Agronomic performance of polyethylene and biodegradable plastic film mulches in a maize cropping system in a humid continental climate

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 786; p. 147460
• Main Authors: Wang, Zhengyu, Li, Mingxuan, Flury, Markus, Schaeffer, Sean M., Chang, Yi, Tao, Zhao, Jia, Zhaojie, Li, Shitong, Ding, Fan, Wang, Jingkuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 10.09.2021
• Subjects: agronomic traits; biodegradability; China; color; continental climates; corn; Corn quality; Corn yield; environment; field experimentation; Mulch color; plastic film; plastic film mulches; Plastic film mulching; pollution; polyethylene; Soil temperature; China; Corn yield; Mulch color; Corn quality; Plastic film mulching; Soil temperature

Plastic polyethylene mulch has been widely used in crop production, but also causes environmental pollution if plastic residues accumulate in soil. Biodegradable plastic mulches (BDM) are a potential solution to problems caused by polyethylene mulches, as BDMs are designed be tilled into the soil af...