scholarly journals Testing Biodegradable Films as Alternatives to Plastic-Film Mulching for Enhancing the Yield and Economic Benefits of Processed Tomato in Xinjiang Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3093
Author(s):  
Anwar Abduwaiti ◽  
Xiaowei Liu ◽  
Changrong Yan ◽  
Yinghao Xue ◽  
Tuo Jin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Yield ◽  
Bare Soil ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Plastic Film ◽  
Biodegradable Film ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Plastic Film Mulching ◽  
Agricultural Applications ◽  
Film Mulching ◽  
Increasing Temperature

The extensive application of plastic-film mulching (PFM) has brought a series of environmental pollution due to the lack of awareness of plastic-film rational use and absence of plastic residues recycling in China. In addition, the use of degradable film instead of common polyethylene plastic film (PE film) can effectively alleviate this situation. The substitution of PE film with biodegradable film in the agricultural production of processed tomato in Xinjiang region was investigated in this study. Using bare soil as the control, we compared the effects of PE film and biodegradable film mulching on crop growth, yield, and economic benefits in processed tomato. The results indicated that: (1) Biodegradable film with a thickness of about 8 μm can meet the mechanical operation requirements, and the effect of biodegradable film mulching was completely consistent with that of PE film; (2) Four kinds of biodegradable film can meet the requirements of processed tomato growth and development, although slightly different from PE film in increasing temperature and water retention; (3) Plastic-film planting can ensure a net profit of 1.14–1.64 ten thousand CNY per hectare under the current production conditions and mode of Xinjiang region, and biodegradable film planting was observed to be essentially equal to those of PE film; (4) Nearly 50%–70% of the biodegradable film was ruptured and degraded during processed tomato harvesting, which avoided the occurrence of the winch of the plastic-film winding harvester and improves the efficiency and commodity rate of the processed tomato harvest operation. As the biodegradable film mulching causes no residual pollution, it is accepted to be an alternative to plastic-film mulching for agricultural applications and supports the sustainable development of agroecosystems in Xinjiang region.

Optimization Economic Benefits of Plastic Film Mulching on Sunflower

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shi Jianguo ◽  
Liu Jinghui ◽  
Zhao Baoping ◽  
Xue Shaoxia ◽  
Jia Lixin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Plastic Film ◽  
Plastic Film Mulching ◽  
Film Mulching

scholarly journals The Effects of Biodegradable Mulch Film on the Growth, Yield, and Water Use Efficiency of Cotton and Maize in an Arid Region

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 7039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Deng ◽  
Yang Yu ◽  
Haiyan Zhang ◽  
Qian Wang ◽  
Ruide Yu
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Arid Region ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Bare Soil ◽  
Plastic Film ◽  
Plastic Mulch ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Mulch Film ◽  
Biodegradable Mulch ◽  
Use Efficiency

Plastic residual film pollution in China is severe, and the use of degradable mulch film instead of plastic mulch can effectively alleviate this situation. The substitution of common polyethylene plastic mulch film with biodegradable mulch film in the agricultural production of cotton and maize in an arid region was investigated in the present study. Using bare soil as the control, we compared the effects of common polyethylene plastic film and biodegradable mulch film on crop growth, yield, and water use efficiency (WUE) in maize and cotton. The results indicated that: (1) the biodegradable mulch film in this region remained intact for 60 days after being laid down, significantly degrading after 120 days, and was associated with increased soil temperature, moisture conservation, and degradability in comparison to a bare soil control; (2) Both the biodegradable mulch film and the polyethylene plastic film significantly increased various physiological parameters, such as crop height, stalk diameter, and leaf area; (3) The biodegradable mulch film had a significant effect on crop yield by 69.4–76.2% and 65.2–71.9%, respectively, compared to the bare soil control. (4) Compared to the bare soil control, the biodegradable mulch film effectively increased WUE in the crops by 64.5–73.1%. In summary, biodegradable mulch film had comparable results to the common polyethylene plastic film in increasing crop growth, yield, and WUE. As the biodegradable mulch film causes no residual pollution, it is thus preferable to common plastic mulch film for agricultural applications in arid regions and supports the sustainable development of agroecosystems. Therefore, the use of degradable mulch films in agricultural production is more environmentally friendly and more conducive to the sustainable development of agricultural systems.

scholarly journals Effects of Irrigation Techniques on Yield, Quality and Water Use Efficiency of Greenhouse Grown Celery (Apium graveolens L.)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shenglin Wang ◽  
Chen Luo ◽  
Yue Xie ◽  
Xiaotang Jiang ◽  
Yixin Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Use Efficiency ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Sprinkler Irrigation ◽  
Furrow Irrigation ◽  
Plastic Film ◽  
Irrigation Amount ◽  
Plastic Film Mulching ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Yield Quality ◽  
Film Mulching

Abstract Background: Traditional irrigation methods in protected vegetable production such as furrow irrigation result in low water use efficiency. New techniques, such as drip irrigation, micro-sprinkling irrigation have been developed for improving water use efficiency. However, these techniques have not been tested in greenhouse celery production. In this study, three different irrigation techniques micro-sprinkler irrigation (MS), furrow irrigation under plastic film mulching (PF) and micro-sprinkler irrigation under the plastic film mulching (MSP) were investigated whether the three techniques can improve the yield, quality and water use efficiency of greenhouse-grown celery, compared to furrow irrigation (FI). Results: The individual plant weight of celery was higher under MS, PF and MSP than under FI in both autumn season crop (AC) and spring season crop (SC), compared to FI. In AC and SC, the economic yield of celery increases under MSP by 54.18% and 49.55%, the economic yield of celery increases under PF by 30.37% and 34.10%. The irrigation amount of MSP was 151.69 and 179.91 m3 667 m-2 in AC and SC, which was 23.13% and 27.27% lower than that of FI. The irrigation amount of PF was 151.69 and 196.78 m3 667 m-2 in AC and SC, which was 23.13% and 20.45% lower than that of FI. PF and MSP reduced the irrigation amount of celery cultivation in greenhouse, and soil evaporation content. Conclusions: In short, MSP and PF promoted the growth and yield of celery in greenhouse with improved quality and water use efficiency.

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