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

Table 4

Effect of irrigation and mulch on plant growth, flowering, and harvesting time of strawberry for Joydebpur, Gazipur.

Treatments	Year 1			Year 2
	Plant height (cm)	Days to 50% flowering	Days of 1st harvest	Plant height (cm)	Days to 50% flowering	Days of 1st harvest
Black polythene mulch
M1I1	16.53^a	63^c	84.33^d	16.22^a	52.33^c	71^d
M1I2	14.20^bc	68^ab	90^c	15.00^bc	56.33^b	75^c
M1I3	12.87^c	70^ab	95^ab	14.44^d	58.67^a	79^b
Rice straw mulch
M2I1	16.27^ab	66^bc	85.50^d	16.67^a	56.67^b	74.67^c
M2I2	14.33^abc	70^ab	92.5^bc	15.45^b	59^a	81b
M2I3	12.53^c	72^a	96.50^a	14.67^cd	60^a	86.33^a
CV (%)	7.97	3.36	2.15	1.61	1.84	1.85

Means having same or without letter(s) do not differ significantly at 5% level of probability. 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 PE; I₃ = irrigation up to field capacity at 15 days interval after PE.