Plastic-film-side seeding, as an alternative to traditional film mulching, improves yield stability and income in maize production in semi-arid regions

ZHANG, Bing-chao; Hu, Han; GUO, Zheng-yu; GONG, Shuai; Shen, Si; LIAO, Shu-hua; Wang, Xin; Zhou, Shun-Li; ZHANG, Zhong-dong

doi:10.1016/j.jia.2022.08.017

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“…(2) Cooking of flax straw The treated flax straw fibres were weighed out to 400 g and soaked in tap water at room temperature for 8 h. The fibres were then placed in a laboratory digester (15 L), and then steamed for 30 min at 160 • C, which was designed to destroy the lignin, soften the fibres, and improve the cellulose yield. (3) Beating 1 Flax straw fibre The cooked dry flax straw fibre was soaked in clear water for about 10 h before beating according to the required concentration (1.34 g/mL), and then was beaten with a TD6-23 Kawara Tsutomu beater. As flax straw fibre is easy to twine into a cluster, it was necessary to first loosen fibre without any load for about 30 min, then gradually increase the load to complete the beating process.…”

Section: ) Fibre Extractionmentioning

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Optimization of the Green Fibre Paper Film Preparation Process Based on Box–Behnken Response Surface Methodology

Cao,

Li,

Zhang

et al. 2023

Coatings

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To improve the utilization rate of flax straw and the clean treatment of livestock manure, an experimental study was conducted on the process and performance of making fibre paper films by mixing cow dung and flax straw fibre. Cow dung and flax straw were used as the main raw materials, and functional additives were not added. The whole technological process of the pretreatment, the beating process, the determination of the beating degree, the basis weight of the paper, papermaking, drying, sample cutting, and the determination and analysis of the related mechanical properties of the film-making materials were studied. In this study, the Box–Behnken experimental design principle in the response surface methodology was adopted, and the effect of each factor on the tensile strength and tear strength of fibre paper film made of mixed fibres was determined using the combined experimental design comprising four factors and three levels centres. The results showed that the optimum technological parameters were as follows: the beating degree of the cow dung fibre was 37 °SR, the beating degree of the flax straw fibre was 85 °SR, the paper basis weight was 80 g/m2, and the addition of flax straw fibre was 65%. At a drying temperature of 80 °C and a drying time of 8 min, under the conditions of the hybrid fibre paper film placed in the laboratory environment (humidity of 30%~40%, temperature of 18 °C) for 24 h, the measured tensile strength was about 8.26 MPa, and the tear strength was about 19.91 N/mm. This study provides a reference that can be used for the further study of fibre paper film.

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“…Plastic film mulching is an agricultural production and cultivation technology that is widely used in arid areas and suitable for different crops [1,2]. Plastic film is widely used as a water-saving measure in agriculture worldwide [3].…”

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Optimization of the Green Fibre Paper Film Preparation Process Based on Box–Behnken Response Surface Methodology

Cao,

Li,

Zhang

et al. 2023

Coatings

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“…Film mulching is an essential agricultural production technology [1] that improves crop yields and changes the agricultural production mode in water-deficient areas. Due to its significant warming, moisture retention, and yield-increasing effects [2,3], mulch film has been widely used worldwide. China is the country that uses the most mulch film and covers the largest area in the world.…”

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Green Development of Natural Fibre-Based Paper Mulch from Recyclable Cow Dung and Flax Straw Waste

Cao,

Li,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Agronomy

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Livestock dung, discarded crop straws, and residual plastic film are the primary agricultural non-point sources of pollution. For livestock dung and discarded crop straw, the general treatment focuses on compost, animal fodder, industrial raw material, and new energy. The development of degradable mulch film is the main way to solve pollution from residual plastic film. However, an effective way to solve the above three types of pollution simultaneously and use them for ecological circular agriculture has been less studied. In this study, using cow dung and flax straw wastes as raw materials, we prepared natural, fibre-based paper mulch using the rapid-Kothen method and analysed the film-forming mechanism. Based on the Van Soest method, the cow dung and flax straw waste contain abundant cellulose fibres: 36.75% and 54.69%, respectively. The tensile strength and tear strength of fibre paper mulch are 1.87 kN/m and 19.91 N/mm, respectively. To enhance the adaptability of the fibre paper mulch in humid environments, the surface of the mulch was treated with alkyl ketene dimer (AKD). The AKD-coated fibre paper mulch displays hydrophobic properties, indicated by a contact angle of 128° ± 2°. It has a wet tensile strength of 0.64 kN/m and a wet tear strength of 8.23 N/mm. Additionally, it exhibits a dry tensile strength and a tear strength of 2.13 kN/m and 16.43 N/mm, respectively. Notably, the dry tensile strength is increased by 16.31%. In this way, the livestock dung and discarded crop straw can be reused, reducing dung pollution and straw burning in livestock farms, and the final products can alleviate the residual film pollution simultaneously.

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“…In the loess dryland area, soil erosion is a serious issue, resulting in low soil quality [ 6 , 7 ]. Excessive input of nitrogen fertilizer aims to improve agricultural productivity but leads to nitrogen redundancy and loss of available nitrogen into deeper soil layers [ 8 ].…”

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Additional organic and bacterium fertilizer input regulated soybean root architecture and dry matter distribution for a sustainable yield in the semi-arid Region of China

Liu,

Wei

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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In the dryland area of the Loess Plateau in northwest China, long-term excessive fertilization has led to soil compaction and nutrient loss, which in turn limits crop yield and soil productivity. To address this issue, we conducted experiments using environmentally friendly organic fertilizer and bacterium fertilizer. Our goal was to investigate the effects of additional organic and bacterium fertilizer inputs on soil water migration, crop root architecture, and yield formation. We implemented six different fertilizer strategies, namely: Nm (mulching, N 30 kg/ha), NPK1m (mulching, N 60 kg/ha; P 30 kg/ha; K 30 kg/ha), NPK2m (mulching, N 90 kg/ha; P 45 kg/ha; K 30 kg/ha), NPKOm (mulching, N 90 kg/ha; P 45 kg/ha; K 30 kg/ha; organic fertilizer 2 t/ha), NPKBm (mulching, N 60 kg/ha; P 30 kg/ha; K 30 kg/ha; bacterium fertilizer 10 kg/ha), and N (N 30 kg/ha; no mulching). The results revealed that the addition of bacterium fertilizer (NPKBm) had a positive impact on soybean root system development. Compared with the other treatments, it significantly increased the total root length, total root surface area, and total root length density by 25.96% ~ 94.89%, -19.63% ~ 36.28%, and 9.36% ~ 28.84%, respectively. Furthermore, NPKBm enhanced soil water consumption. In 2018, water storage during the flowering and podding periods decreased by 12.63% and 19.65%, respectively, while water consumption increased by 0.97% compared to Nm. In 2019, the flowering and harvest periods decreased by 23.49% and 11.51%, respectively, while water consumption increased by 0.65%. Ultimately, NPKBm achieved high grain yield and significantly increased water use efficiency (WUE), surpassing other treatments by 76.79% ~ 78.97% and 71.22% ~ 73.76%, respectively. Subsequently, NPK1m also exhibited significant increases in yield and WUE, with improvements of 35.58% ~ 39.27% and 35.26% ~ 38.16%, respectively. The use of bacterium fertilizer has a profound impact on soybean root architecture, leading to stable and sustainable grain yield production.

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Plastic-film-side seeding, as an alternative to traditional film mulching, improves yield stability and income in maize production in semi-arid regions

Cited by 11 publications

References 46 publications

Optimization of the Green Fibre Paper Film Preparation Process Based on Box–Behnken Response Surface Methodology

Optimization of the Green Fibre Paper Film Preparation Process Based on Box–Behnken Response Surface Methodology

Green Development of Natural Fibre-Based Paper Mulch from Recyclable Cow Dung and Flax Straw Waste

Additional organic and bacterium fertilizer input regulated soybean root architecture and dry matter distribution for a sustainable yield in the semi-arid Region of China

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