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

Table 6

Effect of irrigation and mulch on vegetative and yield parameters of strawberry in Burirhat, Rangpur, for two consecutive seasons.

Treatments	Year 1				Year 2
	Leaves per plant (number)	Leaves length (cm)	Fruit length (cm)	Fruit diameter (cm)	Leaves per plant (number)	Leaves length (cm)	Fruit length (cm)	Fruit diameter (cm)
M1I1	18.73^ab	16.20^a	3.80^b	2.54^a	35.01^ab	14.00	4.12^a	3.50^a
M1I2	19.90^a	15.50^ab	3.60^c	2.49^a	36.34^a	13.27	3.87^b	3.19^bc
M1I3	17.00^bc	13.78^c	3.50^d	2.46^ab	28.12^bc	12.47	3.56^c	2.82^d
M2I1	16.40^c	15.10^ab	3.80^b	2.51^a	27.56^bc	13.20	3.90^b	3.37^ab
M2I2	19.00^ab	14.93^bc	3.90^a	2.60^a	24.00^c	13.00	3.63^c	3.09^cd
M2I3	17.07^bc	14.26^bc	3.63^c	2.34^b	20.56^c	11.77	3.48^c	2.90^d
CV (%)	7.08	4.56	1.47	3.10	14.85	2.45	2.50	4.75

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 plant establishment (PE); I₃ = irrigation up to field capacity at 15 days interval after plant establishment (PE).