Abstract
Mulch is a layer of material spread on top of the soil to conserve soil moisture, discourage the growth of weeds, help prevent erosion and prevent large fluctuations in soil temperature. Mulch modifies the soil micro-climate around the growing plants. Jute geotextile being a woven/non-woven knitted structure of natural fibre is used in various geo-technical, civil engineering and soil conservation applications. It can be used where vegetation is considered to be the long term answer to protected cultivation of fruits and spices in arid and semi-arid regions. With this objective in mind, field trials were undertaken on the use of jute non-woven geo-textiles as mulch for cultivation of sweet lime with turmeric as an intercrop in the dry lateritic soil of Midnapore (West) district of West Bengal. It was observed that yields of sweet lime and turmeric were substantially higher fetching higher economic returns to the growers
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Claims 3
Claim · model-written summary
Sweet lime yield was substantially higher under jute mulch.
- Taxon
- sweet lime
Citrus ×limettioidese0 - Treatment
- jute non-woven geo-textiles as mulche0
- Outcome
- yields of sweet limee0
- Direction
- substantially highere0
- Setting
- Midnapore (West) district of West Bengale0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“field trials were undertaken on the use of jute non-woven geo-textiles as mulch for cultivation of sweet lime with turmeric as an intercrop in the dry lateritic soil of Midnapore (West) district of West Bengal. It was observed that yields of sweet lime and turmeric were substantially higher”
Claim · model-written summary
Turmeric yield was substantially higher under jute mulch.
- Taxon
- turmeric
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Curcuma longae0 - Treatment
- jute non-woven geo-textiles as mulche0
- Outcome
- yields of sweet lime and turmerice0
- Direction
- substantially highere0
- Setting
- Midnapore (West) district of West Bengale0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_W_IMG_2440.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“field trials were undertaken on the use of jute non-woven geo-textiles as mulch for cultivation of sweet lime with turmeric as an intercrop in the dry lateritic soil of Midnapore (West) district of West Bengal. It was observed that yields of sweet lime and turmeric were substantially higher”
Claim · model-written summary
The intercrop trial fetched higher economic returns to growers.
- Taxon
- sweet limeCitrus ×limettioidese0
- Outcome
- higher economic returns to the growerse0
- Direction
- highere0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“It was observed that yields of sweet lime and turmeric were substantially higher fetching higher economic returns to the growers”
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