Abstract
An experiment comprising of six treatments based on combination of three types and two times of mulching and four replications was conducted during 1967-1972 at the Soil Conservation Researeh Station, Vasad (Gujarat) to study their effect on comparative success and cost of afforestaion in a semi-arid ravinous tract. The results show that clod mulching (Soil hoeing without pulverisation and spreading clods on the surface in one meter diameter around plants) in post-monsoon period (October) gave significantly better height and diameter growth of khair ( Acacia cateshu ) plants as compared to grass mulching or the usual weeding and hoeing. Clod mulching in October also gave higher survival % of the plants and was overall cheaper in cost than the prevalent practice of weeding and hoeing.
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Claim · model-written summary
October clod mulch improved khair height and diameter growth over grass mulch or hoeing.
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e0“clod mulching (Soil hoeing without pulverisation and spreading clods on the surface in one meter diameter around plants) in post-monsoon period (October) gave significantly better height and diameter growth of khair ( Acacia cateshu ) plants as compared to grass mulching or the usual weeding and hoeing”
Claim · model-written summary
October clod mulch increased plant survival.
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e0“Clod mulching in October also gave higher survival % of the plants”
t0“khair ( Acacia cateshu )”
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October clod mulch cost less than usual weeding and hoeing.
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e0“Clod mulching in October also gave higher survival % of the plants and was overall cheaper in cost than the prevalent practice of weeding and hoeing.”
t0“khair ( Acacia cateshu )”