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

Table 7

Effect of irrigation and mulch on plant growth, flowering, and harvesting time of strawberry in Burirhat, Rangpur.

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	17.60^a	67.11^b	89^d	18.78	59^d	81.67^c
M1I2	16.67^ab	70.89^ab	94^c	17.50	63^bd	84^b
M1I3	15.13^b	72^ab	97^b	14.62	66^ab	87.33^a
Rice straw mulch
M2I1	15.90^b	74.63^a	92^c	16.61	61^cd	83^bc
M2I2	16.60^ab	73^ab	97^b	15.45	65^bc	86.67^a
M2I3	15.27^b	73.89^a	101^a	14	69.67^a	88.67^a
CV (%)	5.36	10.6	1.36	6.46	3.75	1.35

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.