Effects of solarisation on soil thermal-physical properties under different soil treatments: A review

Al-Shammary, Ahmed Abed Gatea; Kouzani, Abbas Z.; Gyasi‐Agyei, Yeboah; Gates, Will P.; Rodrigo‐Comino, Jesús

doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.114137

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“…However, the smoothness and lighter color of newspaper reflect sunlight (Haapala et al, 2014; Kader, Senge, Mojid, & Ito, 2017). The heat was exchanged quickly between soil covered by fluffy grass and the atmosphere, and soil heat capacity was lost more easily for grass mulching in a cooler external environment (Al‐Shammary et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

Effects of organic mulching on moisture and temperature of soil in greenhouse production of tomato under unheated greenhouse cultivation in the cold zone of China

Peng-fei

Zhang

Xiao

et al. 2023

Food Science & Nutrition

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In the cold zone of China, winter is cold and long and has a short duration of sunshine. Unheated earthen‐wall solar greenhouses are used for tomato production in winter in this region. This was an experimental investigation of different organic mulching materials (newspaper, bran, and grass) on the soil temperature, soil moisture, tomato yield, fruit quality, and water use efficiency. Organic mulching variously improved soil temperature, soil moisture, water use efficiency, and tomato yield, which is very important for greenhouse winter cultivation in this cold zone. Organic mulching regulated the soil temperature, with daily soil temperature ranges of bran, newspaper, and grass treatments being 1.6, 1.9, and 2.1°C lower than for bare land, respectively. Compared to bare land, newspaper mulching had little effect on soil temperature and fruit quality, but increased soil moisture (14.1%) and water use efficiency (WUE: WUEb, 31.3%; WUEy, 30.6%), and greatly increased yield (81.8%) and biomass (82.7%); bran mulching greatly increased soil temperature, moisture (16%), and WUE (WUEb, 60.1%; WUEy, 44.3%) and increased biomass (30.2%) and yield (17.3%); grass mulching greatly increased soil temperature and moisture (20.9%) and increased biomass (17.9%), yield (11.2%), and WUE (WUEb, 20.5%; WUEy, 13.6%). In addition, organic mulching had a good water retention effect on soil layer above 30 cm. The total soil water consumption during tomato growth was in the following order: newspaper (103 mm) > bare (74 mm) > grass (73 mm) > bran (60 mm). Soil water consumption mainly occurred in the 0‐ to 10‐cm soil layers.

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Effects of organic mulching on moisture and temperature of soil in greenhouse production of tomato under unheated greenhouse cultivation in the cold zone of China

Peng-fei

Zhang

Xiao

et al. 2023

Food Science & Nutrition

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“…Different mulch materials, i.e., organic (e.g. straw or wood chips), polyethylene foils, polypropylene nonwoven fabrics, gravels, biodegradable plastic foils are used to serve these purposes [25,26]. Plastic mulching plays an important role in crop growth and development as it conserves soil moisture and decreases weed infestation [27][28][29].…”

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Impact of different mulching treatments on weed flora and productivity of maize (Zea mays L.) and sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

et al. 2022

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The concerns on weed control through herbicides are increasing due to their negative impacts on environment and human health. Therefore, alternative weed management methods are inevitable for sustainable crop production and lowering the negative consequences of herbicides. Mulching is an environment-friendly weed management approach capable of substituting herbicides to significant extent. Therefore, this study evaluated the role of different mulching treatments on suppressing weed flora in maize (Zea mays L.) and sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) crops. Furthermore, the impact of different mulching treatments on the productivity of both crops was also investigated. Three mulch treatments, i.e., plastic mulch (PLM), sorghum mulch (SM) and paper mulch (PM) along with two controls, i.e., weed-free (WF) and weedy-check (WC) were included in the study. Different mulch treatments significantly altered weed flora in both crops. The PLM and PM resulted in the highest suppression (43–47%) of weed flora compared to WC treatment in both crops. The highest and the lowest weed diversity was recorded for WC and WF treatments, respectively. Different allometric traits, i.e., leaf area index, crop growth rate and root length of both crops were significantly improved by PLM as compared to the WC. Overall, maize crop recorded higher density of individual and total weeds compared to sunflower with WC treatment. The density of individual and total weeds was significantly lowered by PLM compared to WC treatment in both crops. Similarly, higher growth and yield-related traits of both crops were noted with PLM compared to the rest of the mulching treatments. Results of the current study warrant that PLM could suppress weed flora and improve the productivity of both crops. However, PLM alone could not provide 100% control over weed flora; therefore, it should be combined with other weed management approaches for successful weed control in both crops.

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“…This coincided with a significantly lower abundance of the earthworm community, being the lowest in the herbicide strips and the highest in the control plots (p = 0.007). Compared to the treatments, most earthworms were located in the mulched plots, which clearly shows the positive effects of mulch on vineyard soils during dry conditions [30][31][32]. The treatments of green cover, herbicide, mulch and tillage did not differ significantly from each other (p ≤ 0.05).…”

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“…The earthworms were classified by size into three categories: (i) small (up to 3 cm), (ii) medium (3 to 6 cm) and (iii) large (over 6 cm). At each depth, the soil temperature was measured with a laser thermometer (IRT 39650-20, Cole-Parmer Instrument Co., Illinois, USA), and soil samples were taken to determine the gravimetric water content after drying for 48 h at 105 • C [30].…”

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Earthworm Abundance Changes Depending on Soil Management Practices in Slovenian Vineyards

et al. 2021

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Earthworms are key indicators of soil quality and health in vineyards, but research that considers different soil management systems, especially in Slovenian viticultural areas is scarce. In this investigation, the impact of different soil management practices such as permanent green cover, the use of herbicides in row and inter-row areas, use of straw mulch, and shallow soil tillage compared to meadow control for earthworm abundance, were assessed. The biomass and abundance of earthworms (m2) and distribution in various soil layers were quantified for three years. Monitoring and a survey covering 22 May 2014 to 5 October 2016 in seven different sampling dates, along with a soil profile at the depth from 0 to 60 cm, were carried out. Our results showed that the lowest mean abundance and biomass of earthworms in all sampling periods were registered along the herbicide strip (within the rows). The highest abundance was found in the straw mulch and permanent green cover treatments (higher than in the control). On the plots where the herbicide was applied to the complete inter-row area, the abundance of the earthworm community decreased from the beginning to the end of the monitoring period. In contrast, shallow tillage showed a similar trend of declining earthworm abundance, which could indicate a deterioration of soil biodiversity conditions. We concluded that different soil management practices greatly affect the soil’s environmental conditions (temperature and humidity), especially in the upper soil layer (up to 15 cm deep), which affects the abundance of the earthworm community. Our results demonstrated that these practices need to be adapted to the climate and weather conditions, and also to human impacts.

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Effects of solarisation on soil thermal-physical properties under different soil treatments: A review

Cited by 23 publications

References 200 publications

Effects of organic mulching on moisture and temperature of soil in greenhouse production of tomato under unheated greenhouse cultivation in the cold zone of China

Effects of organic mulching on moisture and temperature of soil in greenhouse production of tomato under unheated greenhouse cultivation in the cold zone of China

Impact of different mulching treatments on weed flora and productivity of maize (Zea mays L.) and sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

Earthworm Abundance Changes Depending on Soil Management Practices in Slovenian Vineyards

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