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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (15): 88-94.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2024-0760

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Effect of Liquid Mulch on Potato Yield Structure and Soil Physico-chemical Structure

LI Lu1(), HU Zhichao2(), QIN Jie3, WANG Ying2, CHANG Jiang4   

  1. 1 Bureau of Meteorology of Saihan District, Hohhot City, Hohhot 010010
    2 Hohhot Meteorological Bureau, Hohhot 010010
    3 Tianjin Institute of Renewable Resources, All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperation,Tianjin 300191
    4 Inner Mongolia Electric Power (Group) Co., Ltd, Hohhot 010010
  • Received:2024-12-05 Revised:2025-03-17 Online:2025-05-25 Published:2025-05-29

Abstract:

To investigate the effects of liquid mulch on potato yield composition and soil physicochemical structure, considering the arid and semi-arid climatic characteristics of Inner Mongolia, liquid mulch was selected as the mulching material in this study with a view to increasing potato yield and reducing pollution to the environment. The experiment was conducted in Wuchuan County, Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and three treatment plots were set up, namely, basic liquid mulch (A), functional liquid mulch (B) and open field cultivation (CK). The results showed that through comparative analysis, the potato yield of the functional liquid mulch (B) treatment was the highest, reaching 1.98 kg/plant, with an increase of 0.26 kg per plant over the bare-ground (CK) treatment, with a yield increase of 15.12%. In addition, the commercial potato yield and commercial potato rate of the functional liquid mulch treatment were higher than those of the other treatments, indicating its superiority in improving the economic traits of potato. The results of soil nutrient analysis showed that there were significant differences in organic carbon, total phosphorus, pH and effective phosphorus content of soil under different mulching film treatments. Among them, the organic matter content was higher in the soil treated with functional liquid mulch. The economic benefit analysis showed that the functional liquid mulch film cover had higher profit and reduces the environmental problems of plastic mulch film at the same time. In terms of ecological benefits, the use of biodegradable liquid mulch was of great benefit to the alleviation of “white pollution” and the promotion of sustainable green development of agriculture. In summary, functional liquid mulch shows significant advantages in improving potato yield and quality and reducing environmental pollution, and it is an agricultural technology with good economic and ecological benefits.

Key words: liquid film mulching, potato yield, soil physico-chemical structure, biodegradable, economic benefits, ecological benefits