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Mulch Thickness Effects

Mulch Thickness Effects is a construct in soil cover management that refers to the differential impacts of varying layers of organic or inorganic material applied to the soil surface on soil moisture retention, temperature regulation, weed suppression, and overall plant growth performance.

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Authors

42

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Accumulation of Water in Soils under Gravel and Sand Mulches

W. D. Kemper, A. D. Nicks, A. T. Corey · Soil Science Society of America Journal · 1994 · 101 citations

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Influence of the thickness and grain size of tephra mulch on soil water evaporation

C. Jiménez, María Teresa Tejedor · Agricultural Water Management · 2005 · 98 citations

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Water accumulation in soil by gravel and sand mulches: Influence of textural composition and thickness of mulch layers

Xiaoyan Li · Journal of Arid Environments · 2011 · 48 citations

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Influence of gravel mulch stratum thickness and gravel grain size on evaporation resistance

Qiu Yang, Zhongkui Xie, Yajun Wang et al. · Journal of Hydrology · 2014 · 44 citations

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Plant residue mulch increases measured and modelled soil moisture content in the effective root zone of maize in semi-arid Kenya

Juuso Tuure, Matti Räsänen, M. Hautala et al. · Soil and Tillage Research · 2021 · 40 citations · Full text

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Authors

119

  1. ZX
    Zhongkui Xie

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    3 publications · 87 citations

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  2. YW
    Yajun Wang

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    3 publications · 87 citations

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  3. QD
    Qi Du

    Taiyuan University of Technology, China

    2 publications · 28 citations

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  4. SS
    S. S. Malhi

    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada

    2 publications · 77 citations

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  5. JC
    Junfeng Chen

    Taiyuan University of Technology, China

    2 publications · 28 citations

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Institutions

42

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    5 h-index

    17 publications

    429 citations

  2. Beijing Forestry University

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    206 citations

  3. State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering

    Nanjing, China

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

  4. Taiyuan University of Technology

    Taiyuan, China

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    124 citations

  5. University of Nebraska–Lincoln

    Lincoln, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    72 citations

  6. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    262 citations

  7. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    66 citations

  8. Adamawa State University

    Mubi, Nigeria

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    40 citations

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Venues

  1. Agronomy Journal

    2 publications · 33 citations

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  2. Soil Science Society of America Journal

    SSSAJ · 2 publications · 118 citations

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  3. Soil and Tillage Research

    2 publications · 68 citations

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  4. Scientific Reports

    2 publications · 64 citations

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  5. Journal of Hydrology

    2 publications · 65 citations

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