The use of plastic film in agriculture has the serious drawback of producing vast quantities of waste. In this work, films were prepared from natural fibers and biodegradable polymers as potential substitutes for the conventional non-biodegradable plastic film used as mulching material in agricultural production. The physical properties (e.g., mechanical properties, heat preservation, water per...

mulching is one of the methods of sand movement control to prepare condition for permanent fixation. oil mulches have been used in iran. because of high cost and negative environmental impacts of oil mulches, changes in mulches type and mulching methods is vital. therefore, for the first time in iran, different combinations of cement and lime were examined as stabilizer. sandy soil from the yaz...

This research evaluated the effectiveness of biodegradable mulches for weed control in container-grown ‘Martin’ giant arborvitae (Thuja plicata) and measured the effects of these mulches on evaporation and substrate temperature. The experiment was carried out in the 2008 and 2009 growing seasons. Four biodegradable mulching materials were tested and compared with a chemical control (oxadiazon) ...

Slash and burn agriculture, largely dependent on the duration of the fallow period to restore the productivity of the land, is extensively practiced by small landholders in Pará State, Brazil. Due to a mounting demographic pressure, fallow periods have been shortened, and signs of agronomic and ecological failure such as decreasing crop yields and structural and compositional depletion of the s...

Hetao Irrigation District (HID) is one of the main regions for maize and sunflower production in North China. However, water resource shortages soil salinization greatly limit production. The surface irrigation method HID; however, now, plastic mulching drip area increasing to reduce enhance crop yield. In this study, water, salt, nitrogen contents at 0–100 cm layer under non-mulching condition...

High water loss during land preparation of soils for rice (Oryza sativa L.) production results from bypass ̄ow through cracks. It was hypothesized that the losses can be reduced by measures that minimize crack development during the soil drying period or impede the ̄ow of water through these cracks. The effect of straw mulching and shallow surface tillage on crack formation during the fallow pe...

Climate, topography, soil and land use data which closely associated with the distribution of maize (Zea mays L.) has been collected and collated to identify the suitable areas for maize on condition of nature and using the technique of whole plastic-film Mulching on Double Ridges in China, the database of these factors have been created in the current article. The weights of these factors, cri...

Moving towards sustainable agriculture implies exploring the interconnections between farming and the environment, and soil is a key component of sustainability. Mulching is one of the methods to protect and enhance the productivity of the soil. We studied here the effect of mulching applied to mandarin tree rows for weed control in two localities near Tortosa, Spain, to compare its performance...

Effects of agricultural practices on ecosystem carbon storage have acquired widespread concern due to its alleviation of rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Recently, combining of furrow-ridge with plastic film mulching in spring maize ecosystem was widely applied to boost crop water productivity in the semiarid regions of China. However, there is still limited information about the potentia...

A interferência de plantas espontâneas é um grande problema na olericultura, sendo necessárias técnicas viáveis para controle. Assim o objetivo deste trabalho avaliar uso coberturas solo e tipos semeadura produtividade cenoura orgânica. O experimento foi realizado no Acre, entre julho setembro 2018, utilizando-se a cultivar Brasília Irecê. Instalado delineamento em blocos casualizados, parcelas...