Abstract
Abstract Three row covers (spunbonded polyester, double-slitted, and perforated polyethylene) used in combination with clear polyethylene mulch and trickle irrigation for muskmelon ( Cucumis melo L.) production in 1985 and 1986, increased soil (5-cm depth) minimum and maximum temperatures and air (15-cm height) maximum temperatures compared to clear mulch alone. Increased minimum air temperatures resulted from the use of all row covers in 1985. All row covers enhanced earliness in both years. However, in 1985, there were no total marketable yield differences; in 1986, total marketable yield was greater with the spunbonded and double-slitted row covers than with the no row cover treatment. Within row cover treatment, the use of the perforated row cover in 1986 resulted in lower total marketable yields than with the spunbonded row cover. Excessive air temperatures with the perforated row cover may have resulted in reduced marketable yield. Lower minimum air temperatures in 1986 may have resulted in lower yields than in 1985.
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Claims 10
Claim · model-written summary
Row covers increased soil minimum and maximum temperatures at 5 cm depth compared with clear mulch alone.
- Taxon
- muskmelon
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Cucumis meloe1 - Treatment
- row coverse1
- Outcome
- soil (5-cm depth) minimum and maximum temperaturese1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Comparator
- clear mulch alonee1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e1“Three row covers (spunbonded polyester, double-slitted, and perforated polyethylene) used in combination with clear polyethylene mulch and trickle irrigation for muskmelon ( Cucumis melo L.) production in 1985 and 1986, increased soil (5-cm depth) minimum and maximum temperatures and air (15-cm height) maximum temperatures compared to clear mulch alone”
Claim · model-written summary
Row covers increased air maximum temperatures at 15 cm height compared with clear mulch alone.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis meloe1
- Treatment
- row coverse1
- Outcome
- air (15-cm height) maximum temperaturese1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Comparator
- clear mulch alonee1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Three row covers (spunbonded polyester, double-slitted, and perforated polyethylene) used in combination with clear polyethylene mulch and trickle irrigation for muskmelon ( Cucumis melo L.) production in 1985 and 1986, increased soil (5-cm depth) minimum and maximum temperatures and air (15-cm height) maximum temperatures compared to clear mulch alone”
Claim · model-written summary
All row covers increased minimum air temperatures in 1985.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis meloe1
- Treatment
- all row coverse2
- Outcome
- minimum air temperaturese2
- Direction
- Increasede2
- Qualifier
- 1985e2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Three row covers (spunbonded polyester, double-slitted, and perforated polyethylene) used in combination with clear polyethylene mulch and trickle irrigation for muskmelon ( Cucumis melo L.) production in 1985 and 1986, increased soil (5-cm depth) minimum and maximum temperatures and air (15-cm height) maximum temperatures compared to clear mulch alone”
e2“Increased minimum air temperatures resulted from the use of all row covers in 1985”
Claim · model-written summary
All row covers enhanced earliness of muskmelon in both years.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis meloe1
- Treatment
- All row coverse3
- Outcome
- earlinesse3
- Direction
- enhancede3
- Qualifier
- in both yearse3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Three row covers (spunbonded polyester, double-slitted, and perforated polyethylene) used in combination with clear polyethylene mulch and trickle irrigation for muskmelon ( Cucumis melo L.) production in 1985 and 1986, increased soil (5-cm depth) minimum and maximum temperatures and air (15-cm height) maximum temperatures compared to clear mulch alone”
e3“All row covers enhanced earliness in both years”
Claim · model-written summary
In 1985 there was no difference in total marketable yield between row cover treatments and no row cover.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis meloe1
- Treatment
- row coverse4
- Outcome
- total marketable yielde4
- Direction
- no_changeinferrede4
- Qualifier
- in 1985e4
- Comparator
- no row cover treatmente4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Three row covers (spunbonded polyester, double-slitted, and perforated polyethylene) used in combination with clear polyethylene mulch and trickle irrigation for muskmelon ( Cucumis melo L.) production in 1985 and 1986, increased soil (5-cm depth) minimum and maximum temperatures and air (15-cm height) maximum temperatures compared to clear mulch alone”
e4“However, in 1985, there were no total marketable yield differences; in 1986, total marketable yield was greater with the spunbonded and double-slitted row covers than with the no row cover treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
In 1986, spunbonded row covers gave greater total marketable yield than no row cover.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis meloe1
- Treatment
- spunbondede4
- Outcome
- total marketable yielde4
- Direction
- greatere4
- Qualifier
- in 1986e4
- Comparator
- no row cover treatmente4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Three row covers (spunbonded polyester, double-slitted, and perforated polyethylene) used in combination with clear polyethylene mulch and trickle irrigation for muskmelon ( Cucumis melo L.) production in 1985 and 1986, increased soil (5-cm depth) minimum and maximum temperatures and air (15-cm height) maximum temperatures compared to clear mulch alone”
e4“However, in 1985, there were no total marketable yield differences; in 1986, total marketable yield was greater with the spunbonded and double-slitted row covers than with the no row cover treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
In 1986, double-slitted row covers gave greater total marketable yield than no row cover.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis meloe1
- Treatment
- double-slittede4
- Outcome
- total marketable yielde4
- Direction
- greatere4
- Qualifier
- in 1986e4
- Comparator
- no row cover treatmente4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Three row covers (spunbonded polyester, double-slitted, and perforated polyethylene) used in combination with clear polyethylene mulch and trickle irrigation for muskmelon ( Cucumis melo L.) production in 1985 and 1986, increased soil (5-cm depth) minimum and maximum temperatures and air (15-cm height) maximum temperatures compared to clear mulch alone”
e4“However, in 1985, there were no total marketable yield differences; in 1986, total marketable yield was greater with the spunbonded and double-slitted row covers than with the no row cover treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
In 1986, perforated row covers gave lower total marketable yield than spunbonded row covers.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis meloe1
- Treatment
- perforated row covere5
- Outcome
- total marketable yieldse5
- Direction
- lowere5
- Qualifier
- in 1986e5
- Comparator
- spunbonded row covere5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Three row covers (spunbonded polyester, double-slitted, and perforated polyethylene) used in combination with clear polyethylene mulch and trickle irrigation for muskmelon ( Cucumis melo L.) production in 1985 and 1986, increased soil (5-cm depth) minimum and maximum temperatures and air (15-cm height) maximum temperatures compared to clear mulch alone”
e5“Within row cover treatment, the use of the perforated row cover in 1986 resulted in lower total marketable yields than with the spunbonded row cover”
Claim · model-written summary
Excessive air temperatures under perforated row covers may have reduced marketable yield.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis meloe1
- Treatment
- perforated row covere6
- Outcome
- marketable yielde6
- Qualifier
- Excessive air temperaturese6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Three row covers (spunbonded polyester, double-slitted, and perforated polyethylene) used in combination with clear polyethylene mulch and trickle irrigation for muskmelon ( Cucumis melo L.) production in 1985 and 1986, increased soil (5-cm depth) minimum and maximum temperatures and air (15-cm height) maximum temperatures compared to clear mulch alone”
e6“Excessive air temperatures with the perforated row cover may have resulted in reduced marketable yield”
Claim · model-written summary
Lower minimum air temperatures in 1986 may have lowered muskmelon yields relative to 1985.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis meloe1
- Outcome
- yieldse7
- Qualifier
- Lower minimum air temperatures in 1986e7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Three row covers (spunbonded polyester, double-slitted, and perforated polyethylene) used in combination with clear polyethylene mulch and trickle irrigation for muskmelon ( Cucumis melo L.) production in 1985 and 1986, increased soil (5-cm depth) minimum and maximum temperatures and air (15-cm height) maximum temperatures compared to clear mulch alone”
e7“Lower minimum air temperatures in 1986 may have resulted in lower yields than in 1985”
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