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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

Role of the irrigation charges to induce the adoption of water saving innovation in semi-arid regions [PDF]

, 2008
The paper investigates about the effectiveness of water charges in inducing farmers to adopt the technical innovation aimed at water saving. It is claimed that by increasing water charge, the signal of the scarcity of the water resource is directly and
Gatta, Giuseppe, Giannoccaro, Giacomo, Monteleone, Massimo, Prosperi, Maurizio, Zanni, Giacomo   +4 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
doaj   +1 more source

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

Reply of mulch systems on weeds and yield components in potatoes [PDF]

, 2015
Surface mulch is an important factor of soil protection technology in the cultivation of potatoes. Presented herein are the results of three years (2009–2011) of field trials at two sites (Leškovice and Uhříněves), where two cultivars (Finka and Katka ...
Dvorak, Petr, Hamouz, Karel, Kuchtova, Perla, Tomasek, Jaroslav   +3 more
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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
openaire   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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

Effect of mulching and plant density on out of season organic potato growth, yield and quality. [PDF]

, 2013
Research was carried out on potato (Solanum tuberosum L., cv. Spunta) growing in the fi eld in the Campania region (southern Italy) in 2007 and 2008, adopting organic farming practices, in order to evaluate the effects of two mulching treatments (black
Borrelli C., CARPUTO, DOMENICO, CARUSO, GIANLUCA, CONTI, STEFANO, FRUSCIANTE, LUIGI, Maddaluno P.   +5 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
doaj   +1 more source