ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted to study the effects of tillage and mulch on
weed growth, soil moisture storage, productivity and profitability of upland rice during 2012 …

Mulching is an effective technique for soil moisture conservation and increasing
mineralization. Four mulching practices (ie no-mulch, canola residue, transparent and blue …

Mulch is an organic or inorganic protective layer that covers the soil and modifies some of
the soil properties for the better performance of the crop. Mulching is one of the important …

Straw mulching allows for effective water storage in dryland wheat production. Finding a
suitable straw mulching model that facilitates wheat growth was the objective of this study. A …

Dryland has a great potential regardless of limitations. Increasing rice productivity can be
done by water and land management on the dryland especially on dry season. This study …

Poor crop stand affects crop growth and development. Understanding the role of mulching
techniques and nitrogen management in crop stand and phenological occurrence is not well …

A modified greenhouse study was performed in summer season 2016 and 2017 to evaluate
the effect of organic mulch on soil temperature, soil properties, vegetative growth, and total …

The climate change, water shortage and increasing evapotranspiration highlights the need
to introduce water saving technologies for agricultural sustainability and crop production …

Irrespective of highest annual average rainfall of North Eastern Region (NER), it makes
almost difficult to grow second crop during the winter (rabi) season due to lack of suitable in …

Field experiment was carried out to study the effect of different mulching (black plastic mulch,
green plastic mulch and organic mulch) and nitrogen levels (48kg (100%) nitrogen, 80 …