Combined ditch buried straw return technology in a ridge–furrow plastic film mulch system: Implications for crop yield and soil organic matter dynamics

• Published in: Soil & tillage research Vol. 199; p. 104596
• Main Authors: Li, Yüze, Song, Duanpu, Dang, Pengfei, Wei, Lina, Qin, Xiaoliang, Siddique, Kadambot H.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.05.2020
• Subjects: biomass production; China; corn; crop yield; crude protein; field experimentation; Maize; mulching; plant height; plastic film mulches; Ridge planting; semiarid zones; soil; soil fertility; soil organic carbon; straw; Straw return; sustainable development; tillage; total nitrogen; water use efficiency; Yield; China; Maize; Yield; Ridge planting; Straw return

•A ridge–furrow plastic film mulch (RP) configuration with ditch buried straw return:•Is a sustainable practice in rainfed agricultural areas.•Increased soil organic carbon concentrations more than flat cultivation and RP without buried straw.•Increased total nitrogen in surface soil, relative to th...