Abstract
The organic and inorganic mulches were tried in strawberry cv. Chandler. Mulching with organic materials was quite effective in improving the chemical properties of soil, i.e., pH, electrical conductivity, organic carbon content, available nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and viable bacterial count. Their values increased as compared to control and inorganic mulches (black polythene, transparent polythene, silver colour polythene). Mulching treatments encouraged plant growth, yield, effectively checked the weed growth and also regulated soil temperature. The cost per plot and hectare basis showed that inorganic mulches are very expensive and also does not incorporate any humus in the soil. Contrary to this, paddy straw is locally and easily available, showed better response followed by Eupatorium adenophorum sprengel. Therefore, their use over a number of years would be helpful in improving the soil fertility.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
Organic mulching increased soil pH, electrical conductivity and organic carbon content compared with control and inorganic mulches.
- Taxon
- strawberry
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Fragaria ×ananassat0 - Treatment
- Mulching with organic materialse1
- Outcome
- pH, electrical conductivity, organic carbon contente1
- Direction
- increasede2
- Comparator
- control and inorganic mulchese2
- Setting
- mid hill conditions of Uttarakhandt0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
t0“strawberry cv. Chandler under mid hill conditions of Uttarakhand”
e1“Mulching with organic materials was quite effective in improving the chemical properties of soil, i.e., pH, electrical conductivity, organic carbon content, available nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and viable bacterial count”
e2“Their values increased as compared to control and inorganic mulches”
Claim · model-written summary
Organic mulching increased available nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium compared with control and inorganic mulches.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- Mulching with organic materialse1
- Outcome
- available nitrogen, phosphorus, potassiume1
- Direction
- increasede2
- Comparator
- control and inorganic mulchese2
- Setting
- mid hill conditions of Uttarakhandt0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“strawberry cv. Chandler under mid hill conditions of Uttarakhand”
e1“Mulching with organic materials was quite effective in improving the chemical properties of soil, i.e., pH, electrical conductivity, organic carbon content, available nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and viable bacterial count”
e2“Their values increased as compared to control and inorganic mulches”
Claim · model-written summary
Organic mulching increased viable bacterial count compared with control and inorganic mulches.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- Mulching with organic materialse1
- Outcome
- viable bacterial counte1
- Direction
- increasede2
- Comparator
- control and inorganic mulchese2
- Setting
- mid hill conditions of Uttarakhandt0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“strawberry cv. Chandler under mid hill conditions of Uttarakhand”
e1“Mulching with organic materials was quite effective in improving the chemical properties of soil, i.e., pH, electrical conductivity, organic carbon content, available nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and viable bacterial count”
e2“Their values increased as compared to control and inorganic mulches”
Claim · model-written summary
Mulching treatments encouraged strawberry plant growth and yield.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- Mulching treatmentse3
- Outcome
- plant growth, yielde3
- Direction
- encouragede3
- Setting
- mid hill conditions of Uttarakhandt0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“strawberry cv. Chandler under mid hill conditions of Uttarakhand”
e3“Mulching treatments encouraged plant growth, yield, effectively checked the weed growth and also regulated soil temperature”
Claim · model-written summary
Mulching treatments checked weed growth in strawberry.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- Mulching treatmentse3
- Interactor
- weede3weed
- Outcome
- weed growthe3
- Direction
- checkede3
- Setting
- mid hill conditions of Uttarakhandt0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“strawberry cv. Chandler under mid hill conditions of Uttarakhand”
e3“Mulching treatments encouraged plant growth, yield, effectively checked the weed growth and also regulated soil temperature”
Claim · model-written summary
Mulching treatments regulated soil temperature under strawberry.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- Mulching treatmentse3
- Outcome
- soil temperaturee3
- Direction
- regulatede3
- Setting
- mid hill conditions of Uttarakhandt0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“strawberry cv. Chandler under mid hill conditions of Uttarakhand”
e3“Mulching treatments encouraged plant growth, yield, effectively checked the weed growth and also regulated soil temperature”
Claim · model-written summary
Inorganic mulches were very expensive per plot and per hectare.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- inorganic mulchese4
- Outcome
- cost per plot and hectare basise4
- Qualifier
- very expensivee4
- Setting
- mid hill conditions of Uttarakhandt0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“strawberry cv. Chandler under mid hill conditions of Uttarakhand”
e4“The cost per plot and hectare basis showed that inorganic mulches are very expensive”
Claim · model-written summary
Paddy straw mulch gave a better response than Eupatorium adenophorum in strawberry.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- paddy strawe5
- Outcome
- responsee5
- Direction
- bettere5
- Comparator
- Eupatorium adenophorum sprengele5
- Setting
- mid hill conditions of Uttarakhandt0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“strawberry cv. Chandler under mid hill conditions of Uttarakhand”
e5“paddy straw is locally and easily available, showed better response followed by Eupatorium adenophorum sprengel”
Claim · model-written summary
Using organic mulches over several years would help improve soil fertility.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Outcome
- improving the soil fertilitye6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“strawberry cv. Chandler under mid hill conditions of Uttarakhand”
e6“their use over a number of years would be helpful in improving the soil fertility”
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