Claim · model-written summary
Plastic mulches increased carbon dioxide concentration 2.5 cm above planting holes versus no mulch.
- Taxon
- sweet cornt0
- Treatment
- plastic mulchese0
- Outcome
- CO2 concentratione0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Qualifier
- 2.5 cm above the planting holese0
- Comparator
- no-mulche0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSettingValue
Verbatim
e0“There was an increase in the CO2 concentration at 2.5 cm above the planting holes in the plastic mulches compared to that under the no-mulch.”
t0“growth of sweet corn (Zea mays)”
Title
Henry Y. Sintim; Khurram Shahzad; Andy I. Bary; et al. Italian Journal of Agronomy 2022. doi:10.4081/ija.2022.1979
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- Intervention effect Plastic mulches reduced soil oxygen concentration to 181-183 mmol mol–1.
- Intervention effect Plastic mulches reduced water loss by 35-68 mm within 50 days compared with no mulch.
- Intervention effect Paper mulch inhibited light penetration more than plastic mulches.
- Intervention effect Plastic mulches decreased sweet corn growth.
- Observation Plastic mulches did not lower oxygen below the stated growth-impairment threshold of 100 mmol mol–1.
- Intervention effect Polyethylene mulch conserved soil water better than biodegradable plastic and paper mulches.