Mulching as a sustainable water and soil saving practice in agriculture: A review

HS El-Beltagi, A Basit, HI Mohamed, I Ali, S Ullah… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
This research was carried out in order to demonstrate that mulching the ground helps to
conserve water, because agricultural sustainability in dryland contexts is threatened by …

[HTML][HTML] A regional evaluation of plastic film mulching for improving crop yields on the Loess Plateau of China

F Zhang, W Zhang, J Qi, FM Li - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2018 - Elsevier
The plastic film mulching (PM) management is being increasingly adopted in the vast rainfed
farming regions of China, especially in the Loess Plateau, to obtain high yields. Although …

Water-saving innovations in Chinese agriculture

Q Chai, Y Gan, NC Turner, RZ Zhang, C Yang… - Advances in …, 2014 - Elsevier
Water scarcity, water pollution, and water-related waste threaten humanity globally, largely
due to the limited supply of freshwater on the planet, the unbalanced distribution of water …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of straw mulching and reduced tillage on crop production and environment: A review

C Du, L Li, Z Effah - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Taking sustainable agriculture measures is critical to effectively cope with the effect of the
increasing population on water shortage. Straw mulching and reduced tillage are the most …