Evaluation of Mulch Colour for Enhancing Winter-Strawberry Production under Polyhouse in Mid-Hills of Himachal Pradesh

Strawberry cultivation in Himachal Pradesh is mainly based on outdoor planting using hay as mulch and, very recently, using black polythene as mulch. The bulk of its production under field conditions usually occurs in April- May when market price is quite low. In an effort to make the crop remunerat...

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Auteurs principaux:	Bunty Shylla, C L Sharma
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Publié:	Society for Promotion of Horticulture - Indian Institute of Horticultural Research 2010
Sujets:	strawberry polyhouse mulch colour fruit yield fruit quality Plant culture SB1-1110
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d79ca0becccc4380a76c8d5dd1d2d36b2021-12-02T04:01:57ZEvaluation of Mulch Colour for Enhancing Winter-Strawberry Production under Polyhouse in Mid-Hills of Himachal Pradesh0973-354X2582-4899https://doaj.org/article/d79ca0becccc4380a76c8d5dd1d2d36b2010-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jhs.iihr.res.in/index.php/jhs/article/view/489https://doaj.org/toc/0973-354Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2582-4899Strawberry cultivation in Himachal Pradesh is mainly based on outdoor planting using hay as mulch and, very recently, using black polythene as mulch. The bulk of its production under field conditions usually occurs in April- May when market price is quite low. In an effort to make the crop remunerative through enhanced winter-production, a polyhouse experiment was set up to investigate influence of mulch colour on off-season fruiting response, fruit size and quality in strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.). Plants of cv. Chandler were planted in September, 2004. Irrigation was imposed using the given through T-Tape system, from 8.00 AM to 5.00 PM. Yellow plastic mulch significantly increased number of fruits, effected early and higher total yield compared to black or silver-over-purple plastic mulches. Un-mulched bed produced lowest yield and fruit quality. Yellow plastic mulch raised soil temperature by at least 2°C compared to the un-mulched bed.Bunty ShyllaC L SharmaSociety for Promotion of Horticulture - Indian Institute of Horticultural Researcharticlestrawberrypolyhousemulch colourfruit yieldfruit qualityPlant cultureSB1-1110ENJournal of Horticultural Sciences, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 34-37 (2010)
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description	Strawberry cultivation in Himachal Pradesh is mainly based on outdoor planting using hay as mulch and, very recently, using black polythene as mulch. The bulk of its production under field conditions usually occurs in April- May when market price is quite low. In an effort to make the crop remunerative through enhanced winter-production, a polyhouse experiment was set up to investigate influence of mulch colour on off-season fruiting response, fruit size and quality in strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.). Plants of cv. Chandler were planted in September, 2004. Irrigation was imposed using the given through T-Tape system, from 8.00 AM to 5.00 PM. Yellow plastic mulch significantly increased number of fruits, effected early and higher total yield compared to black or silver-over-purple plastic mulches. Un-mulched bed produced lowest yield and fruit quality. Yellow plastic mulch raised soil temperature by at least 2°C compared to the un-mulched bed.
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title	Evaluation of Mulch Colour for Enhancing Winter-Strawberry Production under Polyhouse in Mid-Hills of Himachal Pradesh
title_short	Evaluation of Mulch Colour for Enhancing Winter-Strawberry Production under Polyhouse in Mid-Hills of Himachal Pradesh
title_full	Evaluation of Mulch Colour for Enhancing Winter-Strawberry Production under Polyhouse in Mid-Hills of Himachal Pradesh
title_fullStr	Evaluation of Mulch Colour for Enhancing Winter-Strawberry Production under Polyhouse in Mid-Hills of Himachal Pradesh
title_full_unstemmed	Evaluation of Mulch Colour for Enhancing Winter-Strawberry Production under Polyhouse in Mid-Hills of Himachal Pradesh
title_sort	evaluation of mulch colour for enhancing winter-strawberry production under polyhouse in mid-hills of himachal pradesh
publisher	Society for Promotion of Horticulture - Indian Institute of Horticultural Research
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Evaluation of Mulch Colour for Enhancing Winter-Strawberry Production under Polyhouse in Mid-Hills of Himachal Pradesh

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