This research was carried out in order to demonstrate that mulching the ground helps to
conserve water, because agricultural sustainability in dryland contexts is threatened by …

China is a large agricultural country, and food security is significantly limited by the shortage
of water resources. Plastic mulching technology can effectively modify the crop growth …

Food security has been a significant issue for the livelihood of smallholder family farms in
highly populated regions and countries. Industrialized farming in more developed countries …

Plastic mulching has become a globally applied agricultural practice for its instant economic
benefits such as higher yields, earlier harvests, improved fruit quality and increased water …

The global temperature has been increasing over the years due to climate change that,
directly or indirectly, affects water and energy consumptions in the agriculture sector. The …

Agriculture consumes more than two thirds of the total freshwater of the planet. This issue
causes substantial conflict in freshwater allocation between agriculture and other economic …

Since 1990, crop yields have stagnated in many parts of the world, posing a significant
challenge to global food security [1]. As such, innovative solutions are needed to increase …

The rising population and reduction in the amount of land and some other resources have
created tremendous pressure on current agricultural producers to meet the increasing food …

Agricultural water resources have been limited over the years due to global warming and
irregular rainfall in the arid and semi-arid regions. To mitigate the water stress in agriculture …

Drought is a major environmental stress threatening wheat productivity worldwide. Global
climate models predict changed precipitation patterns with frequent episodes of drought …