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Optimizing plastic film mulching and organic-inorganic fertilization improves grain yield and water productivity of rainfed spring maize by ameliorating soil conditions

Agricultural Water Management
Plastic film mulching and organic-inorganic fertilization are important practices for enhancing crop productivity in rainfed regions, but the comprehensive effects of these measures on the soil environment and crop productivity are unclear. Therefore, we
Guangxin Zhang, Xiangyang Wang, Zhongmin Cai, Yanan Jiao, Liqun Bao, Yufeng Lv, Dehao Zhao, Xiaoxia Wen, Juan Han, Yan Zhang, Yuncheng Liao   +10 more
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Effects of plastic film mulching on the spatiotemporal distribution of soil water, temperature, and photosynthetic active radiation in a cotton field. [PDF]

PeerJ, 2022
Yang B, Feng L, Li X, Yang G, Ma Y, Li Y.   +5 more
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Combined Straw and Plastic Film Mulching Can Increase the Yield and Quality of Open Field Loose-Curd Cauliflower. [PDF]

Front Nutr, 2022
Xie Y, Li J, Jin L, Wei S, Wang S, Jin N, Wang J, Xie J, Feng Z, Zhang G, Lyu J, Yu J.   +11 more
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Effects of inorganic mulching on soil hydrothermal environment and tomato characters in the presence of unheated greenhouse cultivation

Scientific Reports
The present study was conducted by cultivating tomato (Solanum lycopersicum ‘Provence’) using varied inorganic mulching to investigate soil hydrothermal environment and tomato characters under unheated greenhouse cultivation in the cold zone of China.
Yanyan Dai, Pengfei Zhang, Jinlong Chao, Geng Liu, Ligang Guo, Masateru Senge   +5 more
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Plastic Film Mulching Improved Maize Yield, Water Use Efficiency, and N Use Efficiency under Dryland Farming System in Northeast China. [PDF]

Plants (Basel), 2022
Hossain ME, Zhang Z, Dong W, Wang S, Liu M, Liu E, Mei X.   +6 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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Irrigation modulates the effect of increasing temperatures under climate change on cotton production of drip irrigation under plastic film mulching in southern Xinjiang. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci, 2022
Wang H, Yin Z, Zhang L, Zhao F, Huang W, Wang X, Gao Y.   +6 more
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Ridge–furrow with plastic film mulching in combination with reduced nitrogen application rate improves water productivity and yield of sunflower in dry semi–humid regions

Agricultural Water Management
Ridge–furrow with plastic film mulching (RFPFM) is quite successful under dryland agriculture. However, its suitability for sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) production with different plastic film mulching techniques such as ridge–furrow fully covered ...
Bing Jing, Li Xiong, Weiqing Fu, Farooq Shah, Xiaochen Zheng, Wei Wu   +5 more
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Impacts of film mulching and increased nitrogen fertilization on the soil micro-food web

Geoderma
Film mulching and increased nitrogen fertilization profoundly affect soil ecosystem functioning and stability. The soil micro-food web, comprising diverse nematode-microbe interactions, plays a crucial role in mediating nutrient exchanges and energy ...
Zhiyong Zhang, Shuangshuang Du, Shuangyi Li, Bingxue Li, Jingkuan Wang   +4 more
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Biodegradable plastic mulch films in agriculture: feasibility and challenges

Environmental Research Letters, 2021
Enke Liu, Liwei Zhang, Wenyi Dong, Changrong Yan   +3 more
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