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Soil crusting in Western Samoa. Part I - Some examples of crusting and methods of control [PDF]

, 1971
The problems and effects of soil crusting in Western Samoa are discussed. Illustrations of typical crust features include the glazed or 'frosted' surface of certain crusts, and dispersion mosaics.
Reynolds, S.G.
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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
europepmc   +1 more source

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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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
europepmc   +1 more source

Evaluation of Recycled Paper Mulch for Vegetables as an Alternative to Plastic Film Mulch

Abstract Mulch is considered beneficial for controlling weeds, water conservation, and encouraging plant growth. However, not much research has been done on how pepper growth is affected by Kraft recycled paper mulch. For this reason, Field trials conducted in 2022 and 2023 aimed to investigate the effects of different mulches on ...
S. H. Mahmoud, Dina M. Salama, S. D. Abou-Hussein, S. M. El-Sawy   +3 more
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Light and simplified cultivation (LSC) techniques and their relevance for Africa [PDF]

, 2018
During the last two decades of 20 th century, the application of intensive cultivation technologies has helped China to enhance yields and emerge as the world's largest cotton producer.
Dong, Hezhong, Fok, Michel
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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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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
europepmc   +1 more source

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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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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