[Effects of reduced chemical fertilizer with organic fertilizer application on soil microbial biomass, enzyme activity and cotton yield].

The effects of 20%-40% fertilizer reduction and different organic fertilizers on soil microbial biomass, enzyme activity and cotton yield were examined for three consecutive years in Hexi area of Gansu, Northwest China. The results showed that compared with single chemical fertilizer application, the abundance of soil bacteria and actinomycetes were significantly increased while that of fungi were decreased with chemical fertilizer reduction combined with organic fertilizer. The abundance of soil bacteria was maximum under the treatment of chemical fertilizer reduction combined with common organic fertilizer and bio-organic fertilizer (COBF), which was 84.

[Ecological and biological effects of biodegradable film on cotton in Hexi area of Gansu, Northwest China].

To examine the effects of biodegradable film on preservation of soil temperature, moisture, growth and yield of cotton fields in Hexi area of Gansu, the trials were conducted with four treatments of DA (biodegradable film A with thickness of 0.012 mm), DB (biodegradable film B with thickness of 0.008 mm), common plastic film and unmulching were used to analyze the changes of degradation property, soil temperature, moisture, weeds control, and yield in 2016 and 2017.