Evapotranspiration and crop coefficients of Italian zucchini cultivated with recycled paper as mulch.

ABSTRACT: Recycled paper has the potential to be used as a mulch for vegetable production and can be adopted for the cultivation of Italian zucchini. However, there have been no studies about the water savings or crop coefficient values used in irrigation management in this system; therefore, there is a need for more research. In view of the above, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of recycled paper mulch on evaporation and evapotranspiration in Italian zucchini and to determine the crop coefficients in its developmental stages. The study was carried out in two cultivation cycles conducted at the Lysimetric Station in Viçosa, MG, Brazil. The experiments were installed in a randomized block design with four replicates. Four lysimeter cultivation treatments were applied: without mulch (C); with

SUBMITTER: Oliveira RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7202601 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature