Agriculture,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1), P. 76 - 76
Published: Dec. 31, 2024
Mulching
practices
have
demonstrated
the
potential
to
increase
crop
yields
and
resource
utilization
efficiency.
However,
response
of
different
crops
with
various
growth
stages
mulching
remains
unclear,
particularly
in
rainfed
agroecosystem.
Therefore,
a
two-year
field
experiment
(2013–2015)
(wheat,
maize,
potato)
was
conducted
evaluate
effects
three
treatments:
straw
strip
(SM),
plastic
film
(PM),
conventional
planting
without
as
control
(CK),
on
soil
moisture
temperature,
evapotranspiration
(ET),
water
use
efficiency
(WUE),
yield
economic
benefits
Loess
Plateau.
The
results
indicated
that
both
significantly
increased
content
(SM:
4.3%
PM:
3.6%)
compared
CK.
temperature
varied
between
practices,
PM
by
4.9%
CK,
while
SM
decreased
it
6.3%.
improved
hydrothermal
conditions,
characterized
favorable
temperatures
higher
status
would
lead
daily
rate
(5.3–49.8%),
well
greater
dry
matter
accumulation
(4.7–36.7%).
Furthermore,
practice
(SM
PM)
has
significant
influence
its
components
crops,
WUE.
mean
grain
was,
respectively,
11.4%
27.1%
for
winter
wheat,
1.8%
24.3%
spring
23.0%
13.9%
potato,
respectively.
Compared
yielded
net
benefit
WUE
wheat
presented
best
potato.
In
conclusion,
comprehensive
analysis
yield,
benefits,
suggests
potato
is
more
sustainable
environmentally
friendly
practice,
recommended
farming
systems
Plateau
areas
similar
climatic
conditions.
Agronomy,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(4), P. 840 - 840
Published: March 28, 2025
Different
cultivation
measures,
including
seeding
patterns,
plastic
film
mulching,
and
drip
irrigation,
significantly
affect
crop
growth
yield.
This
study
conducted
a
two-year
field
experiment,
involving
eight
treatments:
hole
drill
seeding,
mulching
bare
land,
as
well
with
without
irrigation.
Analyzed
the
impact
on
agronomic
traits,
photosynthesis,
chlorophyll
fluorescence
parameters,
yield
components
during
period
of
foxtail
millet.
The
results
two
years
indicate
that
trend
millet
was
consistent
under
both
seeding.
best
performance
achieved
irrigation
treatment
for
followed
by
no
land.
In
2024,
maximum
HFD
in
pattern
4627.55
kg/ha.
DFD
is
4430.22
summary,
based
comprehensive
optimization
data
effective
accumulated
temperature
local
area,
planting
method
cold
cool
regions,
aids
increasing
tillage
layer.
Hole
conducive
to
enhancing
seedling
quality.
Performing
once
late
heading
stage
stimulates
fruiting
millet,
thereby
Frontiers in Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: Oct. 28, 2024
Introduction
Plastic
film
mulching
has
been
widely
used
to
enhance
soil
hydrothermal
conditions
and
increase
crop
yields
in
cool,
semi-arid
areas.
However,
its
impact
on
microbial
carbon
metabolic
activity
functional
diversity
during
plant
growth
remains
unclear
despite
their
important
roles
nutrient
cycling
quality
evaluation.
Methods
This
study
the
Biolog
EcoPlate
technique
investigate
dynamics
driving
factors
of
at
different
maize
stages
following
plastic
mulching.
Results
discussion
The
results
revealed
that
significantly
increased
activities
[represented
by
average
well
color
development
(AWCD)]
300%
seedling
stage
26.8%
maturity
but
decreased
it
47.4%
flowering
compared
control
(without
mulching).
A
similar
trend
was
observed
for
index.
Redundancy
analysis
identified
moisture
(SM),
temperature
(ST),
dissolved
organic
(DOC),
biomass
(MBC),
bacteria
amounts
as
primary
influencing
changes
source
utilization.
mulch
treatment
SM
all
stages,
while
warming
effect
disappeared
stage.
Soil
DOC,
MBC,
bacterial
populations
were
notably
higher
under
lower
Pearson
correlation
showed
SM,
ST,
positively
correlated
with
utilization
classes,
AWCD,
indexes
after
Furthermore,
grain
yield
water
use
efficiency
142
129%,
respectively,
In
conclusion,
enhanced
improving
decrease
capacity
highlights
supplementing
sources
should
be
considered
continuous
sustain
or
farmland
productivity
quality.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(20), P. 8989 - 8989
Published: Oct. 17, 2024
Plastic
film
mulching
technology
occupies
a
prominent
position
in
China’s
agricultural
production
and
plays
an
important
role
improving
crop
yields,
which
can
increase
farmers’
income
ensure
national
food
security.
As
the
current
residual
recycling
mechanism
is
incomplete,
accumulation
of
soil
has
gradually
increased,
problem
pollution
posed
serious
threat
to
natural
environment.
Ridge
cultivation
one
main
planting
patterns
for
grain
oil
crops,
such
as
peanuts,
potatoes,
maize,
China.
In
this
paper,
patterns,
conditions,
characteristics,
distribution
typical
ridge
peanut
potato,
were
analyzed.
The
merits
demerits
various
kinds
machines
application
status
operation
quality
potato
are
summarized.
Problems
suggestions
mechanized
raised.
This
study
may
provide
ideas
development
mechanization
crops.
aim
propose
practical
solutions
by
analyzing
existing
problems
recovery
order
reduce
pollution,
protect
environment,
achieve
sustainable
development.
