Paper · 2025 · Agriculture

Effects of Biodegradable Film Mulching and Water-Saving Irrigation on Soil Moisture and Temperature in Paddy Fields of the Black Soil Region

Jizhen Li; Yuning He; Jilong Liu; et al.

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Abstract

Paddy cultivation in the black soil region of northeast China is faced with the problems of low irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE) and low temperature stress during sowing. Therefore, the combinations of film mulching and water-saving irrigation methods were adopted to adjust the balance between water and yield under the condition of suitable soil water and heat environment, and to quantify the relationship between irrigation water and yield formation. This study investigated the mechanisms of two kinds of biodegradable film mulching combined with two water-saving irrigation on soil hydrothermal conditions in cold-region paddy fields. The results show that film mulching improved the water retention capacity of the soil at different depths, with black film exhibiting better moisture conservation than white film. Overall, controlled irrigation resulted in higher soil moisture than ridge irrigation before the heading–flowering stage, but lower values in heading–flower stage and the later stage. Film mulching also increased soil temperature across different layers, with black film showing a more warming effect in the 0–5 cm soil layer. All combinations of biodegradable film mulching and water-saving irrigation enhanced the IWUE, with the ridge irrigation combined with black film mulching showing the most significant improvement. This research provides technical references for water-efficient rice cultivation in cold regions.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Film mulching improved soil water retention at different depths.

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film mulchinge0
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water retention capacity of the soile0
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improvede0
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at different depthse0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“film mulching improved the water retention capacity of the soil at different depths”

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“rice cultivation in cold regions”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Black film conserved more soil moisture than white film.

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black filme0
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moisture conservatione0
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bettere0
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white filme0

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Oryza sativa
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“black film exhibiting better moisture conservation than white film.”

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“rice cultivation in cold regions”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Controlled irrigation gave higher soil moisture than ridge irrigation before heading and flowering.

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controlled irrigatione0
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soil moisturee0
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highere0
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before the heading–flowering stagee0
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ridge irrigatione0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“controlled irrigation resulted in higher soil moisture than ridge irrigation before the heading–flowering stage”

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“rice cultivation in cold regions”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Controlled irrigation gave lower soil moisture than ridge irrigation from heading and flowering onward.

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controlled irrigatione2
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soil moisturee2
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lowere0
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heading–flower stage and the later stagee0
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ridge irrigatione2

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Oryza sativa
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“lower values in heading–flower stage and the later stage.”

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“rice cultivation in cold regions”

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“controlled irrigation resulted in higher soil moisture than ridge irrigation before the heading–flowering stage”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Film mulching raised soil temperatures across layers.

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soil temperaturee0
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“Film mulching also increased soil temperature across different layers”

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“rice cultivation in cold regions”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Black film warmed the 0–5 cm layer more than white film.

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black filme0
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warming effecte0
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0–5 cm soil layere0
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white filme2

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“black film showing a more warming effect in the 0–5 cm soil layer.”

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“rice cultivation in cold regions”

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“black film exhibiting better moisture conservation than white film.”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Every film and water-saving irrigation combination increased irrigation water use efficiency.

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biodegradable film mulching and water-saving irrigatione0
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IWUEe0
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enhancede0

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“All combinations of biodegradable film mulching and water-saving irrigation enhanced the IWUE”

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“rice cultivation in cold regions”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Ridge irrigation with black film gave the largest improvement in irrigation water use efficiency.

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ridge irrigation combined with black film mulchinge0
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improvemente0
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most significant improvemente0

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Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“ridge irrigation combined with black film mulching showing the most significant improvement.”

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“rice cultivation in cold regions”

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