Machine transplanting technology of biodegradable films has solved the problems higher cost artificial film and serious environmental pollution polyethylene residue. Previous studies have shown positive impact mulching on mitigating global warming potential. However, mechanisms underlying association between greenhouse gas emissions bacterial community structure in paddy field soil with (BM) st...

Post-fire rehabilitation treatments are commonly implemented after high-severity wildfires, but few data are available about the efficacy of these treatments. This study assessed post-fire erosion rates and the effectiveness of seeding, straw mulching, and contour felling in reducing erosion after a June 2000 wildfire northwest of Loveland, Colorado. Site characteristics and sediment yields wer...

In China, the ridge-furrow water conservation planting (RC) system is advantageous for improving crop yields and rainwater use efficiency. In RC planting system, plastic film-mulched ridges are employed for water harvesting while the furrows serve as infiltration and planting belts. To optimize the RC system and to overcome problems due to the lack of water in semi-humid areas at risk of drough...

Incorporation of forest slash during stand establishment is proposed as ameans of increasing soil carbon and nutrient stocks. If effective, the increased soil carbon and nutrient status may result in increased aboveground tree growth. Eight years after study installation, the impact of forest slash incorporation into the soil on soil carbon and nutrient stocks, foliar nutrients and loblolly pin...

Organic mulches, like peel and rice-straw, besides other materials affect the UV and temperature, which cause a reduction in the aphid arrival. The aim was to evaluate the effect of covering the soil with straw on the populations of the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae on the kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala plants. The first experiment evaluated the direct effect of the rice-straw mulch ...

Water scarcity threatens food security in arid areas, highlighting the importance of water-saving agriculture for production. Agricultural management practices are developed to improve water-use efficiency, and their effects generally evaluated at field scale rather than regional scale. To figure out potential irrigation methods mulching practices, FAO AquaCrop model was first calibrated valida...

Soil organic carbon (SOC) storage and decomposability are crucial for soil quality. Film mulching phosphorus (P) application important agricultural practices on the semiarid Loess Plateau. This study analyzed combined effects of film P SOC, its fractions, mineralization kinetics under alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). The six-year field experiment incorporated randomized blocks split-plot design wi...

Black plastic film mulching is widely practiced in crop production, especially horticultural systems, because of its multiple benefits. However, post-usage polluting residues and limited availability to farmers at all places cause concern. The objective this study was evaluate a field experiment the potential commonly available stationery-purpose poly-coated brown wrapping sheet bhendi [Abelmos...