PLASTIC SOIL MULCHING, ROW COVERS AND DEVELOPMENT AND YIELD OF WATERMELON AND SQUASH CROPS

PLASTIC SOIL MULCHING, ROW COVERS AND DEVELOPMENT AND YIELD OF WATERMELON AND SQUASH CROPS

Soil mulching alone usually increases crop yields, but it is not common to study its effect when it is combined with row covers. Four treatments: black plastic mulch (BPM), black plastic mulch plus row cover (BRC), row cover (RC), and bare soil (control) were replicated four times in a randomized complete block design in watermelon (Citrillus vulgaris Schard.) and squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) crops. In watermelon, BPM, BRC, and RC were better than the control in stem lenght, and cover; days to harvest decreased in 9, 8, and 3 days, yield was increased in 108, 96, and 35 % with BPM, BRC, and RC in relation with the control that registered 13.6 t ha-1. In squash crop, treatments were also better than the control in plant height, and cover; days to harvest decreased 2 and 1 day with BPM and BRC, but not with RC; yield was increased in 77, 56, and 39 %, over the control (13.1 t ha-1). The use of BPM alone, in order to increase the yield in watermelon and squash crops, is suggested.

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Main Authors: Ibarra-Jiménez, Luis, Flores-Velásquez, Juanita
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Published: Colegio de Postgraduados 1997
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spelling oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article14342020-05-14T05:47:27Z PLASTIC SOIL MULCHING, ROW COVERS AND DEVELOPMENT AND YIELD OF WATERMELON AND SQUASH CROPS ACOLCHADO PLASTICO, CUBIERTAS FLOTANTES Y DESARROLLO Y RENDIMIENTO DE SANDIA Y CALABACIT Ibarra-Jiménez, Luis Flores-Velásquez, Juanita Citrullus vulgaris Schard Cucurbita pepo L. plastic mulching row covers plasticulture Citrullus vulgaris Schard Cucurbita pepo L. acolchado plástico cubiertas flotantes agroplasticultura Soil mulching alone usually increases crop yields, but it is not common to study its effect when it is combined with row covers. Four treatments: black plastic mulch (BPM), black plastic mulch plus row cover (BRC), row cover (RC), and bare soil (control) were replicated four times in a randomized complete block design in watermelon (Citrillus vulgaris Schard.) and squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) crops. In watermelon, BPM, BRC, and RC were better than the control in stem lenght, and cover; days to harvest decreased in 9, 8, and 3 days, yield was increased in 108, 96, and 35 % with BPM, BRC, and RC in relation with the control that registered 13.6 t ha-1. In squash crop, treatments were also better than the control in plant height, and cover; days to harvest decreased 2 and 1 day with BPM and BRC, but not with RC; yield was increased in 77, 56, and 39 %, over the control (13.1 t ha-1). The use of BPM alone, in order to increase the yield in watermelon and squash crops, is suggested. El acolchado solo generalmente incrementa el rendimiento de los cultivos, pero pocas veces se ha estudiado en combinación con cubiertas flotantes. Se estudiaron cuatro tratamientos: acolchado plástico negro (APN), acolchado plástico negro en combinación con cubierta flotante (ACF), solamente cubierta flotante (CF), y el método tradicional de cultivo (testigo), en un diseño de bloques al azar con cuatro repeticiones en los cultivos de sandía (Citrullus vulgaris Schard.) y calabacita (Cucurbita pepo L.). En sandía, el APN, ACF y CF superaron al testigo en longitud de guía y cobertura; la cosecha se adelantó en 9, 8 y 3 días respectivamente, y el rendimiento se incrementó en 108, 96 y 35 % con relación al testigo, el cual produjo 13.6 t ha-1. En la calabacita, los tratamientos también superaron al testigo en altura de planta y cobertura, y la cosecha se anticipó en 2 y 1 días con los tratamientos APN y ACF, pero no con CF; el rendimiento se incrementó en 77, 56 y 39 %, respecto al testigo que registró 13.1 t ha-1. Se recomienda utilizar APN para incrementar el rendimiento en ambos cultivos. Colegio de Postgraduados 1997-03-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares application/pdf https://www.agrociencia-colpos.org/index.php/agrociencia/article/view/1434 Agrociencia; Vol. 31 No. 1 (1997): 1997-ene-mar; 9-14 Agrociencia; Vol. 31 Núm. 1 (1997): 1997-ene-mar; 9-14 2521-9766 1405-3195 spa https://www.agrociencia-colpos.org/index.php/agrociencia/article/view/1434/1434
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PLASTIC SOIL MULCHING, ROW COVERS AND DEVELOPMENT AND YIELD OF WATERMELON AND SQUASH CROPS
author_facet Ibarra-Jiménez, Luis
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title PLASTIC SOIL MULCHING, ROW COVERS AND DEVELOPMENT AND YIELD OF WATERMELON AND SQUASH CROPS
title_short PLASTIC SOIL MULCHING, ROW COVERS AND DEVELOPMENT AND YIELD OF WATERMELON AND SQUASH CROPS
title_full PLASTIC SOIL MULCHING, ROW COVERS AND DEVELOPMENT AND YIELD OF WATERMELON AND SQUASH CROPS
title_fullStr PLASTIC SOIL MULCHING, ROW COVERS AND DEVELOPMENT AND YIELD OF WATERMELON AND SQUASH CROPS
title_full_unstemmed PLASTIC SOIL MULCHING, ROW COVERS AND DEVELOPMENT AND YIELD OF WATERMELON AND SQUASH CROPS
title_sort plastic soil mulching, row covers and development and yield of watermelon and squash crops
description Soil mulching alone usually increases crop yields, but it is not common to study its effect when it is combined with row covers. Four treatments: black plastic mulch (BPM), black plastic mulch plus row cover (BRC), row cover (RC), and bare soil (control) were replicated four times in a randomized complete block design in watermelon (Citrillus vulgaris Schard.) and squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) crops. In watermelon, BPM, BRC, and RC were better than the control in stem lenght, and cover; days to harvest decreased in 9, 8, and 3 days, yield was increased in 108, 96, and 35 % with BPM, BRC, and RC in relation with the control that registered 13.6 t ha-1. In squash crop, treatments were also better than the control in plant height, and cover; days to harvest decreased 2 and 1 day with BPM and BRC, but not with RC; yield was increased in 77, 56, and 39 %, over the control (13.1 t ha-1). The use of BPM alone, in order to increase the yield in watermelon and squash crops, is suggested.
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