By the field investigation and experimental measurement, the standing crops and water conservation capacity of litter in different bamboo forests of Changning County, Sichuan Province, were studied.

采用野外实地调查和室内实验相结合的方法，研究了长宁县不同类型竹林的凋落物及其蓄水能力。

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For those crops that are still standing, finding water for irrigation is a top priority.

对于那些还立着的庄稼，寻找灌溉的水是优先考虑的事。

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For example, it was a long-standing practice among local farmers to dig what they called zai—shallow pits that collected and concentrated scarce rainfall onto the roots of crops.

举例来说，在长期实践中，当地农夫发明了一种方法：挖掘出浅地坑种植农作物，这种被当地人称作“zai”的浅地坑同时也可以收集与存储稀少的雨水以灌溉农作物。

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