Abstract: To explore maize mulching cultivation form in Southeast of Shanxi Province, the test set up ZP, SP, ZJ, ZS, ZW, ZY, ZG and CK eight treatments. Studying the different treatments of the soil water content and temperature, yield and water use efficiency. The results showed that: the different cover processing could maintain the soil moisture, soil water content compared with the CK increase of 0.4%-3.9%; covering treatment apart from CK could increase the temperature, compared with the CK increase of 1.6-2.5℃; each cover treatment could effectively increase corn production in two years, the average yield increased by 32.8%-56.6% compared with the CK; mulching treatments could inhibit the evaporation of soil moisture water to reduce the water consumption of the growth period, maize WUE increased by 23.0%-58.9% compared with the CK.