Dy namics of soil moisture in root layer

water use efficiency

crop yield

and economic benefit sunder different types of conservation tillage were studied with the triple crops of wheat-maize-sweet potato in the southwest China .Results indicated that different types of conservation tillage had significant effects on cropyield and water use efficiency .Straw mulching (TS)

film mulching (TM)

straw mulching plus film mulching (TSM)

and ridge plus straw mulching plus film mulching (RSM)increased soil water storage and soil moisture in 0—60 cm soillayer in July and October

while ridge (R)

ridge plus straw mulch (RS)

and ridge plus film mulching (RM)can not remarkably affect the indexes .RSM

RM

RS

TSM

TM

TS

and Rincreased average yield by 0 .52 %

6 .11 %

6 .77 %

4 .59 %

5 .12 %

3 .15 %

and 1 .24 %

respect ively

compared with CK .T he comprehensive effect of ridge plus straw mulching plus film mulching was the best in view of water use efficiency

rainfall use efficiency

cropyield

and economic benefits.