Treatments

Days to first harvest

Fruit length (cm)

Fruit breadth (cm)

Number of fruits/plant

Average fruit weight (g)

Yield/plant (kg)

Yield (t/ha)

Silver over black mulch (T1)

72 b

8.7 a

4.8 a

8.7 a

120 a

1.03 a

34.33 a

Black mulch (T2)

75 ab

8.4 a

4.4 a

7.7 a

100 b

0.76 ab

25.24 ab

No mulch (T3)

79 a

7.7 b

4.0 b

6.0 a

75 c

0.44 b

14.77 b

Level of sig.

*

*

*

-

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*

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CV (%)

2.95

2.67

4.62

28.60

5.13

24.33

24.71