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

Table 8

Effect of irrigation and mulch on the yield and yield-contributing characters of strawberry for Joydebpur, Gazipur.

Treatments	Year 1			Year 2
	Fruits per plant (number)	Individual fruit weight (g)	Yield (t/ha)	Fruits per plant (number)	Individual fruit weight (g)	Yield (t/ha)
Black polythene mulch
M1I1	22.67^a	21.77^a	11.68^a	18.27^a	22^a	12.07^a
M1I2	12.90^cd	17.39^bc	5.94^bc	15.60^b	19.20^bc	10.32^c
M1I3	11.63^d	16.64^c	4.84^c	11.03^c	18.26^c	6.87^e
Rice straw mulch
M2I1	19.43^b	21.88^a	11.98^a	19.10^a	25.00^a	12.30^a
M2I2	18.60^b	20.43^ab	10.46^a	15.30^b	21.11^bc	11.33^b
M2I3	13.53^c	20.19^ab	7.43^b	13.70^c	19.19^bc	7.93^d
CV (%)	4.38	8.99	5.62	6.55	8.71	2.31

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.