Scientia Agricultura Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (12): 2576-2590.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2026.12.004

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Effects of Dual Mulching Under Flat Cropping on Grain Filling Characteristics and Yield of Maize in Semi-Humid Drought-Prone Area

YANG YongJian1(), LIU WanMao1, SUN Ying1, LU HaiDong2, Adnan Khan3, JIA Biao1(), ZHANG ShiBo1,2()   

  1. 1 College of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021
    2 College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi
    3 State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000
  • Received:2025-11-03 Accepted:2026-04-02 Online:2026-06-16 Published:2026-06-16
  • Contact: JIA Biao, ZHANG ShiBo

Abstract:

【Objective】To address the issue of reduced grain plumpness and yield caused by high soil temperatures under plastic film in semi-humid drought-prone areas, this study proposes a dual mulching approach using transparent plastic film and straw (TM+ST) under flat farming. This study analysed the regulatory mechanisms of TM+ST on grain filling characteristics and leaf photosynthetic physiology, aiming to provide theoretical and technical support for stable and high yields in dryland maize production 【Method】A field experiment was conducted in Yangling, Shaanxi Province (semi-humid drought-prone area, with an average annual precipitation of 550 mm, accounting for 60% from July to September) from 2021 to 2022. Three mulching treatments were set up with no mulching as the control (CK): transparent plastic film mulching with flat cropping cultivation (TM), black plastic film mulching with flat cropping cultivation (BM), and a flat plot of transparent film mulching with whole maize stalks (TM+ST). The effects of different mulching measures on post-anthesis leaf area index (LAI), SPAD value, net photosynthetic rate (Pn), stomatal conductance (Gs), transpiration rate (Tr), dry matter accumulation, dynamics of grain weight increment, grain filling characteristics, yield and yield components of spring maize were explored. 【Result】Compared with CK, mulching treatments significantly improved the green retention and photosynthetic production capacity of spring maize after anthesis, and improved the grain filling process and grain yield (an increase of 16.5%-48.9%). Compared with the single mulching treatments (TM and BM), TM+ST significantly improved the green retention of leaves, enhanced Pn, Gs, and Tr, and promoted dry matter accumulation after anthesis (an increase of 10.9%-12.6%). Moreover, TM+ST increased the grain weight at the maximum grain filling rate, maintained the highest grain filling rate at the gradual-growing period, prolonged the duration of grain filling at the fast-growing period, and prolonged the active stage of grain filling at slow-growing period. Ultimately, TM+ST treatment increased grain yield (V.S. TM and BM increased by 17.0%-17.2%) by enhancing "source" supply and optimizing grain filling process. 【Conclusion】Dual mulching of transparent-plastic film and straw (TM+ST) could improve the green retention and photosynthetic production capacity of leaves after anthesis, optimize the grain filling process, and ultimately drive the maximization of grain weight to improve the yield of maize.

Key words: semi-humid drought-prone areas, dual mulch under flat crop, grain filling characteristics, photosynthetic characteristics, maize grain yield

Fig. 1

The changes of temperature and precipitation during the growth period of spring maize in the experimental field in 2021-2022"

Table 1

The effect of different mulching treatments on ear number, grain number per ear, 100-grain dry weight, and grain yield of spring maize in 2021 and 2022"

年份
Year
处理
Treatment
穗数
Ear number
穗粒数
Grain number per ear
百粒重
100-grain dry weight (g)
籽粒产量
Grain yield (kg·hm-2)
2021 CK 68165.0±195.8b 477.3±8.4b 28.6±0.6c 7289.4±248.7d
TM 68360.0±142.6ab 560.3±10.3a 31.1±0.7b 8875.3±205.9c
BM 68460.0±147.7ab 557.1±15.3a 32.0±0.4b 9219.1±286.9b
TM+ST 68515.0±106.4a 555.8±6.2a 34.9±0.8a 10848.8±234.5a
2022 CK 68010.0±75.0c 453.9±3.0b 26.0±0.4c 6930.2±242.3c
TM 68225.0±105.4b 543.7±11.9a 30.2±0.4b 8076.3±245.1b
BM 68350.0±102.1b 545.2±10.2a 30.6±0.5b 8201.6±294.7b
TM+ST 68545.0±151.0a 548.9±16.5a 33.7±0.6a 9572.4±501.9a
ANOVA
年份 Year (Y) ns ** *** ***
处理 Treatment (T) *** *** *** ***
Y×T ns ns ns ns

Table 2

Effects of different mulching treatments on aboveground dry matter accumulation and transport of spring maize after flowering in 2021 and 2022"

年份
Year
处理Treatment 开花期干物质积累量
Dry matter accumulation at flowering stage (DMA,kg·hm-2)
成熟期干物质积累总量
Total dry matter accumulation at maturation stage (TDMA,kg·hm-2)
干物质转运量
Dry matter transshipment (DMT,kg·hm-2)
干物质转运率
Dry matter transport rate (DMTR,%)
2021 CK 8963.85±650.01b 16228.13±860.76c 3052.27±45.83c 42.05±1.86c
TM 8716.05±98.66b 18190.13±454.05b 4471.43±124.79b 47.22±1.06a
BM 8825.40±505.19b 18437.63±760.56b 4504.28±99.15ab 46.88±1.44a
TM+ST 9728.55±740.08a 20406.15±851.01a 4757.40±181.91a 44.57±2.04b
2022 CK 11214.90±452.51d 18046.13±911.04d 2005.65±301.21b 29.25±2.57a
TM 12160.80±553.48c 20708.10±1017.35c 2569.73±160.60a 30.06±0.64a
BM 12726.90±983.33b 21492.23±1186.51b 2604.15±150.55a 29.74±2.33a
TM+ST 14507.10±568.16a 24443.33±879.20a 2865.60±14.67a 28.86±0.89a
ANOVA
年份 Year (Y) *** *** *** ***
处理 Treatment (T) *** *** *** ns
Y×T ns ns *** ns

Fig. 2

Dynamic changes in leaf area (LAI) and chlorophyll relative content (SPAD value) of spring maize after flowering under different mulching measures from 2021 to 2022"

Fig. 3

Dynamics changes in leaves net photosynthetic rate (Pn), stomatal conductance (Gs) and transpiration rate (Tr) of spring maize after flowering under different mulching measures from 2021 to 2022"

Fig. 4

Relationships between yield components with leaf stay-green and photosynthetic characteristics, and dry matter accumulation LAI and SPAD represent leaf area index and chlorophyll content, respectively; Pn, Gs and Tr represent net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance and transpiration rate, respectively; DMA, TDMA, DMT and DMTR represent dry matter accumulation after anthesis, total dry matter accumulation at maturity, dry matter transport and dry matter transport rate, respectively"

Table 3

Parameter values of the Logistic model for the grain filling process under different mulching treatments in 2021 and 2022"

年份 Year 处理 Treatment A B C R2
2021 CK 26.1948 405.3913 0.2549 0.9970
TM 31.4684 153.8782 0.1924 0.9992
BM 32.1665 124.2423 0.1924 0.9994
TM+ST 34.2569 95.5129 0.1924 0.9994
2022 CK 24.2309 476.9318 0.2549 0.9935
TM 27.2433 329.5767 0.2549 0.9911
BM 30.6285 119.7012 0.1924 0.9956
TM+ST 33.9503 117.8854 0.1924 0.9962

Fig. 5

Dynamic changes in the grain weight and filling rate under different mulching treatments in 2021 and 2022"

Table 4

Parameter values of grain filling under different mulching treatments in 2021 and 2022"

年份 Year 处理 Treatment 籽粒灌浆最大时的时间 Tmax (d) 籽粒灌浆速率
最大时的百粒重
Wmax (g/100-grain)
最大籽粒灌浆速率
Gmax
(g/(100-grain·d))
起始生
长势
R0
有效灌浆
时间
T0.99 (d)
平均籽粒灌浆速率
Gmean
(g/(100-grain·d))
籽粒灌浆活跃期
P (d)
2021 CK 23.56 13.10 1.67 0.25 41.59 0.62 23.54
TM 26.18 15.73 1.51 0.19 50.07 0.62 31.19
BM 25.07 16.08 1.55 0.19 48.95 0.65 31.19
TM+ST 23.70 17.13 1.65 0.19 47.59 0.71 31.19
2022 CK 24.20 12.12 1.54 0.25 42.22 0.57 23.54
TM 22.75 13.62 1.74 0.25 40.77 0.66 23.54
BM 24.87 15.31 1.47 0.19 48.76 0.62 31.19
TM+ST 24.79 16.98 1.63 0.19 48.68 0.69 31.19

Fig. 6

The relationship between the 100-grain dry weight and 100-grain dry weight of the maximum grain filling rate (Wmax) (A), the average grain filling rate (Gmean) (B), and the active period of grain filling (P) (C)"

Table 5

Parameter values of different grain filling stages under different mulching treatments in 2021 and 2022"

年份
Year
处理Treatment 渐增期Gradual-growing period 快增期Fast-growing period 缓增期Slow-growing period
天数 Days
(d)
W1
(g)
MG1
(g/100-
grain)
IGW1
(g/100-
grain)
天数 Days
(d)
W2
(g)
MG2
(g/100-
grain)
IGW2
(g/100-
grain)
天数 Days
(d)
W3
(g)
MG3
(g/100-
grain)
IGW3
(g/100-
grain)
2021 CK 18.39 5.53 0.30 5.54 10.33 20.66 1.46 15.12 12.86 25.93 0.41 5.27
TM 19.33 6.65 0.34 6.65 13.69 24.82 1.33 18.17 17.04 31.15 0.37 6.34
BM 18.22 6.80 0.37 6.80 13.69 25.37 1.36 18.57 17.04 31.84 0.38 6.48
TM+ST 16.85 7.24 0.43 7.24 13.69 27.02 1.44 19.78 17.04 33.91 0.40 6.90
2022 CK 19.03 5.12 0.27 5.12 10.33 19.11 1.35 13.99 12.86 23.99 0.38 4.88
TM 17.58 5.76 0.33 5.76 10.33 21.49 1.52 15.73 12.86 26.97 0.43 5.48
BM 18.03 6.47 0.36 6.47 13.69 24.16 1.29 17.68 17.04 30.32 0.36 6.17
TM+ST 17.95 7.17 0.40 7.17 13.69 26.78 1.43 19.60 17.04 33.61 0.40 6.83
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