The effects of straw incorporation with plastic film mulch on soil properties and bacterial community structure on the loess plateau

• Published in: European journal of soil science Vol. 72; no. 2; pp. 979 - 994
• Main Authors: Li, Yüze, Hu, Yingchun, Song, Duanpu, Liang, Shihan, Qin, Xiaoliang, Siddique, Kadambot H. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2021; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Ammonium; Ammonium compounds; ammonium nitrogen; Arid regions; Bacteria; bacterial communities; Carbon cycle; China; Community structure; Corn straw; cropland; Cycles; Incorporation; Loess; microbial community; nitrate nitrogen; Nitrogen; Nitrogen cycle; Nutrient balance; Nutrient cycles; Organic carbon; Physicochemical processes; Physicochemical properties; plastic film mulches; Plastics; Polymer films; Semi arid areas; Semiarid zones; soil bacteria; Soil formation; Soil microorganisms; soil organic carbon; Soil properties; Soil structure; Soils; Straw; Topsoil; total nitrogen; China

The application of plastic film mulch and the return and incorporation of crop straw into topsoil as independent treatments affect soil physicochemical properties, including nutrient balance/cycling. It remains unclear whether combining straw incorporation and plastic film mulch significantly affect...