Claim · model-written summary
Plastic mulches reduced soil oxygen concentration to 181-183 mmol mol–1.
- Taxon
- sweet cornt0
- Treatment
- plastic mulchese0
- Outcome
- soil O2 concentratione0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Value
- 181-183 mmol mol–1e0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingQualifier
Verbatim
e0“The plastic mulches (both biodegradable plastic and polyethylene mulches) decreased the soil O2 concentration to a minimum of 181-183 mmol mol–1”
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
Other claims from this paper (6)
- 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 increased carbon dioxide concentration 2.5 cm above planting holes versus no mulch.
- 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.