文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Liang Gaimei ¹ ; Wang Yuguo ¹ ; Chi Baoliang ² ; Li Nana ² ; Chen Wenliang ³ ; Qin Wei ⁴ ;

作者机构： 1.Shanxi Agr Univ, Coll Agr, Taigu 030801, Shanxi, Peoples R China

2.Shanxi Acad Agr Sci, Dryland Agr Res Ctr, Taiyuan, Shanxi, Peoples R China

3.Shanxi Acad Agr Sci, Inst Crop Genet, Taiyuan, Shanxi, Peoples R China

4.Wageningen Univ & Res, Dept Soil Qual, Wageningen, Netherlands

关键词： Soil water; dryland; mulch; maize yield; precipitation

期刊名称：ACTA AGRICULTURAE SCANDINAVICA SECTION B-SOIL AND PLANT SCIENCE （ 影响因子：1.694； 五年影响因子：1.568 ）

ISSN： 0906-4710

年卷期： 2018 年 68 卷 3 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Water and nutrient availability significantly limits global crop production, especially for dryland agriculture in arid and semi-arid regions. To explore the optimal soil mulching options for the Loess Plateau in China, a 3-year field study was conducted to investigate the effects of various soil mulching practices on soil temperature and the water use and grain yield of spring maize. The treatments included traditional flat farming (CK), narrow plastic film mulch (NM), wide plastic film mulch (WM) and narrow plastic film mulch + maize straw mulch between rows (MS). The results showed that MS treatment increased consistently soil temperature during the initial stages of maize growth, and more importantly, it reduced diurnal temperature variation. MS also increased in soil water storage by 10.1%, leading to the highest water use efficiency (WUE = 30.9 kg ha(-1) mm(-1)) over CK on 3 year average. MS significantly increased maize yield and net income of farmers by up to 20%, compared to CK. In conclusion, optimisation of soil mulching strategies significantly enhanced crop yield and water productivity in dryland agriculture in China. Our study provides important guidance for exploring better soil management practice for dryland agriculture in the other regions of the world.