Mulching wheat stalks into soil can maintain soil moisture, reduce soil temperature, increase soil microbe amount. But the treatment with stalks burned has no the effects.

小麦秸秆直接覆盖还田有助于保持土壤水分，降低土壤温度，增加土壤表层微生物量，而秸秆焚烧还田的作用不显著。

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The results showed that the plastic film mulching could improve the soil moisture and heat condition in the rhizosphere of rape.

结果表明：地膜覆盖能显著改善油菜根际的水、热状况。

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This overview summarizes the effects of sown grass or organism mulching on orchard soil water, nutrients, air, temperature, microbes and enzymes.

综述了生草或生草后刈割覆盖园地对果园土壤水、肥、气、热、土壤微生物、土壤酶等肥力因子的影响。

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Black polyethylene mulching involves the plants growing through holes in plastic sheets that cover the soil.

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