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Can soil organic carbon sequestration and the carbon management index be improved by changing the film mulching methods in the semiarid region?

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2023
Plastic film mulching has been widely used to increase maize yield in the semiarid area of China. However, whether long-term plastic film mulching is conducive to agricultural sustainability in this region remains controversial.
Jialin Yang, Liangqi Ren, Nanhai Zhang, Enke Liu, Shikun Sun, Xiaolong Ren, Zhikuan Jia, Ting Wei, Peng Zhang   +8 more
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Degradable film mulching recruited beneficial microbiota and increased rhizosphere bacterial diversity in sunflower [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The degradable film can solve the problem that the traditional plastic film is difficult to recycle and heavy pollution for a long time. The effects of degraded film mulching on microbial diversity are significant.
Tiantian Meng, Hengtong Bu, Xiangqian Zhang, Xuanyi Chen, Weini Wang, Min Zhao, Junmei Liu, Jianwei Zhang, Dejian Zhang, Zhanyuan Lu, Xiaoyu Zhao   +10 more
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Effects of water deficit on fruit quality and water productivity of citrus under plastic film mulching in Western Hubei, China [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science
IntroductionThe cultivation of Citrus sinensis Osbeck, the fruit with the largest planting scale and yield in Western Hubei Province of China, currently faces significant challenges related to low fruit quality and water use efficiency (WUE).
Yun Zhong, Zhikun Huang, Kun Hao, Shijiang Zhu, Liangjun Fei, Jian Zeng, Zhiguang Dai, Yalin Wang   +7 more
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A Review of Plastic Film Mulching on Water, Heat, Nitrogen Balance, and Crop Growth in Farmland in China

Agronomy, 2023
Plastic film mulching has been widely used to improve crop yield and water use efficiency, although the effects of plastic film mulching on water, heat, nitrogen dynamics, and crop growth are rarely presented comprehensively.
Yin Zhao, Xiaomin Mao, Sien Li, Xi Huang, Jiangang Che, Changjian Ma   +5 more
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Can Drip Irrigation without Film Mulching Be Favorable for Potato Growth in Eastern China?

Agronomy, 2023
The main measures to improve potato cultivation in eastern China are film mulching and drip irrigation. However, the film can cause soil pollution and inhibit plant growth because of non-degradable polyethylene, which is the main component of the film ...
Youliang Zhang, Yongqi Tang, Weicheng Kong, Shaoyuan Feng, Fengxin Wang   +4 more
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Influence of plastic film mulching and planting density on yield, leaf anatomy, and root characteristics of maize on the Loess Plateau

Crop Journal, 2020
In rainfed areas of northwestern China, maize production is constrained mainly by low temperature during early growth and water limitation during the entire growth period.
Li Niu, Yanyan Yan, Peng Hou, Wenbo Bai, Rulang Zhao, Yonghong Wang, Shaokun Li, Taisheng Du, Ming Zhao, Jiqing Song, Wenbin Zhou   +10 more
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Effects of Different Plastic Mulching Film on Soil Hydrothermal Status and Water Utilization by Spring Maize in Northwest China

Frontiers in Materials, 2021
The problem of residual film pollution in farmland caused by polyethylene mulching films is serious. The application effects of different mulching films combined with drip irrigation on maize planting in the Ili area, Xinjiang, China, were explored.
Ruhua Liu, Ruhua Liu, Zhenhua Wang, Zhenhua Wang, Hanchun Ye, Hanchun Ye, Wenhao Li, Wenhao Li, Rui Zong, Rui Zong, Xulang Tian, Xulang Tian   +11 more
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Effects of Future Climate Change on Spring Maize Yield and Water Use Efficiency under Film Mulching with Different Materials in the LOESS Plateau Region of China

Agriculture, 2023
Background: Traditional polyethylene film mulching is widely used in the Loess Plateau region of China to improve crop yields. However, whether long-term polyethylene film mulching can continue to ensure crop yield under future climate change conditions ...
Bingfan Wang, Zhaoyang Li, Zihan Liu, Jinwen Pang, Peng Zhang, Zhikuan Jia   +5 more
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Effect of different film color mulching on dry matter and grain yield of oil flax in dry-land

Oil Crop Science, 2020
Mulching can effectively maintain soil moisture; color of mulching film affects soil water storage capacity and further promote crop growth to improve grain yield.
Yuhong Gao, Ying Li, Yingze Wang, Bing Wu, Jia Ke, Junyi Niu, Lizhuo Guo   +6 more
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Effects of mulching film on soil microbial diversity and community of cotton

AMB Express, 2022
Key points Degradable mulching film alter the diversity of cotton non-rhizosphere soil fungi. Degradable mulching film alter the soil microbial composition of cotton.
Qiuxiang Tang, Tao Lin, Zhanbin Sun, An Yan, Jusong Zhang, Pingan Jiang, Fengquan Wu, Hao Zhang   +7 more
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