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 …

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 …

Mulching with polyethylene film is a common technique in rain-fed regions used to address
insufficient precipitation and heat, and thus promote crop growth, but it can lead to soil …

The increase in emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) due to anthropogenic perturbation in
both the agricultural and natural eco-systems are degrading the environmental quality …

[Objective] The objective of this experiment was to study the effects of different plastic film
mulching modes on the change pattern of the soil moisture and temperature, high-efficient …

Soil mulching has been widely used to improve crop productivity around the world, but how
various mulching practices affect soil hydrothermal conditions, water-temperature-radiation …

Plastic polyethylene mulch has been widely used in crop production, but also causes
environmental pollution if plastic residues accumulate in soil. Biodegradable plastic mulches …

Ridge-furrow (RF) farming systems with white plastic film have been used extensively for
maize (Zea mays L.) production in semiarid areas, yet black plastic film has less effect on …

The use of plastic mulch films is widespread in agriculture for specialty cropping systems
because of several benefits. In this article, we critically review, for the first time under a …

Salt stress has been increasingly constraining crop productivity in arid lands of the world
and there is some evidence that a combination of straw layer burial and plastic film mulching …