A large part of the research carried out with strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa) has been with the aim of gaining higher yields. At the same time postharvest losses are remarkable. Therefore the need for research with the aim of increasing quality is rising. The aim of the present research was to study the influence of mulch (plastic and straw), fertilization and the age of plants (two, three a...

A model of unsaturated soil-water movement using a prediction model of basic physical soil properties for calculating correlation functions was developed using VADOSE/W. The reliability of the model was assessed by comparing the results with those of a soil-column test. Coefficients of determination, R2, between the simulated and the measured daily evaporation for sand-mulch thicknesses of 0 (c...

Abstract Mulching, cutting of the vegetation without plant biomass removal, is a common alternative to mowing. The aim our study was find out if mulching forest meadows at different time points affects cavity-nesting bees and wasps. We exposed trap nests for wasps 24 in south-western Germany over 2 years applied four experimental treatments with six replicates: (i) June, (ii) September, (iii) J...

In order to cope with drought and water shortages, the working people in arid areas of Northwest China have developed a drought-resistant planting method, namely, gravel-sand mulching, after long-term agricultural practices. To understand effects mulching on soil evaporation, we selected Baifeng peach (Amygdalus persica L.) orchards as experimental field 2021. Based continuously collected stabl...

Abstract The research was conducted to study the performance of cucumber under protected conditions with different plastic mulches. This experiment in a split plot design, having irrigation levels as main and mulches subplots. revealed that mulching helped maintain soil moisture higher than bare black mulch showed temperature (23.3%) 100% irrigation. Plant height yield also influenced by mulchi...

Plastic mulching, given its positive effects on temperature and water retention, has been widely used to solve shortages nutrient scarcity in rainfed agricultural soils. This practice affects the physical chemical processes of soil, including carbon nitrogen cycling. However, research into microbe-mediated cycling soil with plastic mulching is still limited. In this study, structures functions ...