The effects of different-colored polyethylene mulches on the quantity and spectra of reflected light, earliness of fruit set, fruit yield and quality, and root-knot disease were studied in field-grown, staked tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum). White mulch reflected more photosynthetic light and a lower far-red-to-red ratio than red mulch, whereas black mulch reflected less than 5 percent of any ...

The influence of coloured-plastic mulching on physical and biochemical characteristics tomato fruits were investigated. During the study, crop was grown in an open field under five mulching, one organic mulch a no-mulch treatment. Harvested analysed for various physico-chemical post-harvest quality parameters. Results evidenced that sphericity tomatoe non-significantly (P<0.05) affected by h...

The field experiment was conducted at the Farm of College Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Godhra, Gujarat during year 2018-19 2019-20 to simulate phenology yield rabi maize (Zea mays L.) in sandy loam soil central Gujarat. design split plot with 36 treatment combinations 3 replications including three irrigation regimes (1.0IW/CPE, 0.8IW/CPE 0.6IW/CPE), four mulch conditions (control, ...

In this study, changes in soil moisture and salinity contents in drip irrigation combined with white and black plastic mulches compared to no mulch (control) was evaluated. The experiment was carried out in two commercial pistachio orchards (Ohadi cultivar) with irrigation frequencies of 8 to 12 days with a total water consumption 4100 and 6170 m3ha−1. The study was conducted in a complete rand...

The present study was carried out at Lovely Professional university, Phagwara, Punjab during 2019 to the performance of okra under irrigation levels and mulching methods drip irrigation. treatment comprised 3 (1.0 ETc, 0.8 ETc 0.6 ETc) 5 mulch (black plastic mulch, silver straw soil no mulch) laid in split plot design replicated thrice. growth yield attributes were significantly influenced by m...

Four cultivars that had performed more favorably of several evaluated in 2000 Spring studies were compared on three plastic mulches and a bare ground control in Spring 2001. All cultivars performed similarly on the plastic, for the most part all performing better than on the bare ground. As in previous studies, the percentage of plants forming marketable was less than desirable, ranging from a ...

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...

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...

Expanding agricultural land by using sloping dry can be detrimental to the environment due soil erosion and degradation. However, cover crops one of technologies applied reduce these risks. Arachis pintoi is that used as bio mulch on land. The study aimed evaluate effect A. nutrient contents maize plant growth at different slopes. A nested randomized block design was in study. Two levels main f...