Mulching and methods

Ebook "Biointensive integrated pest management in horticultural ecosystems" deals with the most recent biointensive integrated approaches for pest management utilizing components such as bioagents [predators, parasitoids and pathogens (bacteria, fungi, viruses)], botanicals (biofumigation, oil cakes, FYM, compost, crop residues, green manuring and other organic amendments), arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, physical methods (hot water treatment of planting material, soil solarization), cultural methods (crop rotation, summer ploughing, fallowing, intercropping, pruning, mulching, spacing, plant...

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To study the effects of cover methods and nitrogen (N) levels on the growth and yield components of tomato Cv. Pear F1, field experiments with a 4x3 factorial design were conducted in the 2019 spring and winter seasons using a randomized complete block design with three replications.

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A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of drip irrigation, fertigation and mulching on coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) var. VHC 3. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with seven treatments and three replications. The treatments comprised of 100% (T1), 80% (T2) and 60% (T3) recommended dose of fertilizer with 100 micron thickness plastic mulch and 100% (T4), 80% (T5) and 60% (T6) recommended dose of fertilizer without plastic mulch. The control was with conventional method of irrigation (basin irrigation) without mulch (T7).

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A field trial was conducted to regulate flowering in pineapple cv. Kew by application of fertilizer, mulching and flowering hormone together to achieve maximum flowering and yield at ICAR–RCER, Ranchi Centre, India. The study was carried out infactorial RBD experimental design with three replications. All samples were analyzed through standard methods.

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The surface (0-15 cm) soil samples were used for analyzing the soil properties. The soil properties were determined using soil analytical methods given by Jackson (1973). Organic carbon content determined by wet digestion method of Walkley and Black, available nitrogen (N) by Kjeldahl’s method, available phosphorous (P) by Bray and Kurtz method and available potassium (K) by flame photometric method. The data collected on various parameters have been statistically analysed as per the method of Panse and Sukhatme (1978).

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The trails have been conducted at semi tropical upland rainfed ecosystem of village Urwa Block: Chandwara, Koderma, Jharkhand during summer season in poly house. The Black polytheen sheet has been utilized for providing mulching in experiment.

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Okra (Hibiscus esculentus L. Moench) or Lady’s finger is one of the important vegetables grown throughout the tropics and subtropics. It is one of the most important vegetable grown commercially almost during the year in India. Irrigation scheduling is considered as a vital component of water management to produce higher irrigation efficiency under any irrigation system, as excessive or sub-optimum irrigation both have detrimental effects on productivity parameters of okra (Aiyelaagbe and Ogbonnaya, 1996).

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Since last few decades, fresh water availability is continuously declining against time and share of irrigation to it is also decreasing. However, under such situation we have to increase the income of the farmers. Efficient utilization of available water resources may be the best possible answer to it. Drip irrigation system is a water application method which can improve the water use efficiency.

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The precision farming including plasticulture applications has proven its worth in realizing more output per unit of inputs and resources bestowed on to land. As an alternative to raise production and productivity especially to compete global trade and meet out own requirements. Cabbage is grown extensively in summers in Ladakh region and is stored for winters. Due to lack of scientific know how, improved varieties and modern precision farming techniques, crop yield and quality is comparatively low.

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Potato is one of the most important commercial vegetable crops in India and on an average this crop is affected by weeds damage which should be prevented by various control methods. Cultural operations and mulches are non-chemical methods of weed control in sustainable agricultural systems. The aim of present study was to investigate the effect of chemical and non-chemical control methods on weeds and yield of potato crop.

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The present investigation was carried out to evaluate the performance of tomato in polyhouse with drip and mulch at AICRP on Plasticulture Engineering and Technologies experimental field of College of Agricultural Engineering and Post-Harvest Technology (CAEPHT), Central Agricultural University (CAU), Ranipool, Sikkim, India. The experiment comprised of three treatments [viz. T1: Drip with no mulch, T2: Drip with mulch, and T3: No drip no mulch (control)] with four replications following Randomized Block Design (RBD).

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An attempt was made to study the soil water movement under two type of plastic mulch (black and white) with drip irrigated eggplant on a line source dripper. Both spatial and temporal variation of wetting pattern was determined in sandy loam soil using surfer 15 software. The layout of the experiment was three treatments tested, black mulched drip irrigation (BM+DI), white mulched drip irrigation (WM+DI) and drip irrigation without mulching. The results of the study indicated that DI + BM and DI + WM treatments distinctly decreased water applied in the order of DI + WM < DI + BM < DI.

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Vegetable pea (Pisum sativum spp. Hortense L.) is an important pulse crop. In the present investigation, afield experiment was laid out in randomized block design in three replication Variety - Azad Pea-3, keeping pre-emergence application of pendimethalin (stamp extra 38.7%) @ 0.75 kg a.i./ha, stale seed bed glyphosate @1.00 kg a.i./ha, mulching and hand weeding in plot. This field experiment was carried out at Kalayanpur, Kanpur during Rabi season 2014-15 and laboratory test were also conducted. Data display that the weed free check method treatment yielded.

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Field experiments were conducted for two consecutive rabi seasons during 2014-15 and 2015-16 at Norman E. Borlaug Crop Research Centre of G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar to evaluate growth and yield parameters of yellow sarson (Brassica rapa L.) affected by different irrigation levels, planting methods and mulching. Significantly higher numbers of leaves per plant and dry matter accumulation in leaves and stem were reported at 1.2 IW/CPE ratio over 0.6 and 0.3 IW/CPE ratio in both the years of study. Seed yield of yellow sarson increased significantly up to 0.

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The investigation entitled “Response of pigeonpea to drip irrigation and mulching” conducted at college farm, CAET, NAU, Dediapada, during rabi season 2017-18. The experiment consisted of five irrigation treatments and laid-out with randomized block design taking four replications. There were three treatments based on surface drip irrigation method and irrigation schedules in the form of pan evaporation replenishment factors of 0.

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A field experiment on muskmelon crop was carried out at the instructional farm of department of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Dr. A.S.C.A.E.&T., Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Maharashtra, during the period February- June, 2017, to study the response of shading nets and different irrigation regimes on yield of muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.). The experiment was laid in split factorial design with five main treatment (green white shade net with 35, 50&75 % shading, red shade net with 50 % shading and open field) and eight irrigation sub treatment.

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Major rice-wheat growing soils of Upper Gangetic Plains, India were studied and evaluated by considering soil-site characteristics by using qualitative and quantitative methods. The qualitative method employed were USDA land capability classification and land suitability classification, while the quantitative evaluation method includes Riquier's parametric approach. The land evaluation methods indicated that information on production potential of soils provide a basis for comparison among different soils.

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The experiment was carried out in the vegetation seasons of 2010 and 2011. The main purpose of the study was to determine the effects of mulch practices (a control–unmulched treatment, a plastic mulch treatment, and a straw mulch treatment) on fresh ear yield and some yield-related traits of sweet corn according to 3 sowing dates: 1 April, 15 April, and 1 May, respectively

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This paper is dealing with formulation of photodegradable films based on polyethylenecassava starch blend using benzophenone/antraquinone or Fe(II) compound as photosensitive compound. Benzophenone, antraquinone and Fe(II) compound were synthesized in the laboratory and characterized by IR and NMR spectra. The films were obtained by extrusion-blowing method and showed good mechanical properties. They were exposed outdoor and indoor for photodegradability testing. It showed that after four months outdoor their tensile at break decreased 85% and elongation at break about 90%.

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The soil treatment prescribed in the preceding chapters rests upon (1) deep and thorough plowing, done preferably in the fall; (2) thorough cultivation to form a mulch over the surface of the land, and (3) clean summer fallowing every other year under low rainfall or every third or fourth year under abundant rainfall. Students of dry-farming all agree that thorough cultivation of the topsoil prevents the evaporation of soil-moisture, but some have questioned the value of deep and fall plowing and the occasional clean summer fallow.

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