Abstract
Field studies were conducted to observe the effect of mulch and drip irrigation on quality of potato (Solatium tuberosum L.). The different types of mulch were plastic, biodegradable and organic. The different drip irrigation levels were low (LDI), medium (MDI) and high (HDI) with 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0 IW/CPE ratio respectively and conventional irrigation. Plastic mulch increased the minimum soil temperature by 2–3°C and brought it to an optimum range (10–12°C) required for better crop growth, which helped in improving quality of crop. The average yield of all the three mulch treatments under drip irrigation was 28.6 per cent higher than the no mulch drip irrigation treatment. The highest yield of 312.3 q/ha was obtained under HDI treatment (averaged over all mulches) against a yield of 238.7 q/ha obtained for the conventionally irrigated mulched treatment, registering an increase of 30.8 per cent. Mulch also helped in improving the processing quality of the crop.
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Claims 4
Claim · model-written summary
Plastic mulch increased minimum soil temperature by 2–3°C to 10–12°C.
- Taxon
- potato
Solanum tuberosumt0 - Treatment
- Plastic mulche0
- Outcome
- minimum soil temperaturee0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 2–3°Ce0
- Qualifier
- 10–12°Ce0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Plastic mulch increased the minimum soil temperature by 2–3°C and brought it to an optimum range (10–12°C)”
t0“potato”
Claim · model-written summary
Across drip irrigation levels, mulch treatments averaged 28.6% higher potato yield than no-mulch drip irrigation.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Treatment
- all the three mulch treatments under drip irrigatione0
- Outcome
- average yielde0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 28.6 per cente0
- Comparator
- no mulch drip irrigation treatmente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“average yield of all the three mulch treatments under drip irrigation was 28.6 per cent higher than the no mulch drip irrigation treatment”
t0“potato”
Claim · model-written summary
High drip irrigation yielded 312.3 q/ha averaged over mulches, 30.8% more than conventionally irrigated mulched potato at 238.7 q/ha.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Treatment
- HDI treatmente0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 312.3 q/hae0
- Qualifier
- 238.7 q/hae0
- Comparator
- conventionally irrigated mulched treatmente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“highest yield of 312.3 q/ha was obtained under HDI treatment (averaged over all mulches) against a yield of 238.7 q/ha obtained for the conventionally irrigated mulched treatment, registering an increase of 30.8 per cent”
t0“potato”
Claim · model-written summary
Mulch improved potato processing quality.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Treatment
- Mulche0
- Outcome
- processing qualitye0
- Direction
- improvinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Mulch also helped in improving the processing quality of the crop”
t0“potato”
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