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

Table 9

Effect of irrigation mulch on the yield and yield-contributing characters of strawberry in Burirhat, Rangpur.

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	14.67^a	16.33^a	9.56^a	24.56^a	17.17	11.74^a
M1I2	13.83^ab	15.07^b	7.90^b	19.45^bc	16.40	9.76^bc
M1I3	11.83^cd	14.13^c	6.66^c	13.00^d	13.50	7.01^d
Rice straw mulch
M2I1	12.17^cd	15.10^b	7.35^bc	20.17^b	16.30	10.53^ab
M2I2	12.67^bc	15.47^b	7.73^bc	17.50^c	15.70	9.27^bc
M2I3	10.67^d	13.93^c	5.94^d	15.00^d	14.30	8.60^c
CV (%)	6.57	2.23	8.53	6.25	4.14	8.45

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.