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 …

Effects of plastic mulching and plastic residue on agricultural production: A meta-analysis

H Gao, C Yan, Q Liu, W Ding, B Chen, Z Li - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
China is a large agricultural country, and food security is significantly limited by the shortage
of water resources. Plastic mulching technology can effectively modify the crop growth …

Integrated farming with intercropping increases food production while reducing environmental footprint

Q Chai, T Nemecek, C Liang, C Zhao… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Food security has been a significant issue for the livelihood of smallholder family farms in
highly populated regions and countries. Industrialized farming in more developed countries …

Plastic mulching in agriculture. Trading short-term agronomic benefits for long-term soil degradation?

Z Steinmetz, C Wollmann, M Schaefer… - Science of the total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Plastic mulching has become a globally applied agricultural practice for its instant economic
benefits such as higher yields, earlier harvests, improved fruit quality and increased water …

Recent advances in mulching materials and methods for modifying soil environment

MA Kader, M Senge, MA Mojid, K Ito - Soil and Tillage Research, 2017 - Elsevier
The global temperature has been increasing over the years due to climate change that,
directly or indirectly, affects water and energy consumptions in the agriculture sector. The …

Regulated deficit irrigation for crop production under drought stress. A review

Q Chai, Y Gan, C Zhao, HL Xu, RM Waskom… - Agronomy for …, 2016 - Springer
Agriculture consumes more than two thirds of the total freshwater of the planet. This issue
causes substantial conflict in freshwater allocation between agriculture and other economic …

An overview of the use of plastic-film mulching in China to increase crop yield and water-use efficiency

D Sun, H Li, E Wang, W He, W Hao, C Yan… - National Science …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Since 1990, crop yields have stagnated in many parts of the world, posing a significant
challenge to global food security [1]. As such, innovative solutions are needed to increase …

Soil and crop management strategies to ensure higher crop productivity within sustainable environments

F Shah, W Wu - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
The rising population and reduction in the amount of land and some other resources have
created tremendous pressure on current agricultural producers to meet the increasing food …

Mulching as water-saving technique in dryland agriculture

MA Kader, A Singha, MA Begum, A Jewel… - Bulletin of the National …, 2019 - Springer
Agricultural water resources have been limited over the years due to global warming and
irregular rainfall in the arid and semi-arid regions. To mitigate the water stress in agriculture …

Drought stress in wheat during flowering and grain-filling periods

M Farooq, M Hussain, KHM Siddique - Critical reviews in plant …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Drought is a major environmental stress threatening wheat productivity worldwide. Global
climate models predict changed precipitation patterns with frequent episodes of drought …