Efficacy of Different Mulches on Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Dutch.) cv. Chandeller under Organic Production System in Sikkim, India
Brijesh Pandey, Snehasish Chakraborty, Ajeet Kumar Singh, Ashok Kumar
Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · pp. 1–8 · Published 4 Mar 2025
10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i32063Abstract
Strawberry is being cultivated in low and mid hills of Sikkim in considerable area and mulching is one of the most beneficial intercultural practices in strawberry cultivation. It has strong influence on growth, yield, quality and duration of harvesting, which is primarily due to better soil and moisture conservation, changes in soil temperature, improvement in nutrient availability by suppressing weed population and growth, protection from frost injury and by way of reducing the number of unhealthy and diseased berries. Paddy straw and polythene are most common mulch material used for strawberry. The study was conducted to assess the performance of three different mulching systems i.e. black polythene, paddy straw and Schima wallichii leaves along with no mulching on Strawberry cv. Chandler. The experiment was laid out in Randomised Block Design with 9 replications under the organic production system at ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Sikkim Centre. The results indicate that strawberry is very much sensitive crop to mulching. Maximum number of leaves (36.41), Plant height (18.22cm), Berry length (35.26mm), Berry breadth (30.28mm), Berry weight (11.73g), Fresh berry per plant (10.59) and Yield (92.42 q/ha.) was recorded in S. wallichii leaves mulching. Pulp (11.16%), TSS (6.49%), Acidity (0.99%) and Total sugar (6.41%) were significantly better in harvested fruits from S. wallichii leaves mulched plants followed by black polyethylene. Minimum Plant height (14.99cm), leaves (28.25), Berry length (30.93mm), Berry breadth (29.99mm), Berry weight (8.19g), Fresh berry per plant (4.78) and Yield (29.69 q/ha.) was recorded in control plots with no mulching. Minimum Pulp (10.81%), TSS (6.35%), Total sugar (6.25%) with maximum Acidity (1.01) was also reported in control plots. Minimum days to harvest was recorded in black polythene (30.15) followed by S. wallichii leaves and maximum in control (36.11). So, S. wallichii leaves mulch may be recommended under organic cultivation condition for strawberry.
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