Abstract
Studies were carried out to evaluate the effect of different mulching materials on growth, yield and quality of strawberry cv. Chandler having seven treatments with three replications in Randomized Block Design during 2010 and 2011. The treatments comprised of paddy straw, wheat straw, dry grass, transparent polyethylene, black polyethylene and no mulch (control). The results revealed that strawberry is very responsive to the different mulching materials. All the treatments improved the vegetative growth, yield and quality of strawberry, but black polythene mulch gave the best results in terms of reducing weed population (1.00/m2), increasing plant height (21.67 cm), plant spread (31.24 cm), number of leaves per plant (18.33), number of flowers per plant (28.33), number of fruits per plant (12.12), number of achenes/fruit (317.70), fruit weight (11.83 g), fruit length (3.93 cm), fruit breadth (3.00 cm), yield (143.38 g/plant), total soluble solids (7.63 0B), total sugars (7.00 %), vitamin-C (57.77 mg/100 g) and crude protein (9.64%). However, higher acidity (0.80%) and achene density/fruit (17.34) was observed in fruits grown without mulch. Key words: Strawberry cv. Chandler, mulching, growth, quality, yield.
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Claims 18
Claim · model-written summary
All tested mulches improved strawberry growth, yield, and quality.
- Taxon
- strawberry
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Fragaria ×ananassae0 - Treatment
- All the treatmentse0
- Outcome
- vegetative growth, yield and qualitye0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Comparator
- no mulch (control)e1
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Verbatim
e0“All the treatments improved the vegetative growth, yield and quality of strawberry”
e1“no mulch (control)”
Claim · model-written summary
Black polyethylene mulch reduced weed population to 1.00/m2.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- black polythene mulche0
- Interactor
- weede0weed
- Outcome
- weed populatione0
- Direction
- reducinge0
- Value
- 1.00/m2e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“black polythene mulch gave the best results in terms of reducing weed population (1.00/m2)”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
Black polyethylene mulch increased strawberry height to 21.67 cm.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- black polythene mulche0
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- increasinge0
- Value
- 21.67 cme0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“black polythene mulch gave the best results in terms of reducing weed population (1.00/m2), increasing plant height (21.67 cm)”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
Black polyethylene mulch increased strawberry plant spread to 31.24 cm.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- black polythene mulche0
- Outcome
- plant spreade0
- Direction
- increasinge0
- Value
- 31.24 cme0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“black polythene mulch gave the best results in terms of reducing weed population (1.00/m2), increasing plant height (21.67 cm), plant spread (31.24 cm)”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
Black polyethylene mulch gave 18.33 leaves per strawberry plant.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- black polythene mulche0
- Outcome
- number of leaves per plante0
- Direction
- beste0
- Value
- 18.33e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“black polythene mulch gave the best results in terms of reducing weed population (1.00/m2), increasing plant height (21.67 cm), plant spread (31.24 cm), number of leaves per plant (18.33)”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
Black polyethylene mulch gave 28.33 flowers per strawberry plant.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- black polythene mulche0
- Outcome
- number of flowers per plante0
- Direction
- beste0
- Value
- 28.33e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“black polythene mulch gave the best results in terms of reducing weed population (1.00/m2), increasing plant height (21.67 cm), plant spread (31.24 cm), number of leaves per plant (18.33), number of flowers per plant (28.33)”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
Black polyethylene mulch gave 12.12 fruits per strawberry plant.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- black polythene mulche1
- Outcome
- number of fruits per plante0
- Direction
- beste1
- Value
- 12.12e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“number of fruits per plant (12.12)”
e1“black polythene mulch gave the best results”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
Black polyethylene mulch gave 317.70 achenes per strawberry fruit.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- black polythene mulche1
- Outcome
- number of achenes/fruite0
- Direction
- beste1
- Value
- 317.70e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“number of achenes/fruit (317.70)”
e1“black polythene mulch gave the best results”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
Black polyethylene mulch gave strawberry fruit weight of 11.83 g.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- black polythene mulche1
- Outcome
- fruit weighte0
- Direction
- beste1
- Value
- 11.83 ge0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“fruit weight (11.83 g)”
e1“black polythene mulch gave the best results”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
Black polyethylene mulch gave strawberry fruit length of 3.93 cm.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- black polythene mulche1
- Outcome
- fruit lengthe0
- Direction
- beste1
- Value
- 3.93 cme0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“fruit length (3.93 cm)”
e1“black polythene mulch gave the best results”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
Black polyethylene mulch gave strawberry fruit breadth of 3.00 cm.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- black polythene mulche1
- Outcome
- fruit breadthe0
- Direction
- beste1
- Value
- 3.00 cme0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“fruit breadth (3.00 cm)”
e1“black polythene mulch gave the best results”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
Black polyethylene mulch gave strawberry yield of 143.38 g per plant.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- black polythene mulche1
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- beste1
- Value
- 143.38 g/plante0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“yield (143.38 g/plant)”
e1“black polythene mulch gave the best results”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
Black polyethylene mulch gave strawberry soluble solids of 7.63 0B.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- black polythene mulche1
- Outcome
- total soluble solidse0
- Direction
- beste1
- Value
- 7.63 0Be0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“total soluble solids (7.63 0B)”
e1“black polythene mulch gave the best results”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
Black polyethylene mulch gave strawberry total sugars of 7.00%.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- black polythene mulche1
- Outcome
- total sugarse0
- Direction
- beste1
- Value
- 7.00 %e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“total sugars (7.00 %)”
e1“black polythene mulch gave the best results”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
Black polyethylene mulch gave strawberry vitamin C of 57.77 mg per 100 g.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- black polythene mulche1
- Outcome
- vitamin-Ce0
- Direction
- beste1
- Value
- 57.77 mg/100 ge0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“vitamin-C (57.77 mg/100 g)”
e1“black polythene mulch gave the best results”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
Black polyethylene mulch gave strawberry crude protein of 9.64%.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- black polythene mulche1
- Outcome
- crude proteine0
- Direction
- beste1
- Value
- 9.64%e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“crude protein (9.64%)”
e1“black polythene mulch gave the best results”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
Strawberry fruit without mulch had higher acidity of 0.80%.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- without mulche0
- Outcome
- aciditye0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 0.80%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“higher acidity (0.80%) and achene density/fruit (17.34) was observed in fruits grown without mulch”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
Strawberry fruit without mulch had higher achene density of 17.34 per fruit.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- without mulche0
- Outcome
- achene density/fruite0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 17.34e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“higher acidity (0.80%) and achene density/fruit (17.34) was observed in fruits grown without mulch”
t0“strawberry”
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