Abstract
Application of plastic mulches in potato production is rarely used by farmers in Bangladesh although it has a good prospect for saving irrigation water, weed control, maintaining tuber quality, and increasing yield. A study was conducted in experimental farm at Rural Development Academy (RDA), Bogura, Bangladesh to evaluate the precision of irrigation water for potato production using different colored plastic mulches i.e, black and blue in combination with conservation strip tillage and control (no-mulch). Four different treatments were prepared where some of the phenological characteristics of plants as well as yield of potato were compared among treatments by applying the same amount of irrigation water. The results showed that treatment with black plastic mulch had the highest tuber growth as well as yield of 25.1 t ha-1 compared to other treatments while other treatments such as blue plastic mulch, control, and strip tillage had a yield of 16.37, 13.75, and 15.75 t ha-1, respectively. Potato plants having black plastic mulch took less time to mature in comparison to other treatments. Black plastic mulch restricts soil moisture evaporation and keeps the soil warm. In conclusion, potato production with various mulches has a great scope in a semi-arid region like Bangladesh and present experimental results will help to improve the understanding of potato growers for adopting best mulch management practices.
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Claim · model-written summary
Black plastic mulch gave the highest tuber growth.
- Taxon
- potato
Solanum tuberosumt0 - Treatment
- black plastic mulche0
- Outcome
- tuber growthe0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The results showed that treatment with black plastic mulch had the highest tuber growth as well as yield of 25.1 t ha-1 compared to other treatments”
t0“potato”
Claim · model-written summary
Black plastic mulch gave the highest yield at 25.1 t ha-1.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Treatment
- black plastic mulche0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 25.1 t ha-1e0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“treatment with black plastic mulch had the highest tuber growth as well as yield of 25.1 t ha-1 compared to other treatments”
t0“potato”
Claim · model-written summary
Blue plastic mulch yielded 16.37 t ha-1.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Treatment
- blue plastic mulche0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Value
- 16.37e0
- Qualifier
- t ha-1e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“blue plastic mulch, control, and strip tillage had a yield of 16.37, 13.75, and 15.75 t ha-1, respectively.”
t0“potato”
Claim · model-written summary
Control yielded 13.75 t ha-1.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“blue plastic mulch, control, and strip tillage had a yield of 16.37, 13.75, and 15.75 t ha-1, respectively.”
t0“potato”
Claim · model-written summary
Strip tillage yielded 15.75 t ha-1.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Treatment
- strip tillagee0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Value
- 15.75 t ha-1e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“blue plastic mulch, control, and strip tillage had a yield of 16.37, 13.75, and 15.75 t ha-1, respectively.”
t0“potato”
Claim · model-written summary
Black plastic mulch shortened time to potato maturity compared with other treatments.
- Taxon
- PotatoSolanum tuberosume0
- Treatment
- black plastic mulche0
- Outcome
- time to maturee0
- Direction
- lesse0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Potato plants having black plastic mulch took less time to mature in comparison to other treatments.”
Claim · model-written summary
Black plastic mulch restricted soil moisture evaporation.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Treatment
- Black plastic mulche0
- Outcome
- soil moisture evaporatione0
- Direction
- restrictse0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Black plastic mulch restricts soil moisture evaporation and keeps the soil warm.”
t0“potato”
Claim · model-written summary
Black plastic mulch kept the soil warm.
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosumt0
- Treatment
- Black plastic mulche0
- Outcome
- soil warme0
- Direction
- warme0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Black plastic mulch restricts soil moisture evaporation and keeps the soil warm.”
t0“potato”
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