Drip irrigation underneath plastic film mulch was extensively applied to mitigate water
scarcity in oasis agroecosystems over arid northwest China. However, the local climate …

Drip irrigation under plastic mulch is a common agricultural practice for oasis
agroecosystems in the extensive arid regions of northwest China, and it is widely used to …

Soil hydrothermal condition is one of the most important factors affecting crop growth in arid
regions. This study aimed to investigate the effect of mulching and tillage on moisture and …

Arid and semi-arid areas of Northwest China are extremely sensitive to climate change.
Plastic mulch is a technology used worldwide to inhibit soil evaporation and increase crop …

Compared to either drip irrigation or mulching with plastic film, the two methods together can
reduce water requirements of crops grown in arid areas by more than 30%. Such a …

Introduction Warming and drought brought about by climate change seriously harm
sustainable agricultural production in southern Xinjiang. It is still unclear how irrigation can …

Plastic film mulch, which effectively maintains soil moisture by suppressing soil evaporation,
has been widely used in cropland in Northwest China, where water scarcity severely …

Water shortage and soil salinization are the two main factors that are limiting the
sustainability of agriculture in arid and semi-arid areas. The mulched drip irrigation (MDI) …

The film mulched drip irrigation (FMDI) in severe drought and salinity areas makes the
transport of water, heat, and salt in the soil more complicated. In this paper, two-year field …

Plastic mulching has been widely used in arid regions because it can decrease soil water
evaporation and raise soil temperature. Previous studies, however, treated soil water …