Question

Effect of fertigation and mulching on the performance of cotton

Answer 1

A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of drip irrigation, fertigation and polythene mulching on coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) var. VHC 3. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with seven treatments and three replications. The treatments comprised of 100% (T1), 80% (T2) and 60% (T3) recommended dose of fertilizer with 100 μm thickness polythene mulch and 100% (T4), 80% (T5) and 60% (T6) recommended dose of fertilizer without polythene mulch. The control was with conventional method of irrigation (basin irrigation) without mulch (T7). The recorded data on the growth and yield of coconut revealed that the plant height, canopy development and other plant growth parameters were higher in the treatment with 100% recommended dose of fertilizer (0.50:0.32:1.20 kg of NPK tree⁻¹) with 100 μm thickness polythene mulch (T1) when compared to other treatments. 

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