Abstract
Abstract Field experiments were conducted at Regional Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Vridhachalam, India, during autumn 1999 and winter 2000 using groundnut to examine the effect of different colours of polyethylene film mulch on crop yield and soil properties. The results of the experiment conducted with different colours of polyethylene film mulch (black, transparent white and non-mulched control) and three land configurations (flat bed, ridges and furrows and broad bed and furrows) indicated that irrespective of the colours, polyethylene film mulch significantly increased the soil micro-organisms at all stages of observation during both seasons except for bacterial population, which was significantly higher under non-mulched control during the winter season. The soil physical properties such as rate of water loss/day, soil bulk density, percentage of pore space and hydraulic conductivity were also favourably influenced by the polyethylene film mulch. The data on soil available nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK), showed that effect of polyethylene film mulch was significant at 30 DAS and not during later stages during both the seasons. Similarly the evolution of carbon dioxide (CO2) (soil respiration) was also significantly improved by polyethylene film mulch. The effect of land configuration was not significant for most of the parameters observed except for bulk density and pore space during winter seasons. With regard to yield parameters and yield, in both the seasons, white polyethylene film mulch out yielded other treatments in terms of groundnut pod yield. However the performance of white polyethylene film mulch was comparable with black polyethylene film mulch during winter 2001 – 2002 seasons. Among the land configurations, the results of yield components and yield were in favour of flat bed during both the seasons of study.
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Claims 10
Claim · model-written summary
Polyethylene mulch significantly increased soil microorganisms in both seasons, except winter bacteria.
- Taxon
- groundnut
Arachis hypogaeat0 - Treatment
- polyethylene film mulche0
- Outcome
- soil micro-organismse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Qualifier
- except for bacterial populatione0
- Comparator
- non-mulched controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“polyethylene film mulch significantly increased the soil micro-organisms at all stages of observation during both seasons except for bacterial population, which was significantly higher under non-mulched control during the winter season.”
t0“groundnut”
Claim · model-written summary
Winter bacterial population was significantly higher under non-mulched control.
- Taxon
- groundnutArachis hypogaeat0
- Treatment
- non-mulched controle0
- Outcome
- bacterial populatione0
- Direction
- highere0
- Qualifier
- winter seasone0
- Comparator
- polyethylene film mulche1
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Verbatim
e0“bacterial population, which was significantly higher under non-mulched control during the winter season.”
e1“polyethylene film mulch significantly increased the soil micro-organisms”
t0“groundnut”
Claim · model-written summary
Polyethylene mulch favorably influenced soil water loss, bulk density, pore space and hydraulic conductivity.
- Taxon
- groundnutArachis hypogaeat0
- Treatment
- polyethylene film mulche0
- Outcome
- rate of water loss/day, soil bulk density, percentage of pore space and hydraulic conductivitye0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The soil physical properties such as rate of water loss/day, soil bulk density, percentage of pore space and hydraulic conductivity were also favourably influenced by the polyethylene film mulch.”
t0“groundnut”
Claim · model-written summary
Mulch significantly affected available soil NPK at 30 DAS, with no significant effect later.
- Taxon
- groundnutArachis hypogaeat0
- Treatment
- polyethylene film mulche0
- Outcome
- soil available nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK)e1
- Qualifier
- 30 DAS and not during later stages during both the seasonse0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“effect of polyethylene film mulch was significant at 30 DAS and not during later stages during both the seasons.”
e1“soil available nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK)”
t0“groundnut”
Claim · model-written summary
Polyethylene mulch significantly improved soil CO2 evolution.
- Taxon
- groundnutArachis hypogaeat0
- Treatment
- polyethylene film mulche0
- Outcome
- evolution of carbon dioxide (CO2) (soil respiration)e0
- Direction
- improvede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“evolution of carbon dioxide (CO2) (soil respiration) was also significantly improved by polyethylene film mulch.”
t0“groundnut”
Claim · model-written summary
Land configuration had no significant effect on most parameters.
- Taxon
- groundnutArachis hypogaeat0
- Treatment
- land configuratione0
- Outcome
- most of the parameters observede0
- Qualifier
- except for bulk density and pore space during winter seasonse0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The effect of land configuration was not significant for most of the parameters observed except for bulk density and pore space during winter seasons.”
t0“groundnut”
Claim · model-written summary
Land configuration affected bulk density and pore space in winter.
- Taxon
- groundnutArachis hypogaeat0
- Treatment
- land configuratione1
- Outcome
- bulk density and pore spacee0
- Qualifier
- winter seasonse0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“except for bulk density and pore space during winter seasons.”
e1“The effect of land configuration was not significant for most of the parameters observed”
t0“groundnut”
Claim · model-written summary
White polyethylene mulch outyielded other treatments for groundnut pod yield in both seasons.
- Taxon
- groundnutArachis hypogaeae0
- Treatment
- white polyethylene film mulche0
- Outcome
- groundnut pod yielde0
- Direction
- out yieldede0
- Qualifier
- both the seasonse0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse0
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Verbatim
e0“in both the seasons, white polyethylene film mulch out yielded other treatments in terms of groundnut pod yield.”
Claim · model-written summary
White and black polyethylene mulch had comparable performance in winter 2001–2002.
- Taxon
- groundnutArachis hypogaeat0
- Treatment
- white polyethylene film mulche0
- Outcome
- performancee0
- Direction
- comparablee0
- Qualifier
- winter 2001 – 2002 seasonse0
- Comparator
- black polyethylene film mulche0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the performance of white polyethylene film mulch was comparable with black polyethylene film mulch during winter 2001 – 2002 seasons.”
t0“groundnut”
Claim · model-written summary
Flat beds favored yield components and yield in both seasons.
- Taxon
- groundnutArachis hypogaeat0
- Treatment
- flat bede0
- Outcome
- yield components and yielde0
- Direction
- in favour ofe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the results of yield components and yield were in favour of flat bed during both the seasons of study.”
t0“groundnut”
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