Abstract
Freshwater shortage is the main problem in Heilonggang lower-lying plain, while a considerable amount of underground saline water is available. We wanted to find an effective way to use the brackish water in winter wheat production. Surface mulch has significant effect in reducing evaporation and decreasing soil salinity level. This research was aimed at comparing the effect of different mulch materials on winter wheat production. The experiment was conducted during 2002~2003 and 2003~2004. Four treatments were setup: (1) no mulch, (2) mulch with plastic film, (3) mulch with corn straw, (4) mulch with concrete slab between the rows. The result indicated that concrete mulch and straw mulch was effective in conserving soil water compared to plastic film mulch which increased soil temperature. Concrete mulch decreases surface soil salinity better in comparison to other mulches used. Straw mulch conserved more soil water but decreased wheat grain yield probably due to low temperature. Concrete mulch had similar effect with plastic film mulch on promoting winter wheat development and growth.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Concrete mulch was more effective than plastic film mulch in conserving soil water.
- Taxon
- winter wheat
Triticum aestivumt0 - Treatment
- concrete mulche1
- Outcome
- conserving soil watere1
- Direction
- higherinferrede1
- Comparator
- plastic film mulche1
- Setting
- Heilonggang region of North Chinat0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Effect of different mulch materials on winter wheat production in desalinized soil in Heilonggang region of North China”
e1“The result indicated that concrete mulch and straw mulch was effective in conserving soil water compared to plastic film mulch which increased soil temperature”
Claim · model-written summary
Straw mulch was more effective than plastic film mulch in conserving soil water.
- Taxon
- winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- straw mulche1
- Outcome
- conserving soil watere1
- Direction
- higherinferrede1
- Comparator
- plastic film mulche1
- Setting
- Heilonggang region of North Chinat0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Effect of different mulch materials on winter wheat production in desalinized soil in Heilonggang region of North China”
e1“The result indicated that concrete mulch and straw mulch was effective in conserving soil water compared to plastic film mulch which increased soil temperature”
Claim · model-written summary
Plastic film mulch increased soil temperature.
- Taxon
- winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- plastic film mulche2
- Outcome
- soil temperaturee2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Setting
- Heilonggang region of North Chinat0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Effect of different mulch materials on winter wheat production in desalinized soil in Heilonggang region of North China”
e2“compared to plastic film mulch which increased soil temperature”
Claim · model-written summary
Concrete mulch decreased surface soil salinity better than the other mulches.
- Taxon
- winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- Concrete mulche3
- Outcome
- surface soil salinitye3
- Direction
- decreasese3
- Comparator
- other mulchese3
- Setting
- Heilonggang region of North Chinat0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Effect of different mulch materials on winter wheat production in desalinized soil in Heilonggang region of North China”
e3“Concrete mulch decreases surface soil salinity better in comparison to other mulches used”
Claim · model-written summary
Straw mulch conserved more soil water.
- Taxon
- winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- Straw mulche4
- Outcome
- soil watere4
- Direction
- higherinferrede4
- Setting
- Heilonggang region of North Chinat0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Effect of different mulch materials on winter wheat production in desalinized soil in Heilonggang region of North China”
e4“Straw mulch conserved more soil water but decreased wheat grain yield probably due to low temperature”
Claim · model-written summary
Straw mulch decreased wheat grain yield, probably due to low temperature.
- Taxon
- winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- Straw mulche4
- Outcome
- wheat grain yielde4
- Direction
- decreasede4
- Qualifier
- probably due to low temperaturee4
- Setting
- Heilonggang region of North Chinat0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Effect of different mulch materials on winter wheat production in desalinized soil in Heilonggang region of North China”
e4“Straw mulch conserved more soil water but decreased wheat grain yield probably due to low temperature”
Claim · model-written summary
Concrete mulch had a similar effect to plastic film mulch on promoting winter wheat development and growth.
- Taxon
- winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- Concrete mulche5
- Outcome
- winter wheat development and growthe5
- Direction
- similar effecte5
- Comparator
- plastic film mulche5
- Setting
- Heilonggang region of North Chinat0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Effect of different mulch materials on winter wheat production in desalinized soil in Heilonggang region of North China”
e5“Concrete mulch had similar effect with plastic film mulch on promoting winter wheat development and growth”
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