Biodegradable mulch controls weeds and increases water use efficiency in lettuce crops
ABSTRACT Vegetable cultivation requires high water use and weed control. Soil cover using recycled paper, can be an alternative to polyethylene film to reduce weed incidence, soil temperature and increase water use efficiency beyond reduces costs and environmental pollutions. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of biodegradable mulch in weed management and water use efficiency (WUE) in lettuce crop. The treatments were composed of brown recycled paper (RP), black polyethylene film (PF) and soil without cover with weed removal (WR) and without weed removal (WW). RP and PF were efficient to control weeds. The soil temperature with RP was 8.2 and 2.1ºC lower than with PF and WR, respectively. The lettuce yield with RP was 14.5 and 28.3% higher than WR, and with PF, respectively. The water volume applied with RP was 26.5% lower, and WUE was 55.6% higher compared to WR. Soil cover with recycled paper controlled weeds, reduced soil temperature and water consumption and increased yield and water use efficiency in lettuce crop.
Main Authors: | Freitas,Agnaldo Roberto de J, Freitas,Francisco Claudio L de, Souza,Caetano Marciano de, Delazari,Fabio T, Berger,Paulo Geraldo, Borges,Fernando José G, Zanuncio,José C |
---|---|
Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Associação Brasileira de Horticultura
2021
|
Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-05362021000300330 |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Similar Items
-
Production of iceberg lettuce using mulches
by: Verdial,Marcelo Fontanetti, et al.
Published: (2001) -
Drip pulses and soil mulching effect on american crisphead lettuce yield
by: Almeida,Willian F. de, et al.
Published: (2015) -
IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT AND BIODEGRADABLE MULCHING IMPACT ON CARROT BIOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS AND YIELD
by: Vieira,Joslanny H., et al.
Published: (2022) -
Greenhouse crisphead lettuce grown with mulching and under different soil water tensions
by: Geisenhoff,Luciano O, et al.
Published: (2016) -
Mulching materials and wetted soil percentages on zucchini cultivation
by: Silva,Gustavo Henrique da, et al.
Published: (2020)