Claim · model-written summary
Carrot yields did not differ significantly among mulch types and bare soil controls.
- Taxon
- Carrot
Daucus carotat0 - Treatment
- mulch typese0
- Outcome
- Yieldse0
- Direction
- not significantly differente0
- Comparator
- bare soil controlse0
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Verbatim
e0“Yields were not significantly different among mulch types and bare soil controls”
t0“Carrot Production”
Title
First Field Evaluation of a Polylactic Acid-based Weed Barrier with Compost for Carrot Production
Caleb D. Wehrbein; Ignatius Kadoma; Sam E. Wortman HortTechnology 2024. doi:10.21273/horttech05370-23
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Intervention effect PLA mulch reduced total weed emergence by 90% relative to bare soil.
- Intervention effect PLA mulch reduced plant available soil nitrate by 47% relative to bare soil.
- Recommendation The authors recommend PLA mulch with compost as an alternative to hand weeding in carrot production.
- Recommendation The authors recommend addressing observed nitrogen immobilization in future research.