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The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2023 The present study was carried out at Lovely Professional university, Phagwara, Punjab during 2019 to study the performance of okra under irrigation levels and mulching methods under drip irrigation.
NITIN M CHANGADE +2 more
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Increasing maize and sunflower seed yield using plastic mulch: an approach to optimum use of water [PDF]
فناوریهای پیشرفته در بهرهوری آب, 2023 Drought is the most important abiotic stress in Iran, which leads to a significant decrease in plant yield. Crops need a lot of water. Evaporation and transpiration determines the plant's water requirement.
Salman Aliakbari +3 more
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Plastic Mulch Pollution and Introduction of Biodegradable Plastic Mulches – A Review
Agricultural Reviews, 2019 The use of plastic mulch in agriculture has increased dramatically in the last 10 years throughout the world. The adverse effects of plastic mulch pollution in agriculture forced the scientists to search for alternatives. Studies in Xinjiang showed that residual plastic film mulch levels of 200 kg m-2 in the topsoil (0–20 cm) affected the emergence ...
V U Divya, N C Sarkar
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Plastic debris in plastic-mulched soil—a screening study from western Germany
PeerJ, 2022 Background Agricultural plastic mulches offer great benefits such as higher yields and lower pesticide use. Yet, plastic mulches may disintegrate over time and fragment into smaller debris. Such plastic debris is expected to remain in the field after removal of the plastic mulch and thus contributes to soil ...
Steinmetz, Zacharias, Schröder, Heike
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Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2021 Cucurbit fruit fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquillett) is a pest of cucurbits, such as summer squash (Cucurbita moschata Duchesne), cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) and bittergourd (Momordica charantia L.).
Kabita Subedi +3 more
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Microclimate Modification with Plastic Mulch [PDF]
HortScience, 2000 The effects of plastic mulch on plant microclimate are reviewed with specific focus on the transfer of energy within the crop microclimate. An energy transfer accounting system (surface energy balance) is reviewed and data representing the energy balance of a mulched field are presented.
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Effect of Some Nutrient Applications on Plant Properties in Organic Strawberry Production [PDF]
, 2009 This study was conducted with the “Camarosa” strawberry cultivar at the Egirdir Horticultural Research Institute between 2004 and 2006. In these experiments, the impact of some nutrition applications upon plant development in conventional and organic ...
Atasay, Adem, Türemiş, Nurgül
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Effect of different types of mulch on bulb yield of shallot [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 The possibility of using different types of mulch to improve the bulb yield of shallot (Allium cepa var aggregatum) is observed in this paper. The field experiment compared five different types of mulches, including silver, black, straw, screen nylon ...
Sopha Gina Aliya, Efendi Agnofi Merdeka
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International Journal of Bio-Resource and Stress Management, 2023 The field experiment was conducted during 2007-09 to study the effect of plastic mulch colour on growth, fruiting and fruit quality of strawberry under polyhouse cultivation.
N. C. Sharma, S. D. Sharma, R. S. Spehia
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The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2023 The influence of coloured-plastic mulching on physical and biochemical characteristics of tomato fruits were investigated. During the study, tomato crop was grown in an open field under five coloured-plastic mulching, one organic mulch and a no-mulch ...
PANKAJ KUMAR KANNAUJIA +4 more
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