Crop Management System Consisting of Biodegradable Mulching Film + Drip Irrigation Increases Yield and Quality of Flue-Cured Tobacco
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plant Materials, Experimental Treatments, Field Preparation, Crop Management, Samplings, and Measurements
2.2. Analytical Determination of Cured Products
2.3. Weather Conditions
2.4. Experimental Design and Statistical Analyses
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Texture | ||
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| % | 56.0 |
| % | 27.0 |
| % | 17.0 |
N—total | % | 0.062 |
P | ppm | 12.0 |
K | ppm | 176.0 |
Organic matter | % | 0.93 |
Electrical conductivity (1:2.5) | mS cm−1 | 0.218 |
pH | 8.2 |
CMS | BY | MY | MUY | TY | Gross Returns EUR ha−1 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BS-SD | 0.3 b | 1.5 a | 1.3 a | 3.1 b | 7500.00 b |
M-D | 2.2 a | 0.4 b | 1.4 a | 4.0 a | 12,200.00 a |
Significance | * | * | NS | * | * |
BY | MY | MUY | ||||
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Price Classes | BS-SD | M-D | BS-SD | M-D | BS-SD | M-D |
I = EUR 1.30 | 9.2 | - | - | - | - | - |
II = EUR 2.30 | - | - | 48.9 | - | - | - |
III = EUR 2.70 | - | 54.0 | - | - | - | - |
IV = EUR 2.75 | - | - | - | - | 41.9 | - |
V = EUR 3.30 | - | - | - | 9.9 | - | - |
VI = EUR 3.55 | - | - | - | - | - | 36.1 |
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Sifola, M.I.; Cozzolino, E.; Ciancolini, A.; Falce, M.; Raimo, F.; Enotrio, T.; Sicignano, M.; Baiano, S.; del Piano, L. Crop Management System Consisting of Biodegradable Mulching Film + Drip Irrigation Increases Yield and Quality of Flue-Cured Tobacco. Sustainability 2024, 16, 7089. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16167089
Sifola MI, Cozzolino E, Ciancolini A, Falce M, Raimo F, Enotrio T, Sicignano M, Baiano S, del Piano L. Crop Management System Consisting of Biodegradable Mulching Film + Drip Irrigation Increases Yield and Quality of Flue-Cured Tobacco. Sustainability. 2024; 16(16):7089. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16167089
Chicago/Turabian StyleSifola, Maria Isabella, Eugenio Cozzolino, Anna Ciancolini, Michele Falce, Francesco Raimo, Tommaso Enotrio, Mariarosaria Sicignano, Salvatore Baiano, and Luisa del Piano. 2024. "Crop Management System Consisting of Biodegradable Mulching Film + Drip Irrigation Increases Yield and Quality of Flue-Cured Tobacco" Sustainability 16, no. 16: 7089. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16167089