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PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT MULCHES ONPHYSICAL GROWTH AND YIELD OF POTATO(SOLANUM TUBEROSUM L.) IN WESTERNRWANDA

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Title PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT MULCHES ONPHYSICAL GROWTH AND YIELD OF POTATO(SOLANUM TUBEROSUM L.) IN WESTERNRWANDA
 
Creator Karangwa, Antoine
Ndungutse, Vedaste
Fashaho, Aloys
Habimana, Sylvestre
Manirere, Jean d'Amour
Nsengimana, Vincent
Mulinga, Narcisse
Imanishimwe, Claudetter
Nshimirimana, Polycarpe
Rwubatse, Bernard
Nyagatare, Guillaume
 
Subject Potato cultivation
Mulches,
Physical growth
yield increment
potato
 
Description The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of various types of mulches on physical growth andyield of potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.). The experiments were conducted in farmer’s fields during the agricultural seasons2022 B (Season B is from March to June) and 2023 A (Season A is from September to February). Experiment was laid outin a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) in two sites with four replications and five treatments: T1 (Control), T2(Dead mulch), T3 (Living mulch of Mucuna), T4 (Living mulch of Desmodium), and T5 (Living mulch of Lablab). Data werecollected on the potato physical growth with an interval of 15 days after planting (DAP) while yield data were collectedimmediately after harvesting. The Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was done in Microsoft Excel at P<0.05. Results revealeda significant difference in physical growth of plants in all treatments with steady increase up to 90 DAP and decrease at105 DAP in both Districts. Yield average was 37.67 t/ha and 30.83 t/ha in Rubavu and Nyabihu Districts respectively. Itwas the highest for dead mulch at 57.6 t/ha in Rubavu and 43.0 t/ha in Nyabihu District. It was followed by Lablab sppat 42.3 t/ha for Rubavu and 37.3 t/ha for Nyabihu District. Yield increment was 42.0 % and 3.8 % in Nyabihu and RubavuDistricts respectively. Dead mulch and Lablab contributed more to the yield increase and can be recommended as farmingpractice to increase potato yield in both Districts.
 
Publisher Indian Potato Association (IPA)
 
Date 2024-04-04
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/PotatoJ/article/view/146843
 
Source Potato Journal; Vol. 50 No. 2 (2023): Potato Journal
0973-5909
0970-8235
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/PotatoJ/article/view/146843/54280
 
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