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Nutritional quality, flavor quality, and antioxidant capacity analysis in cauliflower: regulation of different mulching methods [PDF]

BMC Plant Biology
The amino acids, soluble sugars, organic acids, and polyphenols of cauliflower contribute to its nutritional and flavor attributes and to health-promoting functions.
Yandong Xie, Haixing Yang, Dan Zhang, Xianglan Ma, Shuchao Huang, Li Wang, Ning Jin, Shuya Wang, Li Jin, Jian Lyu, Jihua Yu, Alejandro Calderón-Urrea   +11 more
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Straw strip mulching boosts potato yields by enhancing soil moisture and water use efficiency [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science
IntroductionWater scarcity is a critical constraint limiting potato production in semi-arid rainfed areas. Mulching practices are recognized as effective water conservation strategies; Here, we investigated the effects of mulching practices on soil ...
Qian Chen, Qian Chen, Lei Chang, Lei Chang, Fanxiang Han, Khuram Shehzad Khan, Khuram Shehzad Khan, Yuwei Chai, Yuwei Chai, Shouxi Chai, Shouxi Chai, Linlin Wang, Linlin Wang, Jiantao Ma, Jiantao Ma   +14 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 Fallow Management Practices on Soil Water, Crop Yield and Water Use Efficiency in Winter Wheat Monoculture System: A Meta-Analysis

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Winter wheat monoculture is a predominant cropping system for agricultural production in dry areas. However, fallow management effects on soil water conservation and crop yield and water use have been inconsistent among studies.
Muhammad Adil, Shaohong Zhang, Shaohong Zhang, Jun Wang, Jun Wang, Adnan Noor Shah, Adnan Noor Shah, Mohsin Tanveer, Sajid Fiaz   +8 more
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The Way and Amount of Straw Mulching Impact Water Consumption and Yield of Potato

Guan'gai paishui xuebao, 2023
【Objective】 Straw mulching and ridge tillage is an improved agronomic technology to sustain crop production in the loess plateau in northwestern China. How their combination impacts water uptake and crop yield is not well understood.
MA Juhua, HUANG Caixia, LI Yazhen, YANG Yong, CHEN Zhipi, LI Hongcai, LI Yongjun, HU Liangliang, WANG Longlong, ZHANG Qian   +9 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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Effect of reduced tillage under various mulch types on soil fertility and yield of an organic pepper crop

Journal of Oasis Agriculture and Sustainable Development, 2022
The effects of mulching on soil characteristics and plant development for pepper crops conducted in organic farming were studied in the Sahel coast of Tunisia.
Khaoula Abrougui, Yassine Hamdane, Roua Ammami, Sabrine Hattab, Chiheb Khemis, Youssef Amor, Sayed Chehaibi, Neji Tarchoun   +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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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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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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