A straw mulch system to allow continuous wheat production in an arid climate
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Hydrothermal effects on maize productivity with different planting patterns in a rainfed farmland area
2021, Soil and Tillage ResearchCitation Excerpt :Compared with no mulching, S decreased the average grain yield and WUE due to the reduced ST at the semiarid site, while the yield and WUE did not differ significantly from those under CK at the semi-humid site. Previous studies have shown that straw mulching can increase the crop yield in areas with high temperatures and low precipitation, where precipitation is the main limiting factor (Amir and Sinclair, 1996; Wang et al., 2018). We also found that the yield was higher at both sites under S than the non-mulched treatment only in the drought years.
Sowing date and mulch to improve water use and yield of wheat and barley in the Middle East environment
2018, Agricultural SystemsCitation Excerpt :Simulations of wheat in the Levant region with straw mulch showed an increase in both yield and the transpiration:evapotranspiration ratio in all growing seasons (Sinclair and Amir, 1996). However, in this case the major benefit of the straw mulch system was wetter soil that inhibited cereal cyst nematode development so that continuous wheat production was possible (Amir and Sinclair, 1996). Kirkegaard and Hunt (2010) included a stubble retention management in their simulations of wheat at the one location in Australia.
The influence of rotational tillage on soil water storage, water use efficiency and maize yield in semi-arid areas under varied rainfall conditions
2018, Agricultural Water ManagementCitation Excerpt :In our experiments, NT/ST significantly enhanced soil storage at both stages (jointing and filling stages) in normal and dry years compared with NT. The most likely possible explanation for these results is that the interval with NT and sub-soiling (with straw mulching) decreased tillage times and made soil lumpy and porous, which may have resulted in more water in the soil and decreased evaporation (Amir and Sinclair, 1996). In contrast, after several successive years of no-till system, the soil appears to increase due to soil bulk density increment and porosity decrement, thwarting rainfall infiltration and water storage (Zink et al., 2011).
Effect of plastic sheet mulch, wheat straw mulch, and maize growth on water loss by evaporation in dryland areas of China
2013, Agricultural Water ManagementEffects of rotational tillage practices on soil properties, winter wheat yields and water-use efficiency in semi-arid areas of north-west China
2012, Field Crops ResearchCitation Excerpt :Our study found that the rotational tillage treatments produced significantly higher amounts of >0.25 mm macroaggregates compared with conventional tillage. This was because rotational tillage practices decreased tillage times (Amir and Sinclair, 1996), and reduced the mechanical destruction to soil aggregates. Conventional tillage with frequent tillage operations disturb soil, and increase the effect of drying–rewetting and freezing–thawing, which increase macroaggregate susceptibility to disruption (Mikha and Rice, 2004).
Water accumulation in soil by gravel and sand mulches: Influence of textural composition and thickness of mulch layers
2011, Journal of Arid EnvironmentsCitation Excerpt :Water limitation is one of the major constrains affecting cereal production in rainfed agriculture (Mathews and Cole, 1938). In order to reduce water loss in arid and semiarid regions, mulching is a common and effective practice, and the materials for mulching include straw, gravel, sand, wood-shaving, grass, plastic and so on (Amir and Sinclair, 1996; Chiroma et al., 2006; Hou et al., 2010; Jiménez et al., 2005; Li et al., 2000; Materechera, 2009). As one of the most important traditional techniques that are still practiced, gravel mulches have been used by farmers in dry areas of Argentina, China, Israel, Italy, Peru, New Zealand and USA for many years (Doolittle, 1998; Li, 2003; Lightfoot, 1994; Pérez, 2000; Poesen and Lavee, 1994).