New vision on mulching: Rice growth and nitrogen transformation under the control of paper film thickness

IF 6.7 2区环境科学与生态学 Q1 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Environmental Technology & Innovation Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI:10.1016/j.eti.2025.104119

Peixin Li , Yusen Zhang , Heng Cheng , Junzeng Xu , Xiaoyin Liu

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Abstract

Film mulching technology has attracted much attention as an important means to improve the quality and yield of crops. Straw fiber paper film, due to its fully degradable characteristics, has been applied to the green production of various economic crops. This study explored the possibility of large-scale effective application of paper film mulching in water-saving irrigation paddy fields. Through field experiment, it comprehensively analyzed the rice growth characteristics, rice yield, and nitrogen transfer in soil under paper film mulching conditions, and examined the responses of these variables to different layers of paper film mulching thicknesses. The experimental result showed that one layer of paper film was currently the best mulching thickness for water-saving irrigation paddy fields, which ensured environmental friendliness while improving rice yield. Compared with non-mulching, one layer of paper film can increase rice yield by 20.2 % and ensure the low level of ammonia volatilization flux. At the same time, it offered more cost-effective solution for weed suppression compared to manual weeding. This study provided the reference for green sustainable cultivation of rice and innovatively development of film mulching technology.

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Environmental Technology & Innovation Environmental Science-General Environmental Science

CiteScore

14.00

自引率

4.20%

发文量

435

审稿时长

74 days

期刊介绍： Environmental Technology & Innovation adopts a challenge-oriented approach to solutions by integrating natural sciences to promote a sustainable future. The journal aims to foster the creation and development of innovative products, technologies, and ideas that enhance the environment, with impacts across soil, air, water, and food in rural and urban areas. As a platform for disseminating scientific evidence for environmental protection and sustainable development, the journal emphasizes fundamental science, methodologies, tools, techniques, and policy considerations. It emphasizes the importance of science and technology in environmental benefits, including smarter, cleaner technologies for environmental protection, more efficient resource processing methods, and the evidence supporting their effectiveness.