Effect of Irrigation and Mulch on the Yield and Water Use of Strawberry

Table 3

Soil temperature (°C) under both mulches collected once in a week (December–March).

Black polythene mulch
M1I1	15	23	21	22	22	22	24	26	25	28	28
M1I2	13	24	21	21	22	22	24	27	26	29	28.5
M1I3	14	24	22	22	23	22	24	26	25	29.5	29
Rice straw mulch
M2I1	14.5	22	19	19	20	20	22	23	24	26	26
M2I2	13	21	19	19	20	20	21	25	24	26	27
M2I3	13	23	20	20	21	21	23	23	23	28	28

M₁ = black polythene mulch; M₂ = rice straw mulch; I₁ = irrigation up to field capacity at 5 days interval after plant establishment (PE); I₂ = irrigation up to field capacity at 10 days interval after plant establishment (PE); I₃ = irrigation up to field capacity at 15 days interval after plant establishment (PE).