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ArticlePlants (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Exploring the Influence of Planting Densities and Mulching Types on Photosynthetic Activity, Antioxidant Enzymes, and Chlorophyll Content and Their Relationship to Yield of Maize.

Li Zhao, Chang Zhang, Min Liang, Pei Chen, Sumera Anwar, Mingyuan Fan, Guangming Xie, Chuangyun Wang

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Article in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Li ZhaoCollege of Agronomy, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031, China.
Chang ZhangCollege of Agronomy, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031, China.
Min LiangCollege of Agronomy, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031, China.
Pei ChenCollege of Agronomy, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031, China.
Sumera AnwarDepartment of Botany, Government College Women University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
Mingyuan FanCollege of Agronomy, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031, China.
Guangming XieCollege of Agronomy, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031, China.
Chuangyun WangCollege of Agronomy, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031, China.

Funding

Shanxi Provincial Basic Research Program 202203021211277Shanxi Provincial Key R&D Program 2022ZDYF115-2),
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-density maize cultivation can enhance yield, but water scarcity on the Loess Plateau may limit this potential. Mulching is a sustainable practice that conserves soil moisture, yet limited studies exist on the combined effects of planting densities and mulching types on maize performance in this region. Over two years, an experiment investigated the effects of mulching (no mulching (NM), plastic film mulching (PM), and straw mulching (SM)) at various densities (60,000 to 90,000 plants ha

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grain yieldLoess Plateauphysiologyplastic mulchstraw mulchZea mays L.

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PMID39683216
PMCPMC11644714

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