Claim · model-written summary
Hydromulches, compared with the non-mulched control NM, increased volumetric soil water content in young potted olive trees (on average 22.9% vs 19.5%).
- Taxon
- Olive Trees
Olea europaeat0 - Treatment
- hydromulchese0
- Outcome
- volumetric soil water contente0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 22.9%e0
- Qualifier
- 19.5% in NMe0
- Comparator
- NMe0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSetting
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Verbatim
t0“Olive Trees”
e0“hydromulches, in comparison with NM, resulted in increased volumetric soil water content (on average, 22.9% in hydromulches and 19.5% in NM)”
Title
Organic Hydromulches in Young Olive Trees in Pots: Effects on Soil and Plant Parameters
Marta M. Moreno; Sara González-Mora; Jaime Villena; et al. Agriculture 2023. doi:10.3390/agriculture13122211
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Intervention effect Hydromulches reduced soil temperature fluctuations (4.97 °C) compared with NM (6.13 °C).
- Intervention effect Hydromulches increased soil CO2 fluxes (0.80 g CO2 m−2 h−1) compared with NM (0.49).
- Association Differences in soil water content had no obvious effect on the plant-water status of the olive trees.
- Intervention effect Crop growth was reduced in the non-mulched control NM by about 23% relative to the PW, MS, RHL and WS hydromulches.
- Mechanism The authors suggest that vegetative growth, especially in young olive trees, is extremely sensitive to water deficit.
- Recommendation The authors consider hydromulches a good alternative to mulching in large pots, especially PW, useful for nursery crops before final field establishment.