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1 Department of Soil and Water Engineering, College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan), IN
Source
Rashtriya Krishi (English), Vol 12, No 2 (2017), Pagination: 95-96
Abstract
The colour of plastic mulch influences growth and yield of a particular crop. Plastic mulches has advantage of greater marketable yield (upto 24 to 65% increase) compared to bare soil, which is because of conservation of moisture, improved microclimate both beneath and above the soil surface, light reflection and great weed control. Because of imperviousness of plastic mulches, it prevents direct evaporation of moisture from the soil and thus limits the water losses and soil erosion over the surface. The colour of plastic mulch influences crop growth and yield by altering amount of upwardly reflected light from mulch surface upto plant canopy. These radiation changes has marked effect on plant light environment and consequently on growth as well as yield of crop.
References
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