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Surface Mulching

Surface Mulching is a mulching practice that involves the application of organic or inorganic materials directly onto the soil surface to conserve moisture, suppress weeds, and modulate soil temperature.

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2017–2026

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Runoff and nutrient losses in citrus orchards on sloping land subjected to different surface mulching practices in the Danjiangkou Reservoir area of China

Yongchun Liu, Yong Tao, Kaiyuan Wan et al. · Agricultural Water Management · 2012 · 175 citations

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The role of mulch and its architecture in modifying soil temperature

KL Bristow · Australian Journal of Soil Research · 1988 · 118 citations

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Effects of gravel and sand mulches on dew deposition in the semiarid region of China

Xiaoyan Li · Journal of Hydrology · 2002 · 100 citations

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Soybean nodulation and nitrogen fixation in response to soil compaction and surface straw mulching

Anna Siczek, Jerzy Lipiec · Soil and Tillage Research · 2011 · 96 citations

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Mulching: A Soil and Water Conservation Practice

S Patil Shirish, S Kelkar Tushar, A. Satish · 2013 · 89 citations

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Authors

204

  1. RH
    Robert Horton

    Iowa State University, United States

    2 publications · 83 citations

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  2. JL
    Jerzy Lipiec

    Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

    2 publications · 154 citations

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  3. AS
    Anna Siczek

    Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

    2 publications · 154 citations

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  4. GN
    George N. Karuku

    University of Nairobi, Kenya

    2 publications · 29 citations

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  5. ZJ
    Zhikuan Jia

    Northwest A&F University, China

    2 publications · 89 citations

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Institutions

79

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    1.4K citations

  2. Institute of Soil and Water Conservation

    Yangling, China

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    481 citations

  3. Lanzhou University

    Lanzhou, China

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    215 citations

  4. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    83 citations

  5. Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    206 citations

  6. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    10 publications

    233 citations

  7. Northwest A&F University

    Yangling, China

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    266 citations

  8. University of Nairobi

    Nairobi, Kenya

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    29 citations

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Venues

  1. Soil and Tillage Research

    4 publications · 208 citations

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  2. Transactions of the ASAE

    3 publications · 80 citations

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  4. Agronomy Journal

    2 publications · 40 citations

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  5. Tropical Agriculture

    2 publications · 29 citations

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