Details
Title
Effects of nutrient paper mulching on tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) cultivation
Publication Date
2001
Call Number
A:PS
Summary
A greenhouse trial with tomato (L. esculentum) cv. Chunlei No. 2 was conducted in Tianjin in order to investigate the effects of nutrient paper mulching (NPM) on tomato growth, quality, soil temperature, and weed growth. Plastic film mulching (PM) or no mulching were used as controls. The NPM helped advance plant growth, promote flower bud differentiation and root development, enhance tomato yield, and improve tomato quality, as compared to the PM or no mulching. The early tomato yield and total tomato yield with NPM were 27.8 and 10.2% higher than those with PM, and 187.5 and 20.7% higher than with no mulching, respectively. There was no difference in the temperature increase between NPM and PM. The NPM inhibited the growth of weeds, especially broad-leaved weeds. It is suggested that NPM would have wide applications in agriculture because it has multiple functions and creates no pollution.
Journal Citation
no.6:6-7, CHINA VEGETABLES
Contact Information
harvest@worldveg.org
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