Abstract
The experiment was conducted at College of Post Graduate Studies in Agricultural Sciences, Umiam, Meghalaya during the rabi season (November–April, 2022) to study the effect of organic mulching on growth, yield and water productivity of lentil varieties in mid-hills of Meghalaya. The experiment was carried out in split plot design with four mulch treatment under main plot (M0: un-mulch/control, M1: paddy straw mulch, M2: maize stover mulch, M3: weed mulch) and four varietal treatments under sub plot (V1: HUL-57, V2: PL-4, V3: PDL-1 and V4: PSL-9) which were replicated thrice. Results indicated that, plant height, number of branches plant-1, water productivity were highest under paddy straw mulch. Paddy straw mulch (43.57) which was on par with weed mulch (41.29) has reported significantly highest number of pods plant-1 over maize stover mulch (38.18) and un-mulch (36.21) treatments. Different mulches have reported economic yield advantage of 21.01% to 10.55% over the control. Water productivity has found significantly higher under paddy straw mulch (3.25 kg ha-1 mm-1) over the control treatment (2.57 kg ha-1 mm-1). Mulches also modified soil thermal regimes and effected plant growth and development. Soil temperature has shown increasing trend towards the end of crop season, since, air temperatures are increasing towards the end of growing season. Paddy straw mulch, weed mulch and maize stover mulch increased 2.31oC, 1.88oC, 0.27oC temperature, respectively, over the control during morning hours.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Paddy straw mulch gave the greatest plant height, branches and water productivity.
- Taxon
- lentil
Lens culinarist0 - Treatment
- paddy straw mulche0
- Outcome
- plant height, number of branches plant-1, water productivitye0
- Direction
- higheste0
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Verbatim
e0“plant height, number of branches plant-1, water productivity were highest under paddy straw mulch.”
t0“Lentil Varieties”
Claim · model-written summary
Paddy straw mulch produced 43.57 pods per plant, comparable to weed mulch, and significantly more than maize stover or no mulch.
- Taxon
- lentilLens culinarist0
- Treatment
- Paddy straw mulche0
- Outcome
- number of pods plant-1e0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 43.57e0
- Qualifier
- on par with weed mulch (41.29)e0
- Comparator
- maize stover mulche0
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Verbatim
e0“Paddy straw mulch (43.57) which was on par with weed mulch (41.29) has reported significantly highest number of pods plant-1 over maize stover mulch (38.18) and un-mulch (36.21) treatments.”
t0“Lentil Varieties”
Claim · model-written summary
Mulches increased economic yield by 10.55% to 21.01% over control.
- Taxon
- lentilLens culinarist0
- Treatment
- Different mulchese0
- Outcome
- economic yielde0
- Direction
- advantagee0
- Value
- 21.01% to 10.55%e0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Different mulches have reported economic yield advantage of 21.01% to 10.55% over the control.”
t0“Lentil Varieties”
Claim · model-written summary
Paddy straw mulch increased water productivity to 3.25 kg ha-1 mm-1 versus 2.57 under control.
- Taxon
- lentilLens culinarist0
- Treatment
- paddy straw mulche0
- Outcome
- Water productivitye0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 3.25 kg ha-1 mm-1e0
- Qualifier
- 2.57 kg ha-1 mm-1e0
- Comparator
- control treatmente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Water productivity has found significantly higher under paddy straw mulch (3.25 kg ha-1 mm-1) over the control treatment (2.57 kg ha-1 mm-1).”
t0“Lentil Varieties”
Claim · model-written summary
Paddy straw mulch raised morning soil temperature by 2.31oC over control.
- Taxon
- lentilLens culinarist0
- Treatment
- Paddy straw mulche0
- Outcome
- temperaturee0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 2.31oCe0
- Qualifier
- morning hourse0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Paddy straw mulch, weed mulch and maize stover mulch increased 2.31oC, 1.88oC, 0.27oC temperature, respectively, over the control during morning hours.”
t0“Lentil Varieties”
Claim · model-written summary
Weed mulch raised morning soil temperature by 1.88oC over control.
- Taxon
- lentilLens culinarist0
- Treatment
- weed mulche0
- Outcome
- temperaturee0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 1.88oCe0
- Qualifier
- morning hourse0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Paddy straw mulch, weed mulch and maize stover mulch increased 2.31oC, 1.88oC, 0.27oC temperature, respectively, over the control during morning hours.”
t0“Lentil Varieties”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize stover mulch raised morning soil temperature by 0.27oC over control.
- Taxon
- lentilLens culinarist0
- Treatment
- maize stover mulche0
- Outcome
- temperaturee0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 0.27oCe0
- Qualifier
- morning hourse0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Paddy straw mulch, weed mulch and maize stover mulch increased 2.31oC, 1.88oC, 0.27oC temperature, respectively, over the control during morning hours.”
t0“Lentil Varieties”
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