Black on silver polythene mulch gave significantly higher growth and yield attributes than other listed mulches.

silver atom · yield · Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)Results agree

7 papers in the same direction as this claim

1. positive
   Silver over black mulch gave the highest tomato fruit yield, 98.05 t/ha.

   Effect of Different Mulch Paper on Growth and Yield of Different High Value Vegetables in Bangladesh · 2021 · compared with black and no mulches

   Same direction

2. positive
   Black and silver polythene mulch yielded higher farmer returns.

   Effect of Different Mulching on Moisture Content in Soil, Weed Dynamics and Yield of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) in Post Flood Situation in Coastal Odisha · 2020

   Same direction

3. positive
   Yield and yield attributes were better under silver metallic plastic mulch.

   Comparative Efficacy of Silver Metallic Plastic Mulch, Botanicals and Insecticides in Controlling Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Disease · 2021

   Same direction

4. positive
   Silver mulch produced 67.74 fruits per plant.

   Weed control in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) through mulching and herbicides under drip irrigation conditions · 2021

   Same direction

5. positive
   Silver black film gave a better yield increase than open field or common film.

   Micro-climate of Silver Black Compound Film Cover and Its Application for Tomato Cultivation · 2010 · compared with open field or common film

   Same direction

6. positive
   Irrigation at 0.8 PE with silver black mulch gave higher tomato yield attributes than other combinations, comparable with I2M1 and I1M2.

   Influence of different mulches and irrigation levels on water use efficiency, weed biomass and productivity of drip irrigated tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill.) · 2021 · compared with rest of the treatment combination

   Same direction

7. positive
   STS was highly effective in protecting fruit set against reduction caused by ozone fumigation in tomato.

   Effect of a Combined Treatment with Uniconazole, Silver Thiosulfate on Reduction of Ozone Injury in Tomato Plant · 1992

   Same direction

poly(ethylene) · yield · Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)Results agree

23 papers in the same direction as this claim

1. positive
   Number of branches, average fruit weight and total yield of tomato were maximum under transparent polythene mulch, followed by black polythene, straw mulch and the control.

   Effect of mulching and date of transplanting on yield contributing characters of Tomato · 2006 · compared with control

   Same direction

2. positive
   Black and silver polythene mulch yielded higher farmer returns.

   Effect of Different Mulching on Moisture Content in Soil, Weed Dynamics and Yield of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) in Post Flood Situation in Coastal Odisha · 2020

   Same direction

3. positive
   Black polythene mulch gave the highest tomato yield, 82.45 t/ha.

   Effect of mulching and herbicides on weeds, yield and economics of tomato grown under drip irrigation system · 2021

   Same direction

4. positive
   Black polythene mulch produced significantly higher fruit yield of 28.1 t/ha.

   Effect of weed management treatments on growth and yield of tomato · 2021

   Same direction

5. positive
   Black polythene significantly affected tomato vegetative growth, yield and yield attributes.

   Productivity and Profitability of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) Influenced by Various Transplanting Dates and Mulches · 2014

   Same direction

6. positive
   Black polythene mulch gave better branches per plant at 7.50.

   Effect of Different Mulches on Conservation of Soil Moisture, Growth, Yield and Quality of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) cv. Kashi Amrit · 2020

   Same direction

7. positive
   Black polythene mulch gave the highest fruit yield of 28.37 tha-1, followed by reflective polythene mulch.

   Impact of different mulching material and weed management practices on weed dynamics, growth, fruit yield and economics of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) · 2021 · compared with reflective polythene mulch

   Same direction

8. positive
   Black mulch gave a maximum fruit yield of 2.66 kg/plant.

   RESPONSE OF HYBRID TOMATO TO DRIP IRRIGATION SCHEDULING AND PLASTIC MULCHING · 2009

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mulching · yield · Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)Positive and negative results

183 papers in the same direction as this claim · 17 in the opposite direction · 9 reporting no difference from an alternative

1. positive
   Across irrigation levels, mulched tomatoes had significantly higher yield and yield components than unmulched plants.

   Utilization of Polythene Mulching under Protected Cultivation of Tomato: A Method to Minimize Amount of Irrigation Under Semi Arid Ecosystem of Jharkhand · 2018 · compared with unmulched treatments

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2. negative
   White/black laminated plastic mulch reduced tomato yield by 12% relative to unmulched treatments in fall 1983.

   Comparison of Subsurface Trickle and Furrow Irrigation on Plastic-mulched and Bare Soil for Tomato Production · 1989 · compared with similar unmulched treatments

   Opposite direction

3. no effect
   In one year, tomato production remained unaffected if mulch stayed black for at least the first 20 days.

   Development of a Polyethylene Mulch System that Changes Color in the Field · 1995

   Opposite direction

4. no effect
   Crop yield did not differ among mulch treatments.

   Alternative Mulches for Sustainable Greenhouse Tomato Production · 2022 · compared with non-mulched soil

   Opposite direction

5. negative
   Clover mulch left the land out of production during winter.

   Soil management for irrigated vegetable production. I. The growth of processing tomatoes following soil preparation by cultivation, zero-tillage and an in situ -grown mulch · 1993

   Opposite direction

6. negative
   Purchased soil mulch decreased gross margin.

   Evaluation of Horticultural Practices for Sustainable Tomato Production in Eastern Uganda · 2019

   Opposite direction

7. negative
   Mulch increased total yield of cull fruit.

   Tomato Yield as Influenced by Plant Protection Systems · 1986

   Opposite direction

8. negative
   Pumpkin live mulch harmed tomato yield.

   The Effects of Live Mulches on Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) Yield Under Tropical Conditions · 2005

   Opposite direction

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