Effect of Organic Mulching on Soil Moisture, Yield, and Yield Contributing Components of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)

Table 2

Effect of mulching on soil moisture content at different soil depth and days after sowing.

Treatment	15 DAS SMC			30 DAS SMC			45 DAS SMC			60 DAS SMC			75 DAS SMC
	0–0.2 m	0.21–0.4 m	0.41–0.6 m	0–0.2 m	0.21–0.4 m	0.41–0.6 m	0–0.2 m	0.21–0.4 m	0.41–0.6 m	0–0.2 m	21–0.4 m	0.41–0.6 m	0–0.2 m	21–0.4 m	0.41–0.6 m
Sesame	30	17.3	15.8	21.1	21.6	23.4	25.2	31.2	30.9	22.2	23.5	24.6	34.3	33.4	35.2
Sorghum	29.5	14.3	14.7	19.4	19.5	22.1	23.1	28.5	29.7	21.2	22.6	23.4	36.6	26.2	28.5
Rice	26.9	16.1	15.6	19.9	21.2	21.7	23.8	28.7	28.5	21.1	21.9	22.7	37.9	29.0	30.4
Sudan grass	26.3	18.7	17.2	21.4	21.6	22.8	24.8	28.1	29.5	19.5	22.1	23.6	37.6	31.4	28.6
Control	17.7	12.9	12.1	17.2	17.8	17.4	19.9	23.9	21.5	17.9	19.3	22.1	23.6	21.4	23.5
CV (%)	8.5	12.5	11.4	6.9	8	9.6	9.7	5.6	6.2	5.4	8.3	8.4	8.3	5.8	5.2
LSD0.05	2.2	1.9	1.7	1.326	1.6	2.0	2.2	1.5	1.7	1.1	1.8	1.9	2.7	1.6	1.483

DAS: days after sowing; SMC: soil moisture content; CV: coefficient of variance.