Abstract
Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch) cv. Chandler was grown in the field to investigate the effectiveness of different mulches and irrigation level on plant growth, fruit growth, yield and other quality parameters. I1 favoured plant growth, enhanced flowering (67.5 days), resulted in production of significantly larger fruit and higher yield (175.15 g/ plant), higher TSS, and ascorbic acid content with lesser incidence of albinism (17.9%) and botrytis rot than other irrigation levels. Plants mulched with BPM have significantly better growth, flowered and fruited early, produced larger fruit and higher yield, with slightly higher incidence of albinism (19.8%), but with lower incidence of botrytis rot (14.9 %) than those mulched with other materials. Irrigation level × mulching interaction has significantly influenced growth parameters like, crown height, plant spread and leaf area with I1 × M1 interaction. Strawberry produced larger fruit (13.1 g) and higher yield (185.8 g/plant), higher TSS, and higher ascorbic acid content with a slightly higher incidence of albinism, but comparatively lower incidence of botrytis rot under irrigation regime of I1 mulched with black polyethylene.
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Claims 18
Claim · model-written summary
I1 enhanced strawberry plant growth relative to other irrigation levels.
- Taxon
- strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassat0 - Treatment
- I1e0
- Outcome
- plant growthe0
- Direction
- favourede0
- Comparator
- other irrigation levelse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_single2.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“I1 favoured plant growth, enhanced flowering (67.5 days), resulted in production of significantly larger fruit and higher yield (175.15 g/ plant), higher TSS, and ascorbic acid content with lesser incidence of albinism (17.9%) and botrytis rot than other irrigation levels.”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
I1 enhanced flowering at 67.5 days.
- Taxon
- strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassat0 - Treatment
- I1e0
- Outcome
- floweringe0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Value
- 67.5 dayse0
- Comparator
- other irrigation levelse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_single2.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“I1 favoured plant growth, enhanced flowering (67.5 days), resulted in production of significantly larger fruit and higher yield (175.15 g/ plant), higher TSS, and ascorbic acid content with lesser incidence of albinism (17.9%) and botrytis rot than other irrigation levels.”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
I1 produced significantly larger fruit.
- Taxon
- strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassat0 - Treatment
- I1e0
- Outcome
- fruite0
- Direction
- largere0
- Comparator
- other irrigation levelse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_single2.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“I1 favoured plant growth, enhanced flowering (67.5 days), resulted in production of significantly larger fruit and higher yield (175.15 g/ plant), higher TSS, and ascorbic acid content with lesser incidence of albinism (17.9%) and botrytis rot than other irrigation levels.”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
I1 increased yield to 175.15 g per plant.
- Taxon
- strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassat0 - Treatment
- I1e0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 175.15 g/ plante0
- Comparator
- other irrigation levelse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_single2.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“I1 favoured plant growth, enhanced flowering (67.5 days), resulted in production of significantly larger fruit and higher yield (175.15 g/ plant), higher TSS, and ascorbic acid content with lesser incidence of albinism (17.9%) and botrytis rot than other irrigation levels.”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
I1 raised TSS and ascorbic acid content.
- Taxon
- strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassat0 - Treatment
- I1e0
- Outcome
- TSS, and ascorbic acid contente0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- other irrigation levelse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_single2.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“I1 favoured plant growth, enhanced flowering (67.5 days), resulted in production of significantly larger fruit and higher yield (175.15 g/ plant), higher TSS, and ascorbic acid content with lesser incidence of albinism (17.9%) and botrytis rot than other irrigation levels.”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
I1 reduced albinism incidence to 17.9%.
- Taxon
- strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassat0 - Treatment
- I1e0
- Outcome
- incidence of albinisme0
- Direction
- lessere0
- Value
- 17.9%e0
- Comparator
- other irrigation levelse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_single2.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“I1 favoured plant growth, enhanced flowering (67.5 days), resulted in production of significantly larger fruit and higher yield (175.15 g/ plant), higher TSS, and ascorbic acid content with lesser incidence of albinism (17.9%) and botrytis rot than other irrigation levels.”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
I1 reduced botrytis rot incidence.
- Taxon
- strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassat0 - Treatment
- I1e0
- Outcome
- botrytis rote0
- Direction
- lessere0
- Comparator
- other irrigation levelse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_single2.jpg?width=500)

Verbatim
e0“I1 favoured plant growth, enhanced flowering (67.5 days), resulted in production of significantly larger fruit and higher yield (175.15 g/ plant), higher TSS, and ascorbic acid content with lesser incidence of albinism (17.9%) and botrytis rot than other irrigation levels.”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
BPM mulch significantly improved plant growth.
- Taxon
- strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassat0 - Treatment
- BPMe0
- Outcome
- growthe0
- Direction
- bettere0
- Comparator
- other materialse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_single2.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“Plants mulched with BPM have significantly better growth, flowered and fruited early, produced larger fruit and higher yield, with slightly higher incidence of albinism (19.8%), but with lower incidence of botrytis rot (14.9 %) than those mulched with other materials.”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
BPM mulch caused earlier flowering and fruiting.
- Taxon
- strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassat0 - Treatment
- BPMe0
- Outcome
- flowered and fruitede0
- Direction
- earlye0
- Comparator
- other materialse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_single2.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“Plants mulched with BPM have significantly better growth, flowered and fruited early, produced larger fruit and higher yield, with slightly higher incidence of albinism (19.8%), but with lower incidence of botrytis rot (14.9 %) than those mulched with other materials.”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
BPM mulch produced larger fruit and higher yield.
- Taxon
- strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassat0 - Treatment
- BPMe0
- Outcome
- fruit and higher yielde0
- Direction
- largere0
- Comparator
- other materialse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_single2.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“Plants mulched with BPM have significantly better growth, flowered and fruited early, produced larger fruit and higher yield, with slightly higher incidence of albinism (19.8%), but with lower incidence of botrytis rot (14.9 %) than those mulched with other materials.”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
BPM mulch raised albinism incidence to 19.8%.
- Taxon
- strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassat0 - Treatment
- BPMe0
- Outcome
- incidence of albinisme0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 19.8%e0
- Comparator
- other materialse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_single2.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“Plants mulched with BPM have significantly better growth, flowered and fruited early, produced larger fruit and higher yield, with slightly higher incidence of albinism (19.8%), but with lower incidence of botrytis rot (14.9 %) than those mulched with other materials.”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
BPM mulch reduced botrytis rot incidence to 14.9%.
- Taxon
- strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassat0 - Treatment
- BPMe0
- Outcome
- incidence of botrytis rote0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Value
- 14.9 %e0
- Comparator
- other materialse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_single2.jpg?width=500)

Verbatim
e0“Plants mulched with BPM have significantly better growth, flowered and fruited early, produced larger fruit and higher yield, with slightly higher incidence of albinism (19.8%), but with lower incidence of botrytis rot (14.9 %) than those mulched with other materials.”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
The I1 by M1 irrigation and mulching interaction significantly affected crown height, plant spread and leaf area.
- Taxon
- strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassat0 - Treatment
- I1 × M1e0
- Outcome
- crown height, plant spread and leaf areae0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_single2.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“Irrigation level × mulching interaction has significantly influenced growth parameters like, crown height, plant spread and leaf area with I1 × M1 interaction.”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
I1 with black polyethylene produced larger fruit weighing 13.1 g.
- Taxon
- Strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassae0 - Treatment
- irrigation regime of I1 mulched with black polyethylenee0
- Outcome
- fruite0
- Direction
- largere0
- Value
- 13.1 ge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_single2.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“Strawberry produced larger fruit (13.1 g) and higher yield (185.8 g/plant), higher TSS, and higher ascorbic acid content with a slightly higher incidence of albinism, but comparatively lower incidence of botrytis rot under irrigation regime of I1 mulched with black polyethylene.”
Claim · model-written summary
I1 with black polyethylene produced higher yield of 185.8 g per plant.
- Taxon
- Strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassae0 - Treatment
- irrigation regime of I1 mulched with black polyethylenee0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 185.8 g/plante0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_single2.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“Strawberry produced larger fruit (13.1 g) and higher yield (185.8 g/plant), higher TSS, and higher ascorbic acid content with a slightly higher incidence of albinism, but comparatively lower incidence of botrytis rot under irrigation regime of I1 mulched with black polyethylene.”
Claim · model-written summary
I1 with black polyethylene raised TSS and ascorbic acid content.
- Taxon
- Strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassae0 - Treatment
- irrigation regime of I1 mulched with black polyethylenee0
- Outcome
- TSS, and higher ascorbic acid contente0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_single2.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“Strawberry produced larger fruit (13.1 g) and higher yield (185.8 g/plant), higher TSS, and higher ascorbic acid content with a slightly higher incidence of albinism, but comparatively lower incidence of botrytis rot under irrigation regime of I1 mulched with black polyethylene.”
Claim · model-written summary
I1 with black polyethylene slightly raised albinism incidence.
- Taxon
- Strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassae0 - Treatment
- irrigation regime of I1 mulched with black polyethylenee0
- Outcome
- incidence of albinisme0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_single2.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“Strawberry produced larger fruit (13.1 g) and higher yield (185.8 g/plant), higher TSS, and higher ascorbic acid content with a slightly higher incidence of albinism, but comparatively lower incidence of botrytis rot under irrigation regime of I1 mulched with black polyethylene.”
Claim · model-written summary
I1 with black polyethylene lowered botrytis rot incidence.
- Taxon
- Strawberry
Fragaria ×ananassae0 - Treatment
- irrigation regime of I1 mulched with black polyethylenee0
- Outcome
- incidence of botrytis rote0
- Direction
- lowere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_single2.jpg?width=500)

Verbatim
e0“Strawberry produced larger fruit (13.1 g) and higher yield (185.8 g/plant), higher TSS, and higher ascorbic acid content with a slightly higher incidence of albinism, but comparatively lower incidence of botrytis rot under irrigation regime of I1 mulched with black polyethylene.”
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