Performance Evaluation of Tractor Operated Plastic Mulch Laying Equipment for Black and Silver Colored Plastic Mulches

Influence of Different Colored Plastic Mulch on the Growth of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

Mulches bring several benefits to lettuce cultivation.A study on the lettuce ‘Red Rapids’ has been conducted to determine the influence of the different colored plastic mulch on its growth. The experiment consisted of five color treatments as follows; treatment 1- metallic silver (control), treatment 2- red, treatment 3- orange, treatment 4- yellow and treatment 5-green. Results showed that the...

Use of Metalized Reflective UV Silver Plastic Mulch for Insect Control in Tomato

An experiment was designed to test the effects of metalized UV reflective silver plastic mulch on insect populations on a tomato crop as compared to the standard black plastic mulch. Yellow sticky cards, replaced weekly from June 8 to July 12, were used to collect flying insects, which were counted and classified. The total number of insects, and insects in the Thysanoptera, Homoptera, Aphidida...

influence of different colored plastic mulch on the growth of lettuce (lactuca sativa)

mulches bring several benefits to lettuce cultivation.a study on the lettuce ‘red rapids’ has been conducted to determine the influence of the different colored plastic mulch on its growth. the experiment consisted of five color treatments as follows; treatment 1- metallic silver (control), treatment 2- red, treatment 3- orange, treatment 4- yellow and treatment 5-green. results showed that the...

Effects of non-living mulches and metribuzin on yield and yield components of tomato (Lycopersicon escolentum cv. CH)

ABSTRACT- To compare the effects of six types of non-living mulches (wheat straw, sawdust, coco peat, peat moss, transparent and black plastic) with metribuzin on yield and yield components of tomato cv "CH" and the weed control efficiency, a study was conducted in a randomized complete block design with three replications at School of Agriculture, Shiraz University in 2012. Plots without mulch...

How Long Can Roundup ® Residues Stay on Plastic Mulch ?