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Straw strip mulching boosts potato yields by enhancing soil moisture and water use efficiency [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceIntroductionWater 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 +14 more
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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 +4 more
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Prospect and importance of green mulching on the soil status of tropical tasar plantation fields in India [PDF]
, 2011 The soils of tropical tasar plantation fields in general are sloppy and are primarily deficient of nutrition due to top soil erosion and constant leaf productivity exploitation to rear tasar silk insect, Antheraea mylitta Drury.
Ramkumar -, Rangareddygari Manohar Reddy
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Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2017 Shortages and fluctuations in precipitation are influential limiting factors for the sustainable cultivation of rain-fed winter wheat on the Loess Plateau of China.
Nai-wen XUE +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 +6 more
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Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science, 2018 Water shortage is a key factor limiting potato yield in dryland farming regions, and the practice of soil mulching with plastic film has proven to be effective for increasing crop yield and improving soil and water conservation.
Qiang Li, Hongbing Li, Suiqi Zhang
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Agronomy, 2019 In dry environments, potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is grown under mulching for water conservation and improving tuber yield and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE).
Linlin Wang +8 more
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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 +3 more
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Agronomy, 2023 In dryland agriculture, mulching methods and nitrogen application have been extensively adopted to improve water and nitrogen use efficiency and increase crop yield. However, there has been a scarcity of research on the combined effects of mulching types
Xin Wang +10 more
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Agriculture, 2023 Citrus fruit, the most abundant global fruit, is primarily concentrated in China. Mulching techniques have demonstrated a favorable effect on the soil’s hydrothermal environment, resulting in enhanced plant growth, yield, and quality.
Lei Yang +8 more
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