title: [Effectiveness of perforated film mulching on maize field in rainfall reception and soil ventilation].
abstract: To improve the light rain availability and soil ventilation in semi-arid area, this paper studied the effectiveness of perforated plastic film mulching on maize field. The results showed that perforated plastic film mulching had the benefits of receiving rainfall and supplementing soil moisture. Soil CO2 content increased with increasing area of mulching, and was lower under perforated plastic film mulching than under common plastic film mulching. A negative correlation was observed between maize root vitality and soil CO2 content. The maize yield under perforated film mulching was 8.98% higher than that under common film mulching.
authors.affiliation: Dryland Agriculture Research Center, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Taiyuan 030031, China. Baoliangchi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Baoliang
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: Xuefang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Dongmei
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods*; D018526:Plant Transpiration; D011891:Rain; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis*; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis*; D003313:Zea mays / Q000254:growth & development*
chemical_list: D012987:Soil; D014867:Water