Abstract
Field investigation was carried out during 2017 at Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai, to study the effect of colored plastic mulch and drip irrigation regimes on weed dry weight, root length and root spread of tomato. A factorial randomized block design with three colour mulches (white on black, silver on black and black on silver) and three irrigation regimes with control (without mulch) was laid to conduct the field experiment. The highest weed count of 27.3 was found in 100 per cent ETc and the lowest weed count of 21.4 in 60 per cent ETc. Among the mulches minimum weed count (4.9) was found in white on black plastic colour mulch. Plastic mulches were effective in repressing the weed infestation. The maximum root length was observed under treatment 60 per cent ETc without mulch (48.2 cm). The maximum root spread was found in 80 per cent ETc level with white on black colour mulch (41.1cm). The results showed that using colored plastic mulches control the weeds resulting in more root spread of the crop due to less competition for soil moisture and nutrients. Therefore, plastic mulch can be one of the weed control strategy in tomato production.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
The highest weed count (27.3) occurred at 100 per cent ETc irrigation, compared with 60 per cent ETc.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- 100 per cent ETce1
- Interactor
- weede1weed
- Outcome
- weed counte1
- Direction
- higheste1
- Value
- 27.3e1
- Comparator
- 60 per cent ETce1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“tomato”
e1“The highest weed count of 27.3 was found in 100 per cent ETc and the lowest weed count of 21.4 in 60 per cent ETc”
Claim · model-written summary
The lowest weed count (21.4) occurred at 60 per cent ETc irrigation, compared with 100 per cent ETc.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- 60 per cent ETce1
- Interactor
- weede1weed
- Outcome
- weed counte1
- Direction
- loweste1
- Value
- 21.4e1
- Comparator
- 100 per cent ETce1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“tomato”
e1“The highest weed count of 27.3 was found in 100 per cent ETc and the lowest weed count of 21.4 in 60 per cent ETc”
Claim · model-written summary
Among the mulches, the minimum weed count (4.9) was found with white on black plastic mulch.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- white on black plastic colour mulche1
- Interactor
- weede1weed
- Outcome
- weed counte1
- Direction
- minimume1
- Value
- 4.9e1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“tomato”
e1“Among the mulches minimum weed count (4.9) was found in white on black plastic colour mulch”
Claim · model-written summary
Plastic mulches were effective in repressing weed infestation in tomato.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Plastic mulchese1
- Interactor
- weede1weed
- Outcome
- weed infestatione1
- Direction
- repressinge1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“tomato”
e1“Plastic mulches were effective in repressing the weed infestation”
Claim · model-written summary
The maximum root length (48.2 cm) was observed with 60 per cent ETc without mulch.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- 60 per cent ETc without mulche1
- Outcome
- root lengthe1
- Direction
- maximume1
- Value
- 48.2 cme1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“tomato”
e1“The maximum root length was observed under treatment 60 per cent ETc without mulch (48.2 cm)”
Claim · model-written summary
The maximum root spread (41.1 cm) was found at 80 per cent ETc with white on black colour mulch.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- 80 per cent ETc level with white on black colour mulche1
- Outcome
- root spreade1
- Direction
- maximume1
- Value
- 41.1cme1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“tomato”
e1“The maximum root spread was found in 80 per cent ETc level with white on black colour mulch (41.1cm)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors attribute greater root spread under colored plastic mulches to weed control and less competition for soil moisture and nutrients.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- colored plastic mulchese1
- Outcome
- root spreade1
- Qualifier
- less competition for soil moisture and nutrientse1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“tomato”
e1“using colored plastic mulches control the weeds resulting in more root spread of the crop due to less competition for soil moisture and nutrients”
Claim · model-written summary
Plastic mulch can be one of the weed control strategies in tomato production.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Outcome
- weed control strategye1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“plastic mulch can be one of the weed control strategy in tomato production”
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