Abstract
A study was carried out to determine the effects of different mulch materials on plant growth, some quality properties and yield in melon cultivars in high altitude environmental condition. Clear mulch application affected more plant growth than the other applications. Fruit width, fruit length, dry matter in fruit, total soluble solid, color, husk thickness, fruit fresh thickness, fruit firmness, pH, total and reducing sugar of the cultivars were investigated. The effects of mulch application in terms of the characters were significant depending on the cultivars. Average fruit weight of the cultivars was significantly high in mulch application, especially clear mulch application when compared to control. Marketable yield in melon cultivars was different based on the years. The highest marketable yield was obtained from clear mulch application as compared to control. Average marketable yield in the study years increased by 25-28% in clear plastic mulch and 15% in black plastic mulch compared to the control application. Soil temperature in clear and black mulch applications were higher (5-8 degree C and 1-4 degree C respectively) than that of control application.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
Clear mulch increased melon growth more than other applications.
- Taxon
- melon
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Cucumis melot0 - Treatment
- Clear mulch applicatione0
- Outcome
- plant growthe0
- Direction
- moree0
- Comparator
- other applicationse0
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Verbatim
e0“Clear mulch application affected more plant growth than the other applications.”
t0“melon”
Claim · model-written summary
Mulch effects on fruit quality characters depended significantly on melon cultivar.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis melot0
- Material
- cultivarse0
- Treatment
- mulch applicatione0
- Outcome
- effects of mulch applicatione0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“The effects of mulch application in terms of the characters were significant depending on the cultivars.”
t0“melon”
Claim · model-written summary
Mulching, especially clear mulch, significantly increased average fruit weight over control.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- clear mulch applicatione0
- Outcome
- Average fruit weighte0
- Direction
- highe0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Average fruit weight of the cultivars was significantly high in mulch application, especially clear mulch application when compared to control.”
t0“melon”
Claim · model-written summary
Marketable yield differed between years.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis meloe0
- Outcome
- Marketable yielde0
- Direction
- differente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Marketable yield in melon cultivars was different based on the years.”
Claim · model-written summary
Clear mulch produced the highest marketable yield versus control.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- clear mulch applicatione0
- Outcome
- marketable yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The highest marketable yield was obtained from clear mulch application as compared to control.”
t0“melon”
Claim · model-written summary
Clear plastic mulch increased average marketable yield by 25-28% over control.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- clear plastic mulche0
- Outcome
- Average marketable yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 25-28%e0
- Comparator
- control applicatione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Average marketable yield in the study years increased by 25-28% in clear plastic mulch and 15% in black plastic mulch compared to the control application.”
t0“melon”
Claim · model-written summary
Black plastic mulch increased average marketable yield by 15% over control.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- black plastic mulche0
- Outcome
- Average marketable yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 15%e0
- Comparator
- control applicatione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Average marketable yield in the study years increased by 25-28% in clear plastic mulch and 15% in black plastic mulch compared to the control application.”
t0“melon”
Claim · model-written summary
Clear mulch raised soil temperature by 5-8 degree C over control.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- cleare0
- Outcome
- Soil temperaturee0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 5-8 degree Ce0
- Comparator
- control applicatione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Soil temperature in clear and black mulch applications were higher (5-8 degree C and 1-4 degree C respectively) than that of control application.”
t0“melon”
Claim · model-written summary
Black mulch raised soil temperature by 1-4 degree C over control.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- black mulch applicationse0
- Outcome
- Soil temperaturee0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 1-4 degree Ce0
- Comparator
- control applicatione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Soil temperature in clear and black mulch applications were higher (5-8 degree C and 1-4 degree C respectively) than that of control application.”
t0“melon”
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