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Yield and water use efficiency of dryland potato in response to plastic film mulching on the Loess Plateau

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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Microplastics in agricultural soils on the coastal plain of Hangzhou Bay, east China: Multiple sources other than plastic mulching film.

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2019
Microplastic contamination in agroecosystems raises great concerns. Here, we investigated the impacts of mulching and irrigation on microplastic accumulation in cropped soils. Sixty soil samples covering mulching and no-mulching farmlands, and forty-five
Bianying Zhou, Jiaqing Wang, Haibo Zhang, Huahong Shi, Y. Fei, Shunyin Huang, Yazhi Tong, Dishi Wen, Yongming Luo, D. Barceló   +9 more
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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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Mulching-Induced Changes in Tuber Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Potato in China: A Meta-Analysis

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, Jeffrey A. Coulter, Jairo A. Palta, Junhong Xie, Zhuzhu Luo, Lingling Li, Peter Carberry, Qiang Li, Xiping Deng   +8 more
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Effects of Nitrogen Supply on Dry Matter Accumulation, Water-Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Grain Yield of Soybean (Glycine max L.) under Different Mulching Methods

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, Wangyang Li, Jiaqi An, Hongzhao Shi, Zijun Tang, Xiao Zhao, Jinjin Guo, Lin Jin, Youzhen Xiang, Zhijun Li, Fucang Zhang   +10 more
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An overview of the use of plastic-film mulching in China to increase crop yield and water-use efficiency

National Science Review, 2020
An overview of the use of plastic-film mulching in China to increase crop yield and water-use efficiency Dongbao Sun1,2,†, Haigang Li1,3,4,†, Enli Wang3,†, Wenqing He2, Weiping Hao2, Changrong Yan2, Yuzhong Li2, Xurong Mei2,5, Yanqing Zhang2, Zhanxiang ...
Dongbao Sun, Haigang Li, E. Wang, W. He, Weiping Hao, Changrong Yan, Yuzhong Li, X. Mei, Yanqing Zhang, Zhanxiang Sun, Z. Jia, H. Zhou, T. Fan, Xucheng Zhang, Qin Liu, Fengjun Wang, Chaochun Zhang, Jianbo Shen, Qingsuo Wang, Fusuo Zhang   +19 more
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Effect of Different Mulching Practices on Bacterial Community Composition and Fruit Quality in a Citrus Orchard

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, Min Wang, Shuang Li, Jianjun Yu, Yang Chen, Haijian Yang, Wu Wang, Hao Chen, Lin Hong   +8 more
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Influence of Varieties and Mulching on the Quality and Quantity of Vegetable Pepper Yield

Horticulturae, 2022
The influence of the cultivation method on green pepper fruits was investigated. Six pepper cultivars were planted using soil covered by brown mulching foil and in uncovered soil.
Magdaléna Valšíková-Frey, Jiří Mlček, Martina Bučková, Anna Adámková, Martin Adámek, Tunde Jurikova   +5 more
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Enhancing crop yield and conserving soil moisture through mulching practices in dryland agriculture

Frontiers in Agronomy
Dryland agriculture requires the efficient utilization of water resources and the implementation of water-conserving technologies. Mulching is a water conservation practice used in arid land areas to preserve soil moisture, control temperature, and ...
Addis Hailu Demo, Girma Asefa Bogale
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Effects of different degradable film and ordinary plastic film on soil hydrothermal conditions and peanut growth

Guan'gai paishui xuebao
【Objective】 Peanut is an important economic crop and the main planting method is plastic film mulching. It is necessary to study the effects of different degradable film mulching and ordinary plastic film mulching on the soil hydrothermal environment and
TANG Yongqi, ZHANG Youliang, WANG Fengxin, DOU Yunqing, LI Duo, FENG Shaoyuan   +5 more
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