Claim · model-written summary
Straw mulch increased soil infiltration relative to plastic mulch.
- Taxon
- Tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- Straw mulche0
- Outcome
- infiltration ratee0
- Direction
- greatere0
- Comparator
- plastic mulche1
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSettingValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Straw mulch resulted in a significantly greater infiltration rate”
e1“than the plastic mulch”
t0“Tomato Growth”
Title
Mulch Effect on Soil Properties and Tomato Growth Using Micro‐Irrigation
James A. Tindall; R. B. Beverly; D. E. Radcliffe Agronomy Journal 1991. doi:10.2134/agronj1991.00021962008300060019x
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Intervention effect Straw mulch lowered soil pH, bulk density and surface evaporation relative to plastic mulch.
- Intervention effect Straw mulch lowered cone index, soil temperature and matric potential relative to plastic mulch.
- Intervention effect Tomato yields were higher under straw mulch than plastic mulch.
- Intervention effect Irrigation increased tomato yield under straw mulch in 1987.
- Intervention effect Irrigation did not increase tomato yield under straw mulch in 1988.
- Intervention effect Irrigation did not increase tomato yield under plastic mulch.
- Recommendation Straw mulch may improve tomato yield in hot environments if soil pH is controlled.