Abstract
Production gaps exist in vegetable crops at the farm level in inland and coastal regions of Bangladesh and these gaps could be minimized using different innovative/new agricultural technologies and improved crop management practices. The present study was conducted to compare yield, yield components of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), and income of smallholder vegetable farmers within different innovative technology practices (with plastic mulch and indigenous microorganism (IMO) vs. without plastic mulch and IMO) at Baliakandi, Rajbari (inland region); and Dashmina, Patuakhali; and Charfession, Bhola (coastal region) in Bangladesh. Yield and gross margins of cauliflower and tomato with plastic mulch and IMO were higher compared with no plastic mulch and no IMO, regardless of location. At Baliakandi, Rajbari, cauliflower yield with plastic mulch was 42.5 t ha–1, which was a 24.3% improvement over cauliflower yield obtained without plastic mulch (34.2 t ha–1). At Charfession, Bhola, the highest yield of tomato (57.6 t ha–1) was obtained with IMO compared with tomato yield (49.2 t ha–1) without IMO, indicating a 17.1% improvement in yield. Similar trends were obtained at Dashmina, Patuakhali. The difference in gross margin between tomato with and without plastic mulch was US$ 1146 ha–1 at Dashmina, Patuakhali. Similar trends were obtained in other locations. Innovative agricultural technologies have the potential to increase yield and income of smallholder vegetable farmers in inland and coastal regions of Bangladesh.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Combined mulch and IMO raised cauliflower and tomato yields across locations.
- Taxon
- cauliflower and tomato
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Treatment
- plastic mulch and IMOe0
- Outcome
- Yielde0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- no plastic mulch and no IMOe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Yield and gross margins of cauliflower and tomato with plastic mulch and IMO were higher compared with no plastic mulch and no IMO, regardless of location.”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined mulch and IMO raised gross margins across locations.
- Taxon
- cauliflower and tomatoBrassica oleracea var. botrytisSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- plastic mulch and IMOe0
- Outcome
- gross marginse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- no plastic mulch and no IMOe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Yield and gross margins of cauliflower and tomato with plastic mulch and IMO were higher compared with no plastic mulch and no IMO, regardless of location.”
Claim · model-written summary
Mulch raised cauliflower yield by 24.3% to 42.5 t per hectare at Baliakandi.
- Taxon
- cauliflowerBrassica oleracea var. botrytise0
- Treatment
- plastic mulche0
- Outcome
- cauliflower yielde0
- Direction
- improvemente0
- Value
- 42.5 t ha–1e0
- Qualifier
- 24.3%e0
- Comparator
- without plastic mulche0
- Setting
- Baliakandi, Rajbarie0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“At Baliakandi, Rajbari, cauliflower yield with plastic mulch was 42.5 t ha–1, which was a 24.3% improvement over cauliflower yield obtained without plastic mulch (34.2 t ha–1).”
Claim · model-written summary
IMO raised tomato yield by 17.1% to 57.6 t per hectare at Charfession.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- IMOe0
- Outcome
- yield of tomatoe0
- Direction
- improvemente0
- Value
- 57.6 t ha–1e0
- Qualifier
- 17.1%e0
- Comparator
- without IMOe0
- Setting
- Charfession, Bholae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“At Charfession, Bhola, the highest yield of tomato (57.6 t ha–1) was obtained with IMO compared with tomato yield (49.2 t ha–1) without IMO, indicating a 17.1% improvement in yield.”
Claim · model-written summary
A similar tomato yield trend occurred at Dashmina.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- yieldt0
- Setting
- Dashmina, Patuakhalie0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Similar trends were obtained at Dashmina, Patuakhali.”
t0“Plastic mulch and indigenous microorganism effects on yield and yield components of cauliflower and tomato in inland and coastal regions of Bangladesh”
Claim · model-written summary
The mulch related tomato gross margin difference was US$ 1146 per hectare at Dashmina.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- plastic mulche0
- Outcome
- gross margine0
- Value
- US$ 1146 ha–1e0
- Comparator
- without plastic mulche0
- Setting
- Dashmina, Patuakhalie0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The difference in gross margin between tomato with and without plastic mulch was US$ 1146 ha–1 at Dashmina, Patuakhali.”
Claim · model-written summary
Gross margin trends were similar at other locations.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- gross margine1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Similar trends were obtained in other locations.”
t0“tomato”
e1“difference in gross margin between tomato”
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