Optimizing plastic film mulch to improve the yield and water use efficiency of dryland maize in the Loess Plateau, China.

ABSTRACT: Knowledge on the variation of yield and water use efficiency under different mulching methods is important for guiding rained maize production in the Loess Plateau area. In this study, eight different plastic film mulching methods was established to analyze the maize growth, soil water content and soil temperature changes of dryland maize, and increase yield and water use efficiency (WUE). The field experiment was conducted in 2019, and eight treatments were set up, including a traditional flat planting without mulching (CK), ridge-furrow with ridges mulching black plastic film and furrows mulching straw (HJ), ridge-furrow with ridges mulching black plastic film and furrows bare (HL), ridge-furrow with ridges mulching liquid plastic film and furrows mulching straw (YJ), ridge-furrow with r

SUBMITTER: Zhang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11537401 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature