Optimizing Straw Mulching Methods to Control Soil and Water Losses on Loess Sloped Farmland
Xinkai Zhao,
Xiaoyu Song,
Danyang Wang
et al.
Abstract:Straw mulching is a key method for controlling soil and water losses. Mulching costs may be reduced by applying it in strips rather than over entire areas. However, the effect of different straw mulching methods on the effectiveness of reducing soil erosion is unclear. In this study, the effects of straw mulching strip length (covering 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and 4/4 of the slope length) and coverage rate (0.2, 0.5, and 0.8 kg m−2) on interception, infiltration, runoff, and soil erosion were investigated at the plot sc… Show more
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