The Effect of Mulch on Weed Dry Weight and Soil Humidity and Temperature in Pepino (Solanum muricatum)

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

• E. Mirabi
• Seyyed Hosein Nemati
• Gholam Hossein Davarynejad
• H. Aroiee

Ferdowsi university of Mashhad

10.22067/jhorts4.v0i0.15206

Abstract

Pepino (Solanum muricatum), a new vegetable crops, is from Solanaceae family and cultivated as annual crops. In order to investigate the effects of mulch on weed dry weight in pepino and soil humidity and temperature, an experiment was conducted based on randomized completely design with three replication at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad green house, during 2009. Treatments included rice straw mulch, wood chips mulch and control. sampling was recorded at four stages. The result indicated that the effect of mulch was significant (P

Keywords

• Pepino
• Wood chips mulch
• Rice straw mulch
• Weeds

20.1001.1.20084730.1391.26.3.5.6

---