Claim · model-written summary
Black film mulch lowered maize malondialdehyde content relative to white film and bare land.
Zea maysNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSettingValueQualifier
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Verbatim
e0“The MDA content was also lower than that in the WFM and BL treatments.”
e1“BFM treatment”
t0“maize”
Title
Yafang Fu; Leiyong Si; Yan Jin; et al. Soil Use and Management 2020. doi:10.1111/sum.12677
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Intervention effect Black film mulch significantly increased maize leaf SPAD values relative to white film or bare land.
- Intervention effect Black film mulch significantly increased superoxide dismutase and catalase activities in maize leaves relative to white film or bare land.
- Intervention effect Black film mulch significantly increased aboveground biomass in both maize varieties relative to white film and bare land.
- Intervention effect Black film mulch significantly increased yield in both maize varieties relative to white film and bare land.
- Observation The response to film mulch differed between the varieties.
- Recommendation The authors concluded that black film mulch helped slow late leaf senescence in dryland maize.
- Observation The authors found black film mulch especially effective for the early maturing maize variety.