Effects of different types of film mulching on yield and water use efficiency of seed production maize
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2026.01.16
Key Words: film mulching  biodegradable film  seed production maize  soil hydrothermal effect  water use efficiency  yield
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YANG Junsheng College of Resources and Environment Sciences,Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China 
FAN Xiaoqin Crop Research Institute of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changji, Xinjiang 831100, China 
TAN Xuelian College of Resources and Environment Sciences,Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China
Institute of Dryland Agriculture, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China 
SUN Zhencai College of Agronomy,China Agricultural University, Beijing 100010, China 
XU Liang Xinjiang Haorizi Seed Industry Co., Ltd., Changji, Xinjiang 831100, China 
GULIZAINUER Yushan Crop Research Institute of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changji, Xinjiang 831100, China 
LIU Xiaowei Institute of Dryland Agriculture, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China 
GAO Jianglong Crop Research Institute of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changji, Xinjiang 831100, China 
REN Chongyuan Xinjiang Haorizi Seed Industry Co., Ltd., Changji, Xinjiang 831100, China 
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Abstract:
      This study aimed to investigate the effects of different colored degradable film mulching on yield and water use efficiency of seed production maize. The experiment was set up in Xinjiang in 2024 with five treatments: white normal film (CK), black normal film (BP), black biodegradable film (BD), white biodegradable film (WD), and white biodegradable film + topsoil covering (WDC). The effects of five different mulch treatments on soil moisture, temperature, yield and water\|use efficiency of seed production maize were comparatively analyzed. The results showed that across all growth stages, soil water content exhibited the following pattern: BP>BD>WDC>WD>CK, with BP and BD demonstrating particularly outstanding water retention capabilities. Soil temperature under the CK during the whole grwoth period was the hightest, and its daily average soil temperature was 0.2-2.0℃ higher than that under other treatments, followed by BP and BD treatments. Soil temperature under the WD treatment were 0.1-0.7℃ higher than that under BD during daylight hours, but the effects of thermal retention were weakened at night. Soil temperature of WD was 0.2-0.8℃ lower than that of BD. Compared with the CK, the BP treatment yielded a 16.64% increase in crop production and a 19.01% improvement in water use efficiency. Under degraded film mulch conditions, the BD treatment achieved a 6.96% higher yield than the CK treatment, with water use efficiency significantly enhanced by 12.42%. There was no significant difference in yield or water use efficiency between the WD and WDC treatments and the CK treatment. It is evident that, compared with white normal film, black normal film significantly enhanced both seed maize yield and water use efficiency. However, black biodegradable film and white biodegradable film showed no significant difference in yield compared with standard white normal film.