Optimizing Plastic Mulching Improves the Growth and Increases Grain Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Spring Maize in Dryland of the Loess Plateau in China

[Objective]Transparent plastic film mulching(PFM)with flat cropping cultivation has been widely applied to grow maize(Zea mays L.)in dryland agricultural production areas of the Loess Plateau in China.However,with global warming-induced gradual increase in soil temperature,film-mulched spring maize experiences premature senescence and yield loss.[Method]In this study,a new form of mulching strategy involving dual mulching of transparent plastic film with who…查看全部>>