Effects of plastic film mulch and tillage on maize productivity and soil parameters

Liu, C.A.; Jin, Sheng-Li; Zhou, Limin; Yu, Jia; Li, Feng Min; Xiong, You‐Cai; Li, X.G.

doi:10.1016/j.eja.2009.08.004

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“…Our findings are consistent with the report by (Huang et al 2008) at the same study site who observed that improved soil organic carbon under NTS acts as nutrient source which could contribute to higher crop productivity. The low grain yields of both spring wheat and field pea highlights the degraded nature of the Loess soil coupled with limited precipitation and high evaporation resulting in low crop yield (Liu et al 2009). …”

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Tillage effect on soil organic carbon, microbial biomass carbon and crop yield in spring wheat-field pea rotation

Yeboah¹,

Zhang²,

Cai³

et al. 2016

PLANT SOIL ENVIRON

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Tillage effect on soil organic carbon, microbial biomass carbon and crop yield in spring wheat-field pea rotation

Yeboah¹,

Zhang²,

Cai³

et al. 2016

PLANT SOIL ENVIRON

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“…Recently, film fully-mulched ridge-furrow cropping has been used widely in this region, particularly for cultivating spring maize [46][47][48]. However, the sustainability of rainfed agroecosystems may be impaired by the use of non-degradable plastic film and failing to return crop residues to farmland [49].…”

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Adoption of Conservation Tillage on the Semi-Arid Loess Plateau of Northwest China

Han

Siddique

2018

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Conservation tillage is an important approach to prevent water loss and soil erosion and promote soil fertility that has been adopted widely throughout the world. However, despite promotion of the benefits of conservation tillage, obstacles are still encountered in some regions. A survey of 385 farmer households in the semi-arid Loess Plateau of China was conducted to assess the adoption of conservation tillage (ACT). This investigation was located in two counties that have run conservation tillage demonstrations with wheat for at least eight years. A binary logistic regression model was used to quantify the factors determining whether or not farmers adopt conservation tillage. Farmer's education level, the influence of training, and field demonstrations by agricultural departments had significant positive effects on ACT. Although the adoption rate of conservation tillage in this paper was very high (89%), farmers were reluctant to continue practicing conservation tillage based on their experiences, which is contrary to the expectations of the government. The area available for planting winter wheat and the number of arable plots per household also had significant positive effects on ACT. However, the total cultivated area of land per household had a significant negative impact on ACT. Farmer awareness of conservation tillage technology, the distance from a farmer's house to the nearest agricultural market, and the size of the active labor force in the family had significant negative impacts on ACT. These results will help in the development of more effective and targeted policies to improve the sustainability of farming systems on the semi-arid Loess Plateau.

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“…It can improve the farming soil temperature, activate the soil nutrition and increase the nutrient availability of soil (Li et al, 2007). And it can efficiently inhibit the growth of weeds, promote the plants growth, and increased the yields and quality of crops (Mahmood et al, 2002;Sarker et al, 2003;Aniekwe et al, 2004;Bukun et al, 2005;Bhadauria & Kumar, 2006;Islam et al, 2007;Novak et al, 2007;Liu et al, 2009). So film mulching plays an important role in crop production, especially the arid and semi-arid crops Chakraborty et al, 2008;Wang et al, 2009;Zhang et al, 2010).…”

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Effects of Film Mulching on Aroma Components of Pineapple Fruits

Liu¹,

Liu²,

GanJun³

et al. 2011

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The aim of this study was to test the effects of film mulching treatment on aroma components of pineapple fruits. In this present study, the pineapple fruits of treatment and control (open field) were harvested twice (in winter and summer, respectively) to detect the aroma components. The results indicated that esters and alkenes were the main aroma components of both treatment and control pineapple fruits. There were more kinds of esters with higher total relative contents detected in the treatment fruits both harvested in winter and summer. There were fewer kinds of alkenes with lower total relative contents detected in the treatment fruits harvested in summer. There were equal kinds of alkenes detected in both treatment and control fruits harvested in winter. But the total relative content of alkenes of treatment fruits harvested in winter was lower than that of control. There was one ester containing sulfur, propanoic acid, 3-(methylthio)-, methyl ester with relative content of 1.40%, detected in the treatment fruits harvested in winter. No ester containing sulfur was detected in the control fruits harvested in winter. In the treatment fruits harvested in summer, two esters containing sulfur, propanoic acid, 3-(methylthio)-, methyl ester (2.60%) and 3-(methylthio) propanoic acid ethyl ester (1.46%) were detected. There was only one ester containing sulfur, propanoic acid, 3-(methylthio)-, methyl ester (3.01%) was detected in the control fruits harvested in summer.

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Effects of plastic film mulch and tillage on maize productivity and soil parameters

Cited by 319 publications

References 19 publications

Tillage effect on soil organic carbon, microbial biomass carbon and crop yield in spring wheat-field pea rotation

Tillage effect on soil organic carbon, microbial biomass carbon and crop yield in spring wheat-field pea rotation

Adoption of Conservation Tillage on the Semi-Arid Loess Plateau of Northwest China

Effects of Film Mulching on Aroma Components of Pineapple Fruits

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