Effect of black polythene and rice husk mulch on chemical composition of pineapple.
Department of Horticulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat 785013, Assam, India.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37855/jah.1999.v01i02.16
Key words: chemical composition, mulches, mulching, plant residues, plastic film, quality, pineapples, polyethylene, rice, ascorbic acid, flowering, fruits, reducing sugars, sugars, fruit crops, small fruits
Mulching promoted the quality of pineapples cv. Kew, grown in India. Good quality fruits were observed in the black polythene mulch and rice husk (2.5 and 5 cm thick) treatments. The best quality fruits were obtained in the black polythene (50\micro) mulch treatment where plants were mulched throughout the cropping period.
