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Soil solarization for weed control in carrot. [PDF]
, 2000 Soil solarization is a technique used for weed and plant disease control in regions with high levels of solar radiation. The effect of solarization (0, 3, 6, and 9 weeks) upon weed populations,carrot (Daucus carota L. cv.
Lustosa, Denise Castro +1 more
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Studies on the Colored Plastic Film for Mulching
Japanese Journal of Crop Science, 1971 On the property of mulch films which are effective to either soil temperature raising or weed control, several studies were made from the viewpoint of transmissrion spectrum of film and wavelength dependence of weed growth. A clear polyethylene film was very effective to raise the soil temperature but allowed a thick growth of weeds, while a black one ...
Katsumi INADA, Masako YAMAKI
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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.
Jiajia Zhang +9 more
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Influence of plastic film mulch with biochar application on crop yield, evapotranspiration, and water use efficiency in northern China: A meta-analysis [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Background China is the leading consumer of plastic film worldwide. Plastic film mulched ridge-furrow is one of the most widely adopted agronomic and field management practices in rain-fed agriculture in dry-land areas of China. The efficiency of plastic
Erastus Mak-Mensah +4 more
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Effects of mulching for water conservation on soil carbon, nitrogen and biological properties [PDF]
Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering, 2017 The effect of mulching with straw, white plastic film and black plastic film for improving soil water storage and on the soil properties was examined in a wheat-maize rotation system on Loess soil in northwestern China. All the mulches improved the water
Xiaomin PI, Tongxun ZHANG, Benhua SUN, Quanhong CUI, Yun GUO, Mingxia GAO, Hao FENG, David W. HOPKINS
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Agricultural Water Management, 2023 The replacement of plastic film with biodegradable film is important for reducing plastic film residual pollution in semi-arid regions of northern China.
Tao Yin +5 more
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Effects of small ridge and furrow mulching degradable film on dry direct seeded rice
Scientific Reports, 2021 Global climate change and socio-economic development have led to a shortage of water and labour resources, which has had a significant impact on rice cultivation.
Hui Li +5 more
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Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films: Impacts on Soil Microbial Communities and Ecosystem Functions [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Agricultural plastic mulch films are widely used in specialty crop production systems because of their agronomic benefits. Biodegradable plastic mulches (BDMs) offer an environmentally sustainable alternative to conventional polyethylene (PE) mulch. Unlike PE films, which need to be removed after use, BDMs are tilled into soil where they are expected ...
Bandyopadhyay, Sreejata +3 more
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Effects of plastic mulch film residues on wheat rhizosphere and soil properties [PDF]
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020 Plastic residues could accumulate in soils as a consequence of using plastic mulching, which results in a serious environmental concern for agroecosystems. As an alternative, biodegradable plastic films stand as promising products to minimize plastic debris accumulation and reduce soil pollution.
Qi, Yueling +6 more
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Improving field establishment of cacao (Theobroma cacao) through mulching, irrigation and shading [PDF]
, 2019 Establishment of young cacao trees in West Africa can be severely impeded by the on-set of the dry season. To address this issue, a field experiment was conducted in Ghana to examine whether different mulch treatments and irrigation applied during the ...
A. J. Daymond +13 more
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