Effects of field conditions on the degradation of cellulose-based and PLA nonwoven mulches [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe impact of the field conditions on needle-punched mulches made of cellulose fibres and PLA biopolymer during the 300 days of exposure was investigated.
Paula Marasović +2 more
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Analysis of medium-term impact of multifunctional living mulches on soil biological fertility of an organic apple orchard [PDF]
Scientific ReportsLiving mulches, particularly when designed with officinal plants, beside competing against weeds of a fruit crop, could provide other ecosystem services.
Ewa Maria Furmanczyk +2 more
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Effects of soil and climate in a table grape vineyard with cover crops. Irrigation management using sensors networks [PDF]
Ciência e Técnica Vitivinícola, 2017 The use of mulches in vineyards and orchards is a traditional agricultural practice used with the aim of saving moisture, reducing weed growth and improving organic matter content in the soil. In table grape vineyards trained to overhead system in Puglia
Torres Roque +7 more
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Examining temperature and soil moisture contents of mulches in the urban landscaping of an arid region [PDF]
Desert, 2021 High temperatures, low average rainfall, drought, and high evapotranspiration are limiting factors in arid lands. Therefore, when constructing landscapes (green spaces) in these regions, strategies should be developed to mitigate these climatic ...
N. Safari, F. Kazemi, A. Tehranifar
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EXPERIMENTAL TRANSMITTANCE OF EVA AND PO FILM MULCHES [PDF]
Engenharia Agrícola, 2023 The plastic film materials are a widely used agricultural means of production. Recently, two types of new agricultural film mulches are developed and are used popularly.
Yidai Zhang +4 more
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Plants, 2022 Pakistan and other South Asian countries rely on wheat for human nutrition. However, wheat yield is declining in the region due to several biotic and abiotic constraints. Weeds are among the major factors responsible for yield decrease and farmers manage
Waqas Ahmed Minhas +5 more
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The efficiency of using different mulch films in the cultivation of yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea L.) in Serbia [PDF]
Ratarstvo i Povrtarstvo, 2016 Field trial with yellow gentian was established (11.1 plants per m2) at 1004 m.a.s.l., in order to assess the effect of black PE (bPE), silver PE (sPE), and black permeable biodegradable (bPB) mulching films on the root yield and development during six ...
Radanović Dragoja +3 more
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Assessment of Integrated Weed Management Approaches on Asphodelus tenuifolius in Chickpea [PDF]
Planta Daninha, 2018 : Chickpea is the third most important crop of rainfed areas of Pakistan, and it is severely affected by noxious weed Asphodelus tenuifolius. Therefore, a field trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of different allelopathic weed extracts ...
I. KHAN +4 more
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The Efficacy of Different Mulching Materials in Influencing Growth, Yield, Soil and Quality Parameters of Ginger Cultivated in Low Country Intermediate Zone (IL1) of Sri Lanka [PDF]
OUSL Journal, 2019 Even though mulching is a well-known fact among cultivators they are seemingly unaware of its contribution to growth and yield of Ginger and its ability to cope with temperature and water stress.
R.P.D.N. Kumara, C.S. De Silva
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Reflective mulch films a boon for enhancing crop production: A review
Environment Conservation Journal, 2023 Mulches are materials that are put to the surface of the soil for a variety of reasons. Plastic mulches of various colours have been developed and employed in a variety of agricultural production methods.
Deepika Yadav +4 more
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