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Rhizosphere Microbiota Promotes the Growth of Soybeans in a Saline–Alkali Environment under Plastic Film Mulching [PDF]

Plants, 2023
The rhizosphere microbiota plays a critical and crucial role in plant health and growth, assisting plants in resisting adverse stresses, including soil salinity.
Han-Cheng Mao, Yifei Sun, Chengyuan Tao, Xuhui Deng, Xu Xu, Zhenquan Shen, Laijie Zhang, Zehui Zheng, Yanhua Huang, Yongren Hao, Guoan Zhou, Shulin Liu, Rong Li, Kai Guo, Zhixi Tian, Qirong Shen   +15 more
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Influence of plastic film mulching and planting density on yield, leaf anatomy, and root characteristics of maize on the Loess Plateau

Crop Journal, 2020
In rainfed areas of northwestern China, maize production is constrained mainly by low temperature during early growth and water limitation during the entire growth period.
Li Niu, Yanyan Yan, Peng Hou, Wenbo Bai, Rulang Zhao, Yonghong Wang, Shaokun Li, Taisheng Du, Ming Zhao, Jiqing Song, Wenbin Zhou   +10 more
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Effects of different colors of plastic-film mulching on soil temperature, yield, and metabolites in Platostoma palustre [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Platostoma palustre is an annual herb and an important medicinal and edible plant in southern China. Plastic-film mulching is an effective agronomic practice in the cultivation system of P.
Hao Chen, Suhua Huang, Changqian Quan, Zhining Chen, Meihua Xu, Fan Wei, Danfeng Tang   +6 more
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Film mulching combined with chemical fertilizer increased rice yield by promoting the accumulation of photosynthetic substances in the vegetative growth stage [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The plastic film mulching technique can mitigate the yield-limiting effects of low-temperature chilling injury on rice yield in Northeast China, while rational fertilization practices contribute to improved soil quality.
Jingjing Bai, Xukun Fu, Rang Huang, Kun Dang, Xiwen Shao, Qiang Zhang, Xuanhe Liang, Yanqiu Geng, Liying Guo   +8 more
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Long-term plastic mulching exacerbates the co-limitation of carbon and phosphorus in farmland by altering physicochemical properties and microbial interactions [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology
Prolonged plastic film mulching causes plastic residue accumulation and microplastic (MP) formation, compromising soil structure and causing contamination.
Tong Xu, Shuang Zheng, Xinqu Duo, Zhonghua Hou, Jinggui Wu   +4 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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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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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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Effects of Mulching on Maize Yield and Evapotranspiration in the Heihe River Basin, Northwest China

Remote Sensing, 2022
Plastic film mulching is an effective way to manage agricultural fields in water shortage areas. Through increasing the soil surface temperature at the early stage of crop growth and reducing the soil evaporation during the whole growth period, plastic ...
Qianxi Shen, Jun Niu, Bellie Sivakumar, Na Lu   +3 more
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Plastic Film Mulching Sustains High Maize (Zea mays L.) Grain Yield and Maintains Soil Water Balance in Semiarid Environment

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, Kaiping Zhang, Ibrahim M. Eldoma, Yanjie Fang, Feng Zhang   +4 more
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