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Can soil organic carbon sequestration and the carbon management index be improved by changing the film mulching methods in the semiarid region?

Journal of Integrative Agriculture
Plastic film mulching has been widely used to increase maize yield in the semiarid area of China. However, whether long-term plastic film mulching is conducive to agricultural sustainability in this region remains controversial.
Jialin Yang, Liangqi Ren, Nanhai Zhang, Enke Liu, Shikun Sun, Xiaolong Ren, Zhikuan Jia, Ting Wei, Peng Zhang   +8 more
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Exploring the Occurrence Characteristics of Microplastics in Typical Maize Farmland Soils With Long-Term Plastic Film Mulching in Northern China

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Microplastics pollution has been threatening the global environmental security, in which agricultural activities are considered as a main source of microplastics occurrence in soils.
Jia-jia Zhang, Guoyuan Zou, Xuexia Wang, W. Ding, Li Xu, Baoyin Liu, Yunsen Mu, Xuran Zhu, Li Song, Yanhua Chen   +9 more
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Effects of mulching film on soil microbial diversity and community of cotton

AMB Express, 2022
Key points Degradable mulching film alter the diversity of cotton non-rhizosphere soil fungi. Degradable mulching film alter the soil microbial composition of cotton.
Qiuxiang Tang, Tao Lin, Zhanbin Sun, An Yan, Jusong Zhang, Pingan Jiang, Fengquan Wu, Hao Zhang   +7 more
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Mulching effects on soil evaporation, crop evapotranspiration and crop coefficients: a review aimed at improved irrigation management

Irrigation science
Mulching is a widely adopted agronomic practice, often used as a water-saving strategy due to its effectiveness in reducing soil evaporation. However, effects vary depending on the materials used and the extent of mulch soil coverage.
Tiago B. Ramos, H. Darouich, L. S. Pereira   +2 more
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Mulching Improves the Soil Hydrothermal Environment, Soil Aggregate Content, and Potato Yield in Dry Farmland

Agronomy
Mulching could effectively improve the soil hydrothermal environment, improve changes in the soil structure, increase entropy, and conserve soil moisture to solve the problem of grain reduction caused by perennial drought in Northwest China.
Zhen Ma, Jiantao Ma, Yuwei Chai, Wenhuan Song, Fanxiang Han, Caixia Huang, Hongbo Cheng, Lei Chang   +7 more
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Evaluating the effects of plastic film mulching duration on soil nitrogen dynamic and comprehensive benefit for corn (Zea mays L.) field

Agricultural Water Management, 2023
Regulating the plastic film mulching duration was a good strategy to decrease plastic residues and to avoid the stress from low soil nitrate concentration (SNC).
Ning Chen, Xianyue Li, Haibin Shi, Jianwen Yan, Yuehong Zhang, Qi Hu   +5 more
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Sustainable bioplastics manufacturing from renewable sources

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Bioplastics are manufactured by using polymers from different bio‐based sources. These novel materials not only offer biodegradability but also possess various functional properties that make them suitable for diverse applications. Recent developments in the preparation of bioplastics are reported, highlighting the distinct properties of each type of ...
C. Valeria L. Giosafatto, Marika Avitabile, Michela Famiglietti, Talayeh Kordjazi, Marzieh Moosavi‐Nasab, Odile F. Restaino, Loredana Mariniello   +6 more
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Combined effect of irrigation and mulching on photosynthesis and yield traits of cotton

Guan'gai paishui xuebao
【Objective】Mulching has been widely used in Northwestern China as a water-saving technology to modify soil moisture and temperature, potentially enhancing cotton photosynthesis and yield.
LIU Chengyue, YANG Guang, WANG Chunxia, ZHANG Heng, ZHANG Shuo, SUN Rui   +5 more
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Laser‐Induced Graphene from Waste Almond Shells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Almond shells, an abundant agricultural by‐product, are repurposed to create a fully bioderived almond shell/chitosan composite (ASC) degradable in soil. ASC is converted into laser‐induced graphene (LIG) by laser scribing and proposed as a substrate for transient electronics.
Yulia Steksova, Anna Chiara Bressi, Marina Galliani, Attilio Marino, Gianni Ciofani, Eduardo Machado‐Charry, Hilda Gomez Bernal, Alessandra Francini, Luca Sebastiani, Francesco Greco   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Straw mulching has an enduring positive effect on soil CO2 emissions in a humid plantation [PDF]

Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering
Mulching practices substantially affect soil CO2 emissions from agricultural ecosystems. However, the impacts of mulching practices and their enduring effects on soil CO2 fluxes in humid plantations have not been investigated.
Quan LI, Jiarui FU, Jiahui ZENG, Chao ZHANG, Changhui PENG, Lei DENG, Tingting CAO, Man SHI, Zhikang WANG, Junbo ZHANG, Weifeng ZHANG, Yi ZHANG, Xinzhang SONG   +12 more
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