Strawberries are delicious and nutritious fruits that have numerous uses. They can be eaten fresh from the garden or put in smoothies. To ensure that strawberries bear maximum yield, farmers incorporate farming techniques such as plastic mulching. Plastic mulching is a method that has proven to offer numerous…
Plastic mulches has tremendous effects on the growth and yield of crops. Black plastic showed superior performance among the plastic mulches. Black plastic mulch suppresses the weed growth and thereby, increase the fruit yield. Plastic mulches reduce the amount of water lost from the soil due to evaporation.…
Mulching may be defined as the process of covering the soil surface around the plants to create congenial conditions for the crop growth. It is a long-established horticultural practice that involves spreading a layer of material on the ground around plants to protect their roots from heat, cold,…