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 …

Potential agricultural and environmental benefits of mulches—a review

R Iqbal, MAS Raza, M Valipour, MF Saleem… - Bulletin of the National …, 2020 - Springer
Rapid industrialization and urbanization have resulted in elevated global temperature over
the years consequently disturbing the balance of agro-ecological systems worldwide …

Enhancing crop yield and conserving soil moisture through mulching practices in dryland agriculture

AH Demo, G Asefa Bogale - Frontiers in Agronomy, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Dryland agriculture requires the efficient utilization of water resources and the
implementation of water-conserving technologies. Mulching is a water conservation practice …

Organic and synthetic mulching: Effects on soil-plant productivity and environment

S Ahmad, H Tariq, S Abbas, M Arshad… - … : Plants, soil & …, 2022 - Springer
Soil and water conservation are the important aspects in modern world, because of the
scarcity of water, agricultural land degradation and soil loss mainly due to erosion. Mulching …

Effect of mulching, row direction and spacing on microclimate and wheat yield at Ludhiana

LK Dhaliwal, GS Buttar… - Journal of …, 2019 - journal.agrimetassociation.org
The field experiments were conducted in rabi seasons of 2014-15 and 2015-16 at research
farm, Ludhiana, Punjab. Wheat variety (WH 1105) was sown in two row directions viz, east …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of different moisture conservation practices on maize production and productivity in Dallomanna Districts of Bale Lowland Southeastern Ethiopia

RG Telila, DA Naneso, ME Diriba… - Journal of Scientific …, 2024 - researchgate.net
The in-situ moisture conservation and mulching are techniques that help retain moisture at
the root zone, reduce evapotranspiration, and increase the time of infiltration for maize …

Performance of rajma (Phaseolus vulgaris) cultivars under organic mulches in Meghalayan Plateau of North Eastern India

Y Marwein, LIP Ray - Legume Research-an international …, 2019 - indianjournals.com
A field experiment was conducted at college of postgraduate studies farm during winter
season of 2015–16 in Ri-Bhoi district, Meghalaya to study the effect of two different organic …

Mulching for microclimate modifications in farming-An overview

K Stigter, K Ramesh… - Indian Journal of Agronomy, 2018 - indianjournals.com
Mulch kept on or applied to the soil modifies crop microclimate above and within the soil as
well as above and within the mulch. Residue retention, mulch application and/or live mulch …

[PDF][PDF] Mulching effects on soil temperature and yield of pear [Pyrus pyrifoila (Burm.) Nakai] in humid subtropical climate of Punjab

MS Gill, PPS Gill, RK Pal, N Singh - MAUSAM, 2022 - metnet.imd.gov.in
The effect of mulch materials on soil temperature and yield attributes in pear under
subtropics of North Western region of India were studied for two years 2018 and 2019. The …

Mulching: A diversified and multipurpose input in agriculture

TM Soumya, S Hulmani, MM Mopagar… - Environment …, 2023 - journal.environcj.in
The ever-growing demand for food has led to the depletion of natural resources. Water
scarcity, land degradation, and climate change are the main factors contributing to declining …