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<p>The research was conducted to study the performance of cucumber under protected conditions with different plastic mulches. This experiment was conducted in a split plot design, having irrigation levels as main plot and mulches as subplots. The study revealed that mulching helped to maintain the soil moisture higher than bare soil and black mulch showed higher soil temperature and soil moisture (23.3%) under 100% irrigation. Plant height and yield was also influenced by mulching. Plant height and yield decreased in relation to reduction of the irrigation level. The highest water use efficiency (WUE) was found under 50% irrigation and black mulch plot (32 kg·m<sup>−3</sup>). In conclusion, black mulch with 100% irrigation performed well among the treatments because of higher moisture and favourable soil temperature. In consideration of WUE, black mulch with 50% irrigation performed well.</p>
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The research was conducted to study the performance of cucumber under protected conditions with different plastic mulches. This experiment was conducted in a split plot design, having irrigation levels as main plot and mulches as subplots. The study revealed that mulching helped to maintain the soil moisture higher than bare soil and black mulch showed higher soil temperature and soil moisture (23.3%) under 100% irrigation. Plant height and yield was also influenced by mulching. Plant height and yield decreased in relation to reduction of the irrigation level. The highest water use efficiency (WUE) was found under 50% irrigation and black mulch plot (32 kg·m−3). In conclusion, black mulch with 100% irrigation performed well among the treatments because of higher moisture and favourable soil temperature. In consideration of WUE, black mulch with 50% irrigation performed well.

Soil and Water Conservation Engineering Techniques to Modify the Rhizosphere Climate of Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus L.) for Improving Water Use Efficiency and Yield

PhD Scholar, Department of Agricultural Meteorology

Agro Climate Research Centre, Tamil Nadu Agriculture, University

Faculty of Agricultural Meteorology, Department of Agro Climate Research Centre

Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Department of Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

Faculty of Crop Physiology, Department of Crop Management

Faculty of Agricultural Meteorology, Department of Agro Climate Research Centre Tamil Nadu  Agriculture

Faculty of Horticulture, Department of horticulture

Agricultural Engineering

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The research was conducted to study the performance of cucumber under protected conditions with different plastic mulches. This experiment was conducted in a...

Soil and Water Conservation Engineering Techniques to Modify the Rhizosphere Climate of Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus L.) for Improving Water Use Efficiency and Yield

Published Online: Nov 15, 2022

Page range: 201 - 213

Received: Jun 01, 2022

Accepted: Sep 01, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/agriceng-2022-0016

Keywords
cucumber, mulch, black mulch, yield, water

© 2022 Mallapurath Narayanamangalam Harinarayanan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Soil and Water Conservation Engineering Techniques to Modify the Rhizosphere Climate of Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus L.) for Improving Water Use Efficiency and Yield

Published Online: Nov 15, 2022

Page range: 201 - 213

Received: Jun 01, 2022

Accepted: Sep 01, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/agriceng-2022-0016

Keywordscucumber, mulch, black mulch, yield, water

© 2022 Mallapurath Narayanamangalam Harinarayanan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
cucumber, mulch, black mulch, yield, water