Biodegradable mulch films promote sugarcane growth by regulating rhizosphere microbial communities and predicted nutrient cycling-related functional potentials
Introduction Conventional polyethylene (PE) mulch causes persistent soil plastic pollution; biodegradable mulch films (BMFs) may avoid this, but their effects on sugarcane rhizosphere microbes and yield are unclear. Methods Using a field trial in Yunnan, we compared polyethylene mulch (PM) with two PBAT/PLA-based biode...