Influence of Mulching Systems on Soil Temperature, Production and Water Use Efficiency Under Trickle Irrigation System

Khedr, A. F.

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“…Mulches are defined as materials that are applied to, or grow upon, the soil surface, as opposed to material laid or grown over the soil surface. Mulch is a protective layer of either organic or inorganic material that is spread on the soil surface to reduce the moisture loss from the soil by preventing evaporation from sunshine and desiccating winds, improve soil conditions, prevent weed growth, provide home for earthworms and natural enemies found in the soil and reduce soil compaction from the impact of heavy rains (Aref et al, 2013;Ibrahim, 2013;Khater andHassan, 2017 andKhedr, 2018).…”

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Influence of Tillage System and Soil Mulching on Sesame Weed Control

Bahnas

2018

Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering

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This study aimed to apply the sesame integrated weed management using tillage accompanied with soil mulching to avoid the plant injuries due to the mechanical weeding and the herbicides environmental side effects. The experiment was established and designed statistically as a split plots with three replications. The main plots involved tillage treatment levels of rotary plough as a minimum tillage, moldboard plough followed by disc harrow and chisel plough (two perpendicular passes) followed by disc harrow as a conventional tillage. The sub plots included soil mulching treatment levels of black, white and transparent polyethylene sheets (30 micron thick), comparing with bare soil. The results indicated that the rotary plough accomplished the higher actual field capacity of 0.92 fed/h and the lower specific energy requirements of 25.43 MJ/fed. While, the moldboard plough followed by disc harrow achieved the moderate soil mean weight diameter of 84 mm. The moldboard plough followed by disc harrow system accompanied with the transparent polyethylene sheet achieved the higher values of both the soil moisture content and the weed control efficiency at the periods of 7, 30 and 60 days after planting. Also, it recorded the higher sesame seed yield of 1.26 ton/fed. So, it is recommended to apply the moldboard plough followed by disc harrow and accompanied with the transparent polyethylene sheet as a proper sesame weed control method.

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Influence of Tillage System and Soil Mulching on Sesame Weed Control

Bahnas

2018

Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering

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Influence of Mulching Systems on Soil Temperature, Production and Water Use Efficiency Under Trickle Irrigation System

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Influence of Tillage System and Soil Mulching on Sesame Weed Control

Influence of Tillage System and Soil Mulching on Sesame Weed Control

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