Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Mulch and spacing improved plant growth.

A claim from Mulching and spacing affects growth, yield and fruit quality of strawberry (Fragaria x Ananassa duch.) under terai zone of West Bengal · 2022

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Mulch and spacing improved plant growth.

Taxon
strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
Treatment
different mulches and spacinge0
Outcome
plant growthe0
Direction
improvede0

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Fragaria x ananassa
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“different mulches and spacing significantly increased the soil moisture percent, number of flowers, fruit retention, physico-chemical qualities of fruits and it improved the plant growth too.”

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“strawberry (Fragaria x Ananassa duch.)”

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Title

Mulching and spacing affects growth, yield and fruit quality of strawberry (Fragaria x Ananassa duch.) under terai zone of West Bengal

Kaushik Das; Biplab Das; Koushik Paul; et al. Journal of Krishi Vigyan 2022. doi:10.5958/2349-4433.2022.00040.x

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density · growth · Fragaria x ananassa (strawberry)Positive and negative results

11 papers: 9 positive, 2 negative or no effect

8 papers in the same direction as this claim · 2 in the opposite direction

  1. no effect
    Spacing had no significant effect on individual plant development during the maiden year.

    Strawberry growth and yield related to plant density using matted row husbandry · 1988

    Opposite direction

  2. no effect
    Planting density had no significant effect on crop growth.

    Rooftop Vegetable Garden for Green Roof System · 2011

    Opposite direction

  3. positive
    Low planting density increased aboveground biomass of strawberry by 50% at the end of the first year compared with high planting density.

    Optimizing Planting Density in Alpine Mountain Strawberry Cultivation in Martell Valley, Italy · 2023 · compared with high planting density

    Same direction

  4. positive
    Mulch material and plant spacing had a favorable effect on strawberry growth.

    Impact of Plant Spacing and Mulch on Growth Parameters of Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) · 2024

    Same direction

  5. positive
    Spacing of 30 x 30 cm with black polyethylene mulch was best for leaf area.

    The Efficacy of Different Mulching with Spacing on Growth and Yield of Strawberry (Fragaria ananassa Duch.) cv Chandler · 2023

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Closer spacing with a single row system up to 30x15 cm produced better plant height, plant spread and leaf number in strawberry.

    Effect of spacing and system of planting on biological parameters of strawberry cv. Chandler · 2009

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Wider spacing gave superior fruit size.

    EFFECT OF PLANT SPACING AND PLANTING DATE ON YIELD OF ANNUAL STRAWBERRY SYSTEM IN NEW JERSEY · 1992

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Leaf area and crown diameter were largest at 12 cm spacing.

    Effects of Single-Row Transplantation on Improving Strawberry Growth and Marketable Yield · 2016

    Same direction

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mulching · growth · Fragaria x ananassa (strawberry)Positive and negative results

43 papers: 39 positive, 4 negative or no effect

38 papers in the same direction as this claim · 4 in the opposite direction

  1. no effect
    Mulch color did not affect vegetative growth.

    High-Tunnel Production of Strawberries Using Black and Red Plastic Mulches · 2020

    Opposite direction

  2. no effect
    The three mulch colours did not differ significantly in plant growth.

    Effect of Plastic Mulch Colour on Growth, Fruiting and Fruit Quality of Strawberry under Polyhouse Cultivation · 2013 · compared with themselves

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    Living white clover mulch appears detrimental to strawberry crop development in the studied flat planting systems.

    The impact of ground cover management on soil nitrogen levels, parameters of vegetative crop development, yield and fruit quality of strawberries · 2003

    Opposite direction

  4. negative
    Canola treatments without wool mulch did not produce as many rooted daughter plants as the wool treatments.

    410 Biologically Based Weed Control in Strawberry · 2000

    Opposite direction

  5. positive
    Leaf biomass was lowest on bare ground and highest with mulch, except WeedGuardPlus was intermediate in 2015.

    Plastic Biodegradable Mulches Reduce Weeds and Promote Crop Growth in Day-neutral Strawberry in Western Washington · 2017 · compared with bare ground treatment

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Black polyethylene mulch increased strawberry height to 21.67 cm.

    Growth, yield and quality of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) cv. Chandler as influenced by various mulching materials · 2014

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Strawberry plants on straw-vetch mulch had the largest leaf area and highest chlorophyll content.

    Mulch Types Affect Fruit Quality and Composition of Two Strawberry Genotypes · 1998

    Same direction

  8. positive
    In protected cultivation, clear plastic mulch favored strawberry vegetative growth (plant height, maximum horizontal plant dimension, leaf area index).

    Vegetative growth and yield of strawberry under irrigation and soil mulches for different cultivation environments · 2006

    Same direction

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