Plastic Color and Composition Effect on Earliness, Yield and Quality of Bell Peppers

摘要

A California study looking at the use of plastic mulches on bell peppers showed significant yield increases and earlier production over non-treated plots. Reporting their work at Plasticulture '05, held March 5-8 in Charleston, S.C., Richard Molinar,Don May and Elaine Hanson of the University of California Cooperative Extension, Fresno, Calif, noted that the best yield was with the Natural 11 treatment. The treatment yielded 559 cartons per acre in one pick (or 659 cartons per acre if two picks hadbeen done) over the non-plastic treatment.