Mulch: a boon for crop management


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Authors

  • Jagroop Kaur
  • Harsimrat K Bons

Abstract

Higher B:C ratio (1.29) was found under mulch over no mulch in
kinnow. In another experiment on turmeric crop conducted at Punjab
Agriculture University, Ludhiana, B:C ratio of 3.43 was observed under straw mulch compared to 1.03 with no mulch. During study it was also observed that plastic mulch is expensive, application of organic mulch is labour intensive and cumbersome and there is problem of rats and snakes.

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Author Biographies

  • Jagroop Kaur
    Assistant Agronomist, Department of Agronomy;
  • Harsimrat K Bons
    Assistant Horticulturist, Department of Fruit Science;

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Submitted

2018-05-29

Published

2018-05-30

Issue

Vol. 68 No. 3 (2018)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Kaur, J., & Bons, H. K. (2018). Mulch: a boon for crop management. Indian Farming, 68(3). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndFarm/article/view/80185