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winter. In particular, lack of light in cultivating eggplant may result in poor fruit quality ( Sezgin, 2007 ). Therefore, different reflective film mulches are usually used to enhance lighting. Black, white, and reflective film mulches in vegetable crops
( Layne et al., 2002 ). Glenn and Puterka (2007) reported that the use of reflective, aluminized plastic film increased fruit red color and that the use of reflective, particle films increased average fruit weight. These mulches reflect solar radiation
than any other mulch, resulting in what appeared to be lethal leaf temperatures in the canopy of the plants ( Decoteau et al., 1989 ; Ibarra-Jiménez et al., 2012 ; Tarara, 2000 ). Johnson and Fennimore (2005) evaluated seven colored plastic mulches
( Neilsen et al., 2003 ; Williamson et al., 2006 ). Magee and Spiers (1995) found that white-on-black polyethylene-based mulches produced greater plant growth and yield than black plastic or black woven fabric mulches in southern highbush cultivars as a
study was to examine the effect of an aluminized plastic film (APF) and a particle-based reflective film applied to the tree (PFT and PFW) and the grass (RPF) between tree rows, each with different R/FR reflection characteristics, on apple color and
temperature under weed mat and sawdust from 2007 to 2008 and reduced soil temperature fluctuations from day to night and with the seasons. Similar effects of plastic mulch or weed mat compared with a mulch of organic material on soil temperature has also been
bloom. Until size-controlling rootstocks can be used, a short-term solution that improves yield or increases the proportion of target fruit will be required for orchardists to remain competitive with existing plantings. Reflective mulches have been shown
-harvest practices: one experiment Expt. 1: Orchard management: summer pruning and reflective mulch. The first part of the orchard included 24 trees per each of six cultivars (‘Dayton’, ‘Delorina’, ‘Ella’, ‘Santana’, ‘Sultanat’, and ‘Zarya Alatau’). Trees were
-suppressive cultural practices are needed for both conventional and organic blueberry systems. Organic mulches (e.g., sawdust or bark) have been shown to suppress soil populations of P. cinnamomi in eucalyptus ( Eucalyptus sp. L'Hér.), fraser fir [ Abies fraseri
management of thrips vectors has been effective using reflective plastic mulch ( Greenough et al., 1990 ; Reitz et al., 2003 ), early-season insecticide treatments ( Brown and Brown, 1992 ; Riley and Pappu, 2000 ), host–plant resistance ( Krishna et al