straw mulching
Wheat straw mulching with fertilizer nitrogen: An approach for improving soil water storage and maize crop productivity
... from mulching seems to be very ...The straw mulching provides a covering layer on the soil surface and saves rain water by reducing the runoff of rain water thus conserving more water and in- ...
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Effects of straw mulching on microclimate characteristics and evapotranspiration of drip-irrigated winter wheat in North China Plain
... that mulching improved K to some ...the straw mulching might decrease the heat and soil water exchange activity between the surface soil and air, which resulted in the enhancement of K above the ...
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Growth and physiological performance responses to drought stress under non flooded rice cultivation with straw mulching
... stressed conditions was thought to be associated with oxidative damage (Gogorcena et al. 1995). In other words, the SOD activity should be in line with the activity of POD and CAT. For example, it was reported that SOD ...
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Long-term vegetation response following post-fire straw mulching
... post-fire mulching have been done, with mixed ...with straw mulching in a dry mixed conifer ...that mulching can inhibit plant establishment and introduce non-native plant species (Beyers ...
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Effects of straw mulching on water consumption characteristics and yield of different types of summer maize plants
... that straw mulching during the summer maize-growing season could increase soil-profile depletion and enhance evapotranspira- ...the straw mulching rates 0, 6, and 12 t/ha, respectively; D0, ...
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Improving uniform scattering device for straw-smashing, back-throwing, no-tillage planter under complete straw mulching condition
... completely straw-mulched field, when no-tillage mechanical sowing is implemented with straw smashing, delivering, and back-throwing approaches, it may be difficult to scatter the smashed straw ...
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Soil microbial activity as influenced by compaction and straw mulching
... and straw mulching on microbial parameters of soil under ...with straw soil. The effect of soil compaction and straw mulching on the total bacteria number and activities of ...
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Effects of deficit irrigation and straw mulching on gas exchange of cucumber plants (Cucumis sativus L.)
... Cucumber plants were grown in loose soil, foil tunel. Cultivation spacing of plants were 1.5 × 0.2 m. The cucumber plants grown under control conditions (C), defi cit irrigation (S) and straw mulch (M), as well as ...
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EFFECT OF MULCHING AND BORON APPLICATION ON GROWTH, PRODUCTIVITY AND WATER USE OF WINTER NIGER UNDER RED-LATERITIC BELT OF WEST BENGAL
... of mulching and boron on growth, yield vis-a-vis water use of winter niger under purely rainfed ...of straw mulching @ 7 t/ha as well as boron spraying @ ...no mulching treatment whereas ...
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The Role of Mulching on Soil Characteristics
... (4.98). Mulching with coconut fronds increased leaf N, P and K content in ...with straw mulching compared to ...rice straw mulch increased K- content and decreased P- concentration in leaves ...
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Integrating a mini catchment with mulching for soil water management in a sloping jujube orchard on the semiarid Loess Plateau of China
... ganic mulching can increase soil water storage by reduc- ing storm runoff (Moreno-Ramón et ...Plateau, mulching has been widely used for conserving soil water ...that straw mulching and broken ...
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Soil respiration in a triple intercropping system under conservation tillage
... ventional tillage, straw mulching treatment en- hanced soil respiration rate but the ridge tillage had different effects. In wheat-soybean stripes, ridge tillage increased soil respiration rate but in corn ...
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Effects of different irrigation frequencies and incorporation of rice straw on yield and water productivity of wheat crop
... The research was piloted to evaluate the effect of different rice straw mulching rates and different irrigation frequencies on yield and water productivity of the wheat crop. The experiment was laid out in ...
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WEED CONTROL AND NUTRIENT PROMOTION IN ZERO TILLAGE WHEAT THROUGH RICE STRAW MULCH
... rice straw mulching at different doses for weed control and nutrients status improvement of soil in zero-till wheat at the Adaptive Research Farm, Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan during Rabi season 2008-09 and ...
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Comparison of safe weed control methods with chemical herbicide in potato field
... that straw mulching improved soil health by im- proving soil structure, increased organic matter in the soil, improved mineral nutrition, and enhanced soil bioactivity and ...rice straw, or cogon ...
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Influence of mulching on gherkins at two levels of irrigation
... using straw mulching than with the ...of mulching with straw on the weight of fruit was not confirmed, which corresponds to the findings of Ahmad et ...
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Reducing sediment concentration and soil loss using organic and inorganic amendments at plot scale
... wheat straw reduced soil erosion by 95 % compared to bare ...and mulching + seeding) did not significantly increase soil cover or affect runoff, but soil losses were low in all ...rice straw mulch at ...
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Effect of Weed Management Methods on the Growth and yield of Ginger in Metu, Illubabor Ethiopia
... that mulching ginger increased germination and growth of ginger plants in terms of height and number of tillers in the field and this was attributed due to the fact that mulching changed the physical and ...
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Incidence and Severity of Virus Diseases of Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus l Moench.) Under different Mulching Types
... of mulching could effectively reduce incidence of virus diseases but it is better determined by polythene mulching type and this was in accordance with report of Holland, [20] who reported that polythene ...
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Drinking speed using a valved Pat Saunders straw TM, wide bore straw and a narrow bore straw in school age children
... There was a small difference noted with age as seen in Table 1. As children became older, they increased their speed of sequential straw drinking. Although this trend could be seen on looking at the means and ...
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