January 2016

Influence of mulching and varieties on growth and yield of tomato under polyhouse

The experiment was conducted to study the effect of mulch on growth and yield of tomato varieties under polyhouse condition at Bahir Dar, Ethiopia in 2012 and 2013. The treatments were 4 × 2 factorial combinations of mulching material (Black plastic mulch (BPM), White plastic mulch (WPM), Grass mulch (GM) and no mulch with two varieties (Cochoro and Miya). White plastic mulch recorded significantly tallest plant...

Author(s): Habtamu Tegen, Yigzaw Dessalegn and Wassu Mohammed