Abstract
The experiment was conducted on a private farm in Sharm El Sheikh City, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt during the summer seasons of 2020 and 2021 to examine the effects of four different colors of shade nets (green, blue, grey, and black shading net) and four soil mulch materials (organic mulch and both black and silver plastic mulches, as well as without soil mulch) on shielding cucumber plants from high temperatures, improving microclimate as well as growth, quality, and fruit yield. The results demonstrated that the use of colored shade nets altered the microclimate around cucumber plants, resulting in a drop in average monthly both air temperature and light intensity as well as an increase in air relative humidity when compared to un-shaded treatment. Furthermore, the temperature of the soil was higher without mulch than it was with mulch. The findings showed that cucumber plants covered in green nets combined with organic soil mulch had the highest values of vegetative development features, such as root length, plant height, number of leaves, and both fresh and dry weight of plants, followed by black shade nets with organic soil mulch. Also, the outcomes revealed the highest values of yield per fed. were attained by green shade nets and/or black nets interacting with soil organic and/or black soil mulch. The results analysis indicate that P-fruit content created the most significant effect from the combination of grey shade nets with organic soil mulch. In terms of N-fruit content, cucumbers covered by green shade nets with organic soil mulch or/and black soil mulch had the greatest values.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Colored shade nets lowered air temperature and light intensity relative to no shade.
- Taxon
- cucumber
Cucumis sativuse0 - Treatment
- colored shade netse0
- Outcome
- air temperature and light intensitye0
- Direction
- drope0
- Comparator
- un-shaded treatmente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“colored shade nets altered the microclimate around cucumber plants, resulting in a drop in average monthly both air temperature and light intensity as well as an increase in air relative humidity when compared to un-shaded treatment.”
Claim · model-written summary
Colored shade nets raised air relative humidity compared with no shade.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- colored shade netse0
- Outcome
- air relative humiditye0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Comparator
- un-shaded treatmente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“colored shade nets altered the microclimate around cucumber plants, resulting in a drop in average monthly both air temperature and light intensity as well as an increase in air relative humidity when compared to un-shaded treatment.”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil temperature was higher without mulch than with mulch.
- Taxon
- cucumber plantsCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- without mulche0
- Outcome
- temperature of the soile0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- with mulche0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“cucumber plants”
e0“the temperature of the soil was higher without mulch than it was with mulch.”
Claim · model-written summary
Green nets with organic mulch gave the highest root length, height, leaf number, and fresh and dry weight, followed by black nets with organic mulch.
- Taxon
- cucumber plantsCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- green nets combined with organic soil mulche0
- Outcome
- root length, plant height, number of leaves, and both fresh and dry weight of plantse0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Comparator
- black shade nets with organic soil mulche0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“cucumber plants covered in green nets combined with organic soil mulch had the highest values of vegetative development features, such as root length, plant height, number of leaves, and both fresh and dry weight of plants, followed by black shade nets with organic soil mulch.”
Claim · model-written summary
Green or black nets with organic or black mulch gave the highest yield per fed.
- Taxon
- cucumber plantsCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- green shade nets and/or black nets interacting with soil organic and/or black soil mulche0
- Outcome
- yield per fed.e0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“cucumber plants”
e0“highest values of yield per fed. were attained by green shade nets and/or black nets interacting with soil organic and/or black soil mulch.”
Claim · model-written summary
Grey nets with organic mulch had the most significant effect on fruit phosphorus content.
- Taxon
- cucumber plantsCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- grey shade nets with organic soil mulche0
- Outcome
- P-fruit contente0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“cucumber plants”
e0“P-fruit content created the most significant effect from the combination of grey shade nets with organic soil mulch.”
Claim · model-written summary
Green nets with organic or black mulch gave the greatest fruit nitrogen content.
- Taxon
- cucumbersCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- green shade nets with organic soil mulch or/and black soil mulche0
- Outcome
- N-fruit contente0
- Direction
- greateste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“N-fruit content, cucumbers covered by green shade nets with organic soil mulch or/and black soil mulch had the greatest values.”
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