Silver or white mulch gave more productive Albion strawberry than black mulch in the first study.

silver atom · yield · Fragaria x ananassa (strawberry)Results agree

2 papers in the same direction as this claim

1. positive
   Silver oxide nanoparticles significantly improved strawberry yield.

   Silver oxide nanostructures as a new trend to control strawberry charcoal rot induced by Macrophomina phaseolina · 2022

   Same direction

2. positive
   Mohawk had increased later yields under blue, red, or silver painted poly.

   Strawberry Cultivar Responses to Variations in Planting Time, Stock, and Mulches · 1996 · compared with summer-planted, black, poly-mulched standard

   Same direction

mulching · yield · Fragaria x ananassa (strawberry)Results differ

77 papers in the same direction as this claim · 15 in the opposite direction · 4 reporting no difference from an alternative

1. positive
   Black mulch advanced first-year harvest.

   White mulch and a south facing position favour strawberry growth and quality in high latitude tunnel cultivation · 2007 · compared with white surface

   Same directionCited by this paper

2. positive
   In the second year, other mulches gave superior yields than these mulch treatments.

   Effects of Mulch Types on Dayneutral Strawberry Production in Three Distinct Environments in Ontario · 2012 · compared with these mulch treatments

   Same directionCited by this paper

3. positive
   Green and white on black mulches under high tunnels gave the highest yields in strawberry.

   EFFECT OF PLASTIC MULCHES ON MICROCLIMATE CONDITIONS, GROWTH AND YIELDS OF STRAWBERRY PLANTS GROWN UNDER HIGH TUNNELS IN NORTHERN CANADIAN CLIMATE · 2009

   Same directionCited by this paper

4. negative
   Canola mulch yielded modest to low daughter plant production.

   Biological Mulches for Managing Weeds in Transplanted Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa)¹ · 2003

   Opposite direction

5. negative
   Plastic mulch summer fallow lowered year-two berry yield in Dover by 22% to 34% against cover crop and chemical fallow.

   Relay-cropping and Fallow Programs for Strawberry-based Production System: Effects on Crop Productivity and Weed Control · 2018 · compared with cover crop and chemical fallow

   Opposite direction

6. no effect
   Adding winter mulch to rowcovered treatments had no effect on fruit production in years with winter injury.

   Over-wintering Strawberry Plants under Rowcovers Increases Fruit Production · 1988 · compared with rowcovered treatments without winter mulch

   Opposite direction

7. no effect
   Mulch type did not influence strawberry fruit yield.

   Weed Management with Oxyfluorfen and Napropamide in Mulched Strawberry · 2005

   Opposite direction

8. no effect
   Number of fruits per plant and fruit length did not differ between wetted areas and mulch types.

   Strawberry Production with Different Mulches and Wetted Areas · 2022

   Opposite direction

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