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Mulching

Mulching is a land management practice in which a layer of organic or inorganic material is applied to the soil surface to conserve soil moisture, moderate temperature fluctuations, and facilitate vegetation establishment by reducing erosion and suppressing weed growth.

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2017–2026

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Agricultural plastic mulching as a source of microplastics in the terrestrial environment

Yi Huang, Qin Liu, Weiqian Jia et al. · Environmental Pollution · 2020 · 1.3K citations

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Macro- and micro- plastics in soil-plant system: Effects of plastic mulch film residues on wheat (Triticum aestivum) growth

Yueling Qi, Xiaomei Yang, Amalia Mejia Pelaez et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 2018 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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‘White revolution’ to ‘white pollution’—agricultural plastic film mulch in China

E K Liu, Wenqing He, Chunhua Yan · Environmental Research Letters · 2014 · 837 citations · Full text

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Recent advances in mulching materials and methods for modifying soil environment

Mohammad Abdul Kader, Masateru Senge, M. A. Mojid et al. · Soil and Tillage Research · 2017 · 676 citations

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Effects of plastic mulch film residues on wheat rhizosphere and soil properties

Yueling Qi, Adam Ossowicki, Xiaomei Yang et al. · Journal of Hazardous Materials · 2019 · 638 citations · Full text

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  1. ZJ
    Zhikuan Jia

    Northwest A&F University, China

    34 publications · 2.4K citations

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  2. FL
    Feng‐Min Li

    Lanzhou University, China

    32 publications · 3.5K citations

    26

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  3. KH
    Kadambot H. M. Siddique

    The University of Western Australia, Australia

    28 publications · 1.4K citations

    20

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  4. HF
    Hao Feng

    Northwest A&F University, China

    18 publications · 925 citations

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  5. SL
    Shiqing Li

    Northwest A&F University, China

    20 publications · 999 citations

    16

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Institutions

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  1. Northwest A&F University

    Yangling, China

    63 h-index

    1.1K publications

    65.9K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    49 h-index

    472 publications

    25.7K citations

  3. Institute of Soil and Water Conservation

    Yangling, China

    40 h-index

    283 publications

    16K citations

  4. Lanzhou University

    Lanzhou, China

    38 h-index

    264 publications

    19.5K citations

  5. China Agricultural University

    Beijing, China

    35 h-index

    170 publications

    12.8K citations

  6. Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

    Beijing, China

    31 h-index

    164 publications

    15.8K citations

  7. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    28 h-index

    121 publications

    5.6K citations

  8. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    27 h-index

    45 publications

    2.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Agricultural Water Management

    116 publications · 8.1K citations

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  2. Soil and Tillage Research

    73 publications · 7K citations

    45

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  3. Field Crops Research

    72 publications · 6.1K citations

    41

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  4. The Science of The Total Environment

    42 publications · 3.5K citations

    31

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  5. Agronomy Journal

    41 publications · 1.6K citations

    25

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