Soil physi-chemical characters and maize yield were investigated under field experiments in Shashi county of Hunan province with 5 cultivation treatments which were: no-plough (T1), plough(T2), no-plough and covered with straw(T3), plough and covered with straw(T4), plough and bury straw(T5). The results showed that the cultivations with straw including T3, T4 and T5 improved soil physi-chemical properties and increased maize yield. Compared with no-plough treatment, plough not only caused the improvement of soil physical characters,...