Comparison of different mulch materials in a tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) crop

Moreno, M.M.; Moreno, A.; Mancebo, Ignacio

doi:10.5424/sjar/2009072-1500

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“…Kijchavengkul et al [2008] emphasize that the color of film also matterswhite biodegradable film decomposes faster than the black one. Moreno et al [2009], as well as Ngouajio et al [2008] reported that soil under black biodegradable film was less heated than in the case of black PE film, still the yield of plants mulched with those materials was comparable. The effect was confirmed in the research by Kijchavengkul et al [2008] and Anzalone et al [2010].…”

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Effects of Plastic and Biodegradable Mulch Films in Field Tomato Cultivation

Adamczewska-Sowińska¹,

Turczuk²

2018

Acta Sci.Pol.Hortorum Cultus

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The yield quantity and quality depend on genetic factors, cultivation system and environmental conditions. Growth conditions can be improved by mulching the soil with plastic and biodegradable materials. A 2-factor experiment was conducted in 2011-2013 in the Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences. The method of random blocks in 3 repetitions was applied. The aim of the study was to compare the yielding of tomato cultivars: Awizo F 1 , Brixol F 1 and Polonaise F 1 on synthetic mulches: transparent, black and white polyethylene film (0.05 mm thick), on black polypropylene nonwoven of the mass of 60 g•m-2 , and on biodegradable film BioAgri, 0.025 mm thick. Significant differences were observed in the quantity of marketable tomato yield in particular years of the experiment. In most favorable year 2012, the yield was by 26% and 56% larger, as compared to other years. The marketable yield of Awizo F 1 cultivar was higher, on average by 33.1% and 64.7%, than in the case of Brixol F 1 and Polonaise F 1. The plants mulched with polyethylene and biodegradable film revealed a tendency to a higher yields as compared to those cultivated on nonwoven or without any mulches.

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Effects of Plastic and Biodegradable Mulch Films in Field Tomato Cultivation

Adamczewska-Sowińska¹,

Turczuk²

2018

Acta Sci.Pol.Hortorum Cultus

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“…Generally, researchers using black plastic instead of bare soil have recorded higher yield of many crops (Ibarra et al, 2001;Kwabiah, 2004;Ban et al, 2009;Igbal et al, 2009;Mamkagh, 2009;Moreno et al, 2009;Rashidi et al, 2010;Berihun, 2011;Bhatt et al, 2011;Hatami et al, 2012;Kumar and Lal, 2012). Nevertheless, the current study aimed to investigate the effect of black polyethylene plastic mulch on okra and squash growth and yield under rain-fed conditions.…”

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Effect of Polyethylene Black Plastic Mulch on Growth and Yield of Two Summer Vegetable Crops Under Rain-Fed Conditions Under Semi-Arid Region Conditions

Mahadeen¹

2014

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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Water use efficiency in agriculture can be enhanced by several strategies mainly by reducing evaporation from the soil surface. The mulching techniques were being used widely in irrigated crop production worldwide. The mulching techniques can be also implemented in summer vegetables production under rain-fed conditions. The current study aimed at evaluating the effect of polyethylene black plastic mulch on growth and yield of okra, Abelmoschus esculentus and summer squash, Cucurbita pepo L. under rain-fed conditions of Jordan. Two field experiments were conducted during summer growing season at Al-Rabbah Agricultural Research Station, Mu'tah University, Jordan. Soil cover treatments were polyethylene black plastic mulch and no mulch (bare soil). The results indicated that the mulched plots had higher soil moisture content than bare soil plots, which has positively reflected on vegetative and yield parameters. Using polyethylene plastic mulch had pronounced positive effect on yield of okra and squash as compared to bare soil. Early, middle, late and total yield of both vegetable crops were significantly increased in plots covered with plastic mulch. In addition, fruit number and weight had also an increasing trend as fruit yield. Plots covered with black plastic mulch were produced higher fresh and dry weights of both vegetable crops. It ban be concluded that using black plastic mulch as a soil cover increased okra and squash vegetative growth and yield under rain-fed conditions.

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“…However, new materials described in detail by Martín-Closas and Pelacho (2011) and Kasirajan and Ngouajio (2012) have appeared recently due to the nondegradability of these fi lms. Most of them demonstrated satisfactory behavior in relation to weed control and crop yields (Moreno et al, 2009;Cirujeda et al, 2012). Fruit quality infl uences the degree of acceptance of the fi nal product, so some of the aspects relating to external appearance are even more important than the price for the average consumer (Shewfelt, 1990;Gómez et al, 2001).…”

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Univariate and multivariate analysis on processing tomato quality under different mulches

Moreno

Mancebo

Tarquis

et al. 2014

Sci. agric. (Piracicaba, Braz.)

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The use of eco-friendly mulch materials as alternatives to the standard polyethylene (PE) has become increasingly prevalent worldwide. Consequently, a comparison of mulch materials from different origins is necessary to evaluate their feasibility. Several researchers have compared the effects of mulch materials on each crop variable through univariate analysis (ANOVA).However, it is important to focus on the effect of these materials on fruit quality, because this factor decisively infl uences the acceptance of the fi nal product by consumers and the industrial sector. This study aimed to analyze the information supplied by a randomized complete block experiment combined over two seasons, a principal component analysis (PCA) and a cluster analysis (CA) when studying the effects of mulch materials on the quality of processing tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.). The study focused on the variability in the quality measurements and on the determination of mulch materials with a similar response to them. A comparison of the results from both types of analysis yielded complementary information. ANOVA showed the similarity of certain materials. However, considering the totality of the variables analyzed, the fi nal interpretation was slightly complicated. PCA indicated that the juice color, the fruit fi rmness and the soluble solid content were the most infl uential factors in the total variability of a set of 12 juice and fruit variables, and CA allowed us to establish four categories of treatment: plastics (polyethylene -PE, oxo-and biodegradable materials), papers, manual weeding and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) straw. Oxobiodegradable and PE were most closely related based on CA.

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Comparison of different mulch materials in a tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) crop

Cited by 43 publications

References 22 publications

Effects of Plastic and Biodegradable Mulch Films in Field Tomato Cultivation

Effects of Plastic and Biodegradable Mulch Films in Field Tomato Cultivation

Effect of Polyethylene Black Plastic Mulch on Growth and Yield of Two Summer Vegetable Crops Under Rain-Fed Conditions Under Semi-Arid Region Conditions

Univariate and multivariate analysis on processing tomato quality under different mulches

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