Abstract
Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is a shallow-rooted crop mostly grown for cloves, which are used as a food flavoring condiment. Mulching helps to keep soil moisture by lowering energy loss through evaporation and preventing vapor transfer. A field study investigated how different mulches affect the garlic growth metrics. The experiment was conducted in the Chitwan District of Nepal from December to April 2022 under a randomized complete block design with three replications and five treatments (control, polythene mulch, straw mulch, banana leaf mulch, and sawdust mulch). The results reveal that the type of mulching materials employed substantially impacts on garlic growth and clove yield. Rice straw mulch exhibited the highest plant height (70.69cm) at 120 DAP followed by sawdust (64.44cm) and banana leaves (62.34cm). At 120 days after planting, leaf length was found to be statistically similar under rice straw (43.36) and plastic mulch (41.56 cm). Plastic mulch showed the highest results in number of leaves per plant(7.6), Stem diameter (1.58cm), Bulb weight (44.61gm),Bulb diameter(5.11cm), Root length(8.48cm) and Total yield (15.99t/ha). On the other hand, saw dust had a greater impact on bulb length (6.05cm). Notably, plastic mulch regularly outperformed other treatments in most criteria, with rice straw following closely. Based on these findings, plastic mulch appears to be the best option for garlic production.
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Claim · model-written summary
Rice straw mulch gave the highest plant height at 120 DAP.
- Taxon
- Garlic
Allium sativumt0 - Treatment
- Rice straw mulche0
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 70.69cme0
- Qualifier
- 120 DAPe0
- Comparator
- sawduste0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Rice straw mulch exhibited the highest plant height (70.69cm) at 120 DAP followed by sawdust (64.44cm) and banana leaves (62.34cm)”
t0“Garlic (Allium sativum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Sawdust produced 64.44 cm plant height at 120 DAP, below rice straw.
- Taxon
- GarlicAllium sativumt0
- Treatment
- sawduste0
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- followed bye0
- Value
- 64.44cme0
- Comparator
- Rice straw mulche0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Rice straw mulch exhibited the highest plant height (70.69cm) at 120 DAP followed by sawdust (64.44cm) and banana leaves (62.34cm)”
t0“Garlic (Allium sativum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Banana leaves produced 62.34 cm plant height at 120 DAP, below sawdust.
- Taxon
- GarlicAllium sativumt0
- Treatment
- banana leavese0
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- followed bye0
- Value
- 62.34cme0
- Comparator
- sawduste0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Rice straw mulch exhibited the highest plant height (70.69cm) at 120 DAP followed by sawdust (64.44cm) and banana leaves (62.34cm)”
t0“Garlic (Allium sativum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaf length was statistically similar under rice straw and plastic mulch.
- Taxon
- GarlicAllium sativumt0
- Treatment
- rice strawe0
- Outcome
- leaf lengthe0
- Direction
- statistically similare0
- Value
- 43.36e0
- Qualifier
- 41.56 cme0
- Comparator
- plastic mulche0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“leaf length was found to be statistically similar under rice straw (43.36) and plastic mulch (41.56 cm)”
t0“Garlic (Allium sativum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Plastic mulch gave the highest leaf number per plant, 7.6.
- Taxon
- GarlicAllium sativumt0
- Treatment
- Plastic mulche0
- Outcome
- number of leaves per plante0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 7.6e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Plastic mulch showed the highest results in number of leaves per plant(7.6), Stem diameter (1.58cm), Bulb weight (44.61gm),Bulb diameter(5.11cm), Root length(8.48cm) and Total yield (15.99t/ha)”
t0“Garlic (Allium sativum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Plastic mulch gave the highest stem diameter, 1.58 cm.
- Taxon
- GarlicAllium sativumt0
- Treatment
- Plastic mulche0
- Outcome
- Stem diametere0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 1.58cme0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Plastic mulch showed the highest results in number of leaves per plant(7.6), Stem diameter (1.58cm), Bulb weight (44.61gm),Bulb diameter(5.11cm), Root length(8.48cm) and Total yield (15.99t/ha)”
t0“Garlic (Allium sativum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Plastic mulch gave the highest bulb weight, 44.61 gm.
- Taxon
- GarlicAllium sativumt0
- Treatment
- Plastic mulche0
- Outcome
- Bulb weighte0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 44.61gme0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Plastic mulch showed the highest results in number of leaves per plant(7.6), Stem diameter (1.58cm), Bulb weight (44.61gm),Bulb diameter(5.11cm), Root length(8.48cm) and Total yield (15.99t/ha)”
t0“Garlic (Allium sativum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Plastic mulch gave the highest bulb diameter, 5.11 cm.
- Taxon
- GarlicAllium sativumt0
- Treatment
- Plastic mulche0
- Outcome
- Bulb diametere0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 5.11cme0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Plastic mulch showed the highest results in number of leaves per plant(7.6), Stem diameter (1.58cm), Bulb weight (44.61gm),Bulb diameter(5.11cm), Root length(8.48cm) and Total yield (15.99t/ha)”
t0“Garlic (Allium sativum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Plastic mulch gave the highest root length, 8.48 cm.
- Taxon
- GarlicAllium sativumt0
- Treatment
- Plastic mulche0
- Outcome
- Root lengthe0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 8.48cme0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Plastic mulch showed the highest results in number of leaves per plant(7.6), Stem diameter (1.58cm), Bulb weight (44.61gm),Bulb diameter(5.11cm), Root length(8.48cm) and Total yield (15.99t/ha)”
t0“Garlic (Allium sativum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Plastic mulch gave the highest total yield, 15.99 t/ha.
- Taxon
- GarlicAllium sativumt0
- Treatment
- Plastic mulche0
- Outcome
- Total yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 15.99t/hae0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Plastic mulch showed the highest results in number of leaves per plant(7.6), Stem diameter (1.58cm), Bulb weight (44.61gm),Bulb diameter(5.11cm), Root length(8.48cm) and Total yield (15.99t/ha)”
t0“Garlic (Allium sativum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Sawdust gave the greatest bulb length, 6.05 cm.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“saw dust had a greater impact on bulb length (6.05cm)”
t0“Garlic (Allium sativum L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend plastic mulch for garlic production.
- Taxon
- GarlicAllium sativumt0
- Outcome
- plastic mulch appears to be the best option for garlic productione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“plastic mulch appears to be the best option for garlic production”
t0“Garlic (Allium sativum L.)”
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