Vol. 12, Issue 3 (2023)

Author(s):
Ram Lakhan Meena, RB Ram, Raja Ram Bunker, DC Meena, Ashok Kumar Meena, Suresh Kumar Meena, Anil Salvi and Mahendra Kumar Gora

Abstract:
An experiment was conducted at the Horticultural Research Farm of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow. The experiment was performed to find out the most suitable mulching material and an ideal spacing for straw berry cultivation under Lucknow conditions. The experiment was laid out in a Factorial Randomized Block Design with three replications. The treatments comprised of three mulching materials viz. paddy straw, black polyethylene, and transparent polyethylene) with three spacings (30 x 15 cm and 30 x 30 cm and 30 x 30). On the basis of the statistical data, it is concluded that spacing of 30 x 30 cm with black polyethylene mulch was found to be the best in terms of quality viz. Juice, Total soluble solid, Acidity, Ascorbic acid, Total sugars, Reducing sugar, and non-reducing sugar. However, there was slight difference in quality parameters among different treatments.