Abstract
The scarcity of water requires its judicious application and conservation for Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L) production. Tomato was grown during Nov.–Mar. 2003–2005 under the following irrigation regimes: rainfed or irrigation when cumulative pan evaporation (CPE) reached 50 mm (CPE50) or 25 mm (CPE25) and the following mulch treatments: none, rice straw, and white or black polyethylene. Fruit yield increased with increased irrigation frequency. Mulch enhanced fruit yield by 23%–58% over no mulch. The cost–benefit (CB) ratio increased with an increase in irrigation frequency. Rice straw, which is less costly and easily available, had the highest CB ratio (1:3.1) in all moisture conditions, followed by black polyethylene (1:2.9). Use of black polyethylene when water is scarce (rainfed, CPE50) has the potential to increase income compared to plants in bare soil when water is plentiful.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Tomato fruit yield increased with increased irrigation frequency.
- Taxon
- Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Treatment
- irrigation frequencye1
- Outcome
- Fruit yielde1
- Direction
- increasede1
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Verbatim
e0“Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L) production”
e1“Fruit yield increased with increased irrigation frequency”
Claim · model-written summary
Mulch enhanced tomato fruit yield by 23%-58% over no mulch.
- Taxon
- Solanum lycopersicumSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- Mulche2
- Outcome
- fruit yielde2
- Direction
- enhancede2
- Value
- 23%–58%e2
- Comparator
- no mulche2
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Verbatim
e0“Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L) production”
e2“Mulch enhanced fruit yield by 23%–58% over no mulch”
Claim · model-written summary
The cost-benefit ratio of tomato increased with irrigation frequency.
- Taxon
- Solanum lycopersicumSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- irrigation frequencye3
- Outcome
- cost–benefit (CB) ratioe3
- Direction
- increasede3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L) production”
e3“The cost–benefit (CB) ratio increased with an increase in irrigation frequency”
Claim · model-written summary
Rice straw mulch had the highest cost-benefit ratio of tomato (1:3.1) across moisture conditions.
- Taxon
- Solanum lycopersicumSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- Rice strawe4
- Outcome
- CB ratioe4
- Direction
- higheste4
- Value
- 1:3.1e4
- Comparator
- black polyethylenee4
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Verbatim
e0“Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L) production”
e4“Rice straw, which is less costly and easily available, had the highest CB ratio (1:3.1) in all moisture conditions, followed by black polyethylene (1:2.9)”
Claim · model-written summary
Black polyethylene mulch had a lower cost-benefit ratio of tomato (1:2.9) than rice straw.
- Taxon
- Solanum lycopersicumSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- black polyethylenee4
- Outcome
- CB ratioe4
- Direction
- lowerinferrede4
- Value
- 1:2.9e4
- Comparator
- Rice strawe4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L) production”
e4“Rice straw, which is less costly and easily available, had the highest CB ratio (1:3.1) in all moisture conditions, followed by black polyethylene (1:2.9)”
Claim · model-written summary
Black polyethylene mulch under scarce water is suggested to increase income compared with bare soil under plentiful water.
- Taxon
- Solanum lycopersicumSolanum lycopersicume0
- Outcome
- Use of black polyethylenee5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L) production”
e5“Use of black polyethylene when water is scarce (rainfed, CPE50) has the potential to increase income compared to plants in bare soil when water is plentiful”
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