Assessing the effect of deficit irrigation and biochar application on soil water depletion, root distribution, and water productivity of cucumber in semi-arid West Texas

Arjun Kafle, Sukhbir Singh, Manpreet Singh, Preetaman Bajwa, Sanjit Deb, Catherine Simpson, Glen Ritchie

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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2026.1796736
Published: 2026-06-08
Container: Frontiers in Plant Science
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fpls.2026.1796736,
  title = {Assessing the effect of deficit irrigation and biochar application on soil water depletion, root distribution, and water productivity of cucumber in semi-arid West Texas},
  author = {Arjun Kafle and Sukhbir Singh and Manpreet Singh and Preetaman Bajwa and Sanjit Deb and Catherine Simpson and Glen Ritchie},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in Plant Science},
  doi = {10.3389/fpls.2026.1796736},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2026.1796736}
}

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TI  - Assessing the effect of deficit irrigation and biochar application on soil water depletion, root distribution, and water productivity of cucumber in semi-arid West Texas
AU  - Arjun Kafle
AU  - Sukhbir Singh
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AU  - Preetaman Bajwa
AU  - Sanjit Deb
AU  - Catherine Simpson
AU  - Glen Ritchie
PY  - 2026
JO  - Frontiers in Plant Science
DO  - 10.3389/fpls.2026.1796736
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Kafle, A., Singh, S., Singh, M., Bajwa, P., Deb, S., Simpson, C., & Ritchie, G. (2026). Assessing the effect of deficit irrigation and biochar application on soil water depletion, root distribution, and water productivity of cucumber in semi-arid West Texas. Frontiers in Plant Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2026.1796736

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