Effect of Irrigation and Mulch on the Yield and Water Use of Strawberry

Table 5

Effect of irrigation and mulch on vegetative and yield parameters of strawberry in Joydebpur, Gazipur, for two consecutive seasons.

Treatments	Year 1				Year 2
	Leaves per plant (number)	Leaves length (cm)	Fruit length (cm)	Fruit diameter (cm)	Leaves per plant (number)	Leaves length (cm)	Fruit length (cm)	Fruit diameter (cm)
M1I1	21^a	16.33^a	4.64^a	3.12	16.22^a	15.78^a	4.48^ab	3.22^abc
M1I2	15.07^cd	13.67^cd	3.93^b	2.93	14.33^ab	12.78^bc	4.02^b	3.08^bc
M1I3	13.13^d	12.33^d	3.89^b	2.88	13.56^b	12.14^c	4.17^b	3.01^c
M2I1	17.73^b	15.27^ab	4.44^a	3.13	15.33^ab	14.00^b	4.78^a	3.37^a
M2I2	16.13^bc	13.93^bc	4.42^a	3.15	15.56^ab	13.00^bc	4.43^ab	3.29^ab
M2I3	15.87^bc	12.33^d	4.36^a	3.07	13.89^ab	12.67^bc	4.23^b	3.01^c
CV (%)	7.95	5.25	5.01	4.79	7.78	5.01	5.84	3.75

Means having same or without letter(s) do not differ significantly at 5% level of probability. M₁ = black polythene mulch; M₂ = rice straw mulch; I₁ = irrigation up to field capacity at 5 days interval after plant establishment (PE); I₂ = irrigation up to field capacity at 10 days interval after plant establishment (PE); I₃ = irrigation up to field capacity at 15 days interval after plant establishment (PE).