Tillage and straw mulching impacts on grain yield and water use efficiency of spring maize in Northern Huang–Huai–Hai Valley

Tao, Zhiqiang; Li, Congfeng; Li, Jingjing; Ding, Zhuang; Xu, Jie; Sun, Xuefang; Zhou, Peilu; Zhao, Ming

doi:10.1016/j.cj.2015.08.001

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“…Similar results for increased dry matter with biodegradable film mulching (Wang et al 2007) or residue management (Khan et al 2018) were documented in literature. The total dry matter at each stage of maize growth was significantly (P < 0.05) increased under FS + N treatment compared with HS + N, N and CK in 2014, 2015and 2016, the total dry matter with FS + N regime was by 61.9, 169.4 and 319.2 g/plant higher than HS + N, N and CK, respectively (Table 2) over three years. The increase in dry matter is due to the positive impact of mulching on growth and development of maize (Liu et al 2014a).…”

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Wheat straw mulching with fertilizer nitrogen: An approach for improving soil water storage and maize crop productivity

Akhtar¹,

Wang²,

Khan³

et al. 2018

PLANT SOIL ENVIRON

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Field studies using wheat straw mulching effects on soil water storage and maize development were conducted in China. The studies contained four treatments during three years (2014–2016): CK (no straw and no nitrogen); N (no straw mulching with 172 kg N/ha); HS + N (half straw mulching at the rate of 2500 kg/ha with 172 kg N/ha), and FS + N (full straw mulching at the rate of 5000 kg/ha with 172 kg N/ha). The FS + N treatment significantly increased soil water storage in a drought period during crop growth stages and promoted plant growth along with increased evapotranspiration. The FS + N treatment increased the soil water storage (26.5, 19.9 and 11.1 mm), grain yield (28.7, 6.93 and 2.4%), and water use efficiency (26.6, 6.64 and 2.40%) compared to CK, N and HS + N, respectively. In conclusion, compared to N, HS + N or FS + N increased the biomass (11 and 19%) and water use efficiency (4 and 5%), respectively, and are considered beneficial in Guanzhong, China. Mulching levels were superior to N and compensated the wheat nitrogen requirements. Thus, further studies with minimum fertilizer nitrogen for an environmentally friendly and effective approach are recommended in semiarid regions of China.

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Wheat straw mulching with fertilizer nitrogen: An approach for improving soil water storage and maize crop productivity

Akhtar¹,

Wang²,

Khan³

et al. 2018

PLANT SOIL ENVIRON

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“…Moreover, the use of mulch and intercropping are important for forage cactus cultivation. Mulch reduces soil temperature, improves its physicochemical characteristics and preserves its moisture for longer, providing benefits to crops (Tao et al 2015). Intercropping results in greater dry matter production per area unit (Sadeghpour et al 2013) and optimizes abiotic resources such as water, light and nutrients (Yilmaz et al 2015).…”

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Phenophases and cutting time of forage cactus under irrigation and cropping systems

Amorim

Silva

Pereira

et al. 2017

Pesqui. Agropecu. Trop.

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Management practices can affect the phenology and, consequently, the harvest time and crop production level of forage cactus. This study aimed at evaluating the effect of irrigation depths and cropping systems on the phenophases and cutting time of the forage cactus Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw. The experimental design was a randomized block with split plots and four replications. Irrigation depths based on reference evapotranspiration (8.75 %, 17.5 %, 26.25 % and 35 % ETo) and a control (0 % ETo) made up the plots, while cropping systems (exclusive cropping, exclusive cropping on mulch and forage cactus-sorghum intercropping) were distributed in the subplots. Cladode emission morphogenesis was used to define the phenological phases, while the extrapolation of the monthly dry matter accumulation rate was applied to obtain the cutting time. The use of irrigation depths significantly increased the phenophase II (higher emission of second-order daughter cladodes), decreasing the phenophase III, associated with third-order daughter cladodes. The phenophase III was lower in the exclusive cropping on mulch and forage cactus-sorghum intercropping systems, when compared to the exclusive cropping system. The ideal cutting time for irrigated forage cactus is 19 months, regardless of the cropping system. The exclusive cropping on mulch and forage cactus-sorghum intercropping systems significantly increased the monthly forage dry matter accumulation rate, with an earlier cutting time for the forage cactus-sorghum intercropping system (17 months).

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“…Retaining permanent soil cover in minimum tillage can reduce water requirement for a crop by as much as 30% [7]. Subsoil tillage was reported to decrease water consumption by up to 8% and increase maize yield by up to 674 kg/ha compared to conventional tillage [8]. Tillage may result in high crop yields due to modification of soil's physical, chemical and biological properties [9].…”

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Effect of tillage practices on moisture retention and maize (Zea mays L.) performance under rainfed conditions in Swaziland

Manyatsi¹,

Kunene²,

Gumedze³

et al. 2017

Engineering Journal

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Tillage and straw mulching impacts on grain yield and water use efficiency of spring maize in Northern Huang–Huai–Hai Valley

Cited by 68 publications

References 19 publications

Wheat straw mulching with fertilizer nitrogen: An approach for improving soil water storage and maize crop productivity

Wheat straw mulching with fertilizer nitrogen: An approach for improving soil water storage and maize crop productivity

Phenophases and cutting time of forage cactus under irrigation and cropping systems

Effect of tillage practices on moisture retention and maize (Zea mays L.) performance under rainfed conditions in Swaziland

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