Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (3): 68-78. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20195338

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Effects of Different Straw Zonation on Soil Water and Heat Status and Yield of Winter Wheat in Dryland Areas of Northwest China

LI Baozhan1, ZHOU Meng1, DONG Zhixiang1, SHEN Longqiang1, MA Peng1, CHEN Hui1, TUO Mingwen1, ZHANG Senyu2, CHANG Lei2, CHAI Yuwei2, HUANG Caixia1,   

  1. 1 College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering,Gansu Agricultural University,Lanzhou 730070,China
    2 Agronomy College,Gansu Agricultural University,Lanzhou 730070,China
  • Received:2024-08-03 Published:2025-07-04

Abstract:

In order to investigate the effects of different mulching measures on soil moisture and heat status and yield of winter wheat in northwest dry area,winter wheat Kangzhuang 974 was used as test material.From September 2022 to July 2023,three different coverage treatments including wheat straw strip covering three rows(M3),four rows(M4)and five rows(M5)and plastic film covering(PM)treatment were set up in the experimental base of Gansu Agricultural University,The open field(CK)was used as the control.The results showed that:compared with CK,the soil water storage of 0—200 cm during the whole growth period of winter wheat was significantly increased by mulch,the average increase of straw strip mulch was 13.22%,the increase range was M3>M4>M5,and the PM increased by 19.65%.The soil moisture increasing effect of mulch increased gradually with the progress of growth stage,and the maximum increase was 37.53—87.76 mm at maturity stage.It decreased with the deepening of soil layer,and the increase of 0—20 cm was the largest,ranging from 5.10—9.48 mm.Mulching significantly reduced the total water consumption and total water consumption intensity during the whole growth period,and the influence of mulching on water consumption and total water consumption intensity during the later growth period was most obvious.Compared with CK,wheat straw strip mulching significantly reduced the soil temperature of 0—25 cm during the whole growth period by 1.60—2.70 ℃,and M3 treatment had the largest decrease.The maximum decrease occurred at the grouting stage(3.67 ℃),and the maximum decrease between soil layers(3.01 ℃)occurred at 5 cm.Compared with CK,PM significantly increased the soil temperature from 0 to 25 cm during the whole growth period by 1.50 ℃,and the overwintering period and 5 cm had the largest increase,which were 2.20,1.79 ℃,respectively.The temperature of straw mulch increased at 7:00 at wintering stage,jointing stage and ripening stage,and the temperature increased and decreased at other times.PM temperature increased at all time except at 14:00 in grouting stage and ripening stage.Compared with CK, the yield and water use efficiency of M5 and PM were increased by 8.67%, 26.49% and 0.96, 2.94 kg/(ha·mm), panicle number was the most significant factor(CV=17.67%).Yield was significantly positively correlated with spike number(r=0.754**),WUE(r=0.891**)and soil temperature(r=0.723**),and significantly positively correlated with grain number per spike(r=0.522*).Banded mulching of wheat stalk can achieve both ecological and economic benefits,and M5 is more conducive to the formation of yield.

Key words: Winter wheat, Straw banded mulch, Soil moisture, Soil temperature, Production, Water use efficiency

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LI Baozhan, ZHOU Meng, DONG Zhixiang, SHEN Longqiang, MA Peng, CHEN Hui, TUO Mingwen, ZHANG Senyu, CHANG Lei, CHAI Yuwei, HUANG Caixia. Effects of Different Straw Zonation on Soil Water and Heat Status and Yield of Winter Wheat in Dryland Areas of Northwest China[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2025, 40(3): 68-78. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20195338.

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