Claim · model-written summary
Every mulch conserved more moisture to 90 cm than no mulch.
- Taxon
- Teat0
- Treatment
- any type of mulche0
- Outcome
- conserving moisturee0
- Direction
- bettere0
- Qualifier
- 90 cm depthe0
- Comparator
- no mulche0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSettingValue
Verbatim
e0“any type of mulch was better than no mulch in conserving moisture to 90 cm depth”
t0“Tea Plants in Kenya”
Title
Effects of Mulches on Soil Water Content and Water Status of Tea Plants in Kenya
C. O. Othieno Experimental Agriculture 1980. doi:10.1017/s0014479700011054
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Intervention effect Mulch types affected tea plant water status and soil moisture differently.
- Intervention effect Napier grass and black plastic had generally highest soil moisture during drought.
- Intervention effect Grass mulches had fastest infiltration when rain began after drought.
- Intervention effect Grass mulches had the largest effect on water holding capacity after four years.
- Intervention effect Grass mulches induced shallow roots.
- Intervention effect Grass mulched tea became more drought susceptible.