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Black Film Mulching and Plant Density Influencing Soil Water Temperature Conditions and Maize Root Growth

Vadose Zone Journal, 2018
Plastic mulch in combination with high plant density is a common agronomic technique in rainfed maize ( L.) production. However, the effects of combining colored film mulching and plant density on soil temperature, soil water storage, the maize roots ...
Shijun Sun, Zhijun Chen, Hao Jiang, Linlin Zhang   +3 more
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Preliminary Findings of Polypropylene Carbonate (PPC) Plastic Film Mulching Effects on the Soil Microbial Community

Agriculture, 2022
The farmland residual film pollution caused by traditional PE film has an adverse impact on crops and the environment. Polypropylene carbonate (PPC) film is a fully biodegradable film that can alleviate “white pollution”.
Jing Liang, Jiafan Zhang, Zongmu Yao, Shouyang Luo, Lei Tian, Chunjie Tian, Yu Sun   +6 more
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Plastic Film Mulching Sustains High Maize (Zea mays L.) Grain Yield and Maintains Soil Water Balance in Semiarid Environment

Agronomy, 2020
Ridge–furrow cultivation with plastic film mulching has been widely used for many years to increase crop yields in semiarid regions. The long-term effects of plastic mulching on crop yield and soil water balance need to be seriously considered to assess ...
Ming Li, Kaiping Zhang, Ibrahim M. Eldoma, Yanjie Fang, Feng Zhang   +4 more
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Responses of soil nutrients, enzyme activities, and maize yield to straw and plastic film mulching in coastal saline-alkaline

Plant, Soil and Environment
To address the issue of low soil nutrients and low crop yields in coastal alkaline salines, a field experiment of straw combined with plastic film mulching in coastal alkaline salines was conducted in this study to explore the effects of different ...
Zhen Liu, Mengkun Zhang, Zengjiao Wang, Ying Shen, Deheng Zhang, Shenghao Zhang, Xingchao Qi, Xuepeng Zhang, Tao Sun, Shenzhong Tian, Tangyuan Ning   +10 more
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Effects of Mulching on Maize Yield and Evapotranspiration in the Heihe River Basin, Northwest China

Remote Sensing, 2022
Plastic film mulching is an effective way to manage agricultural fields in water shortage areas. Through increasing the soil surface temperature at the early stage of crop growth and reducing the soil evaporation during the whole growth period, plastic ...
Qianxi Shen, Jun Niu, Bellie Sivakumar, Na Lu   +3 more
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Water Consumption and Water Use Efficiency of Soybean Are Impacted by Irrigation Method

Guan'gai paishui xuebao, 2023
【Objective】 Irrigation modulates water movement in soil and its bioavailability to crop roots. This study is to investigate the effect of different irrigation methods on water consumption and water use efficiency of soybean during its whole growth period,
GUO Zhenyu, YANG Danni, YANG Xiaolin, LI Sien, WANG Chunyu, ZHANG Yunxuan   +5 more
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Effects of Film Mulching Cultivation During the Whole Growth Period of Flue-cured Tobacco on Physicochemical Properties and Bacterial Community Structure of Tobacco-planting Soil

Guangdong nongye kexue, 2023
【Objective】The soil environment of tobacco planting can be impacted by plastic film mulching, which affects the structure of the soil microbial community and the growth and development of flue-cured tobacco.
Chong GUO, Shuhua ZENG, Yajie LIU, Yide YANG, Yang YANG, Min YAN, Foyuan CHEN, Wei HAN, Lei LIU   +8 more
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Effects of Plastic Mulch Film Color on Moisture-heat-salt and Water Use Efficiency of Sunflower in Saline-alkali Land

Guan'gai paishui xuebao, 2023
【Objective】 Utilization of plastic-film mulching is a widespread practice in regions with limited water resources. However, the impact of mulch film color on soil thermal condition, moisture level, salinity, as well as their implications for crop growth ...
ZHANG Yujie, WANG Ning, YANG Bin, WANG Fengxin   +3 more
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Film Mulching with Low Phosphorus Application Improves Soil Organic Carbon and Its Decomposability in a Semiarid Agroecosystem

Agriculture, 2022
Soil organic carbon (SOC) storage and decomposability are crucial for soil quality. Film mulching and phosphorus (P) application are important agricultural practices on the semiarid Loess Plateau. This study analyzed the combined effects of film mulching
Yan-Jie Gu, Cheng-Long Han, Meng Kong, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, Feng-Min Li   +4 more
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Effect of Bag Removing with Reflective Film Mulching Before Harvest on Fruit Coloration and Expression of Anthocyanin Related Genes in Peach

Horticultural Plant Journal, 2015
Appearance quality is the main element forming the fruit quality. Both bagging and reflective film application can improve appearance comprehensive quality.
Zhang Binbin, Ma Ruijuan, Zhang Chunhua, Cai Zhixiang, Yan Zhimei   +4 more
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