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Effect of grass mulch application on tubers size and yield of ware potatoes in organic farming

Dvorak, Petr; Hamouz, Karel; Kuchtová, Perla and Tomasek, Jaroslav (2009) Effect of grass mulch application on tubers size and yield of ware potatoes in organic farming. In: Bioacademy 2009 -Proceedings, pp. 35-37.

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Summary

The aim of this experiment was to evaluate influence of mulching on the tuber yield and on the number of ware potatoes. In organic farming grass mulch for potatoes was used in 2008. For the experiments different ways of mulching (grass mulch after planting, grass mulch after second hoeing) were used and compared with bare soil (control variant). The results showed that grass mulching had positive effect on the yield of ware potatoes and some of the yield-forming components. The yield of ware potatoes was significantly higher by 9.3 t/ha in comparison with control variant. The highest number of ware potatoes was found out in the variant with grass mulch after planting.


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Paper
Keywords:grass mulch, potato, yield, soil
Subjects: Farming Systems
Crop husbandry
Research affiliation: Czech Republic > Czech University of Life Sciences (CZU)
ISBN:ISBN 978 -80-904174-8-9
Deposited By: Dvořák, Ing., Ph.D. Petr
ID Code:21808
Deposited On:14 Jan 2013 09:25
Last Modified:14 Jan 2013 09:47
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Not peer-reviewed
Additional Publishing Information:Available in Czech and English.

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