Mulching to improve sweet potato production
Sweet potato ((Ipomoea batatas L.) is a high-yielding nutritious specialty crop. There is a growing need for proactive information on sustainable production of sweet potatoes under short growing seasons. The objective of our study was to evaluate the effects of crop residue and synthetic mulches on...
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| author | Zagipa Sapakhova Khandakar Rafiq Islam Maxat Toishimanov Kuanysh Zhapar Dias Daurov Ainash Daurova Nurgul Raissova Rakhim Kanat Malika Shamekova Kabyl Zhambakin |
| author_facet | Zagipa Sapakhova Khandakar Rafiq Islam Maxat Toishimanov Kuanysh Zhapar Dias Daurov Ainash Daurova Nurgul Raissova Rakhim Kanat Malika Shamekova Kabyl Zhambakin |
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| description | Sweet potato ((Ipomoea batatas L.) is a high-yielding nutritious specialty crop. There is a growing need for proactive information on sustainable production of sweet potatoes under short growing seasons. The objective of our study was to evaluate the effects of crop residue and synthetic mulches on the growth, yield, and quality parameters of three varieties of sweet potatoes. Three types of mulch, wheat straw (straw), white polyethylene film (white mulch), and black plastic film (black mulch), and a control (no mulch) were evaluated during the 2021 and 2022 growing seasons in the south-eastern region of Kazakhstan. The vine length, meristem number, tuber per plant, and tuber weight were significantly higher under white mulch and black mulch than under straw, and the results were significantly different from the control. The total yields of sweet potato tubers under white mulch and black mulch also varied significantly among the varieties, ranging from 20.5 t/ha for Rizi 0603 to 54.5 t/ha for Xushu 25. The results of the present study will be used to develop other technological sequences for the cultivation of sweet potatoes in the south-eastern region of Kazakhstan. More research is needed to ascertain the stability of the effects of varieties, mulch treatment, and their interactions on yields and to determine other treatments and varieties with better potential to improve sweet potato yields for cultivation in Kazakhstan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-933836f750b347f3a6efea9c83240e102024-03-07T05:29:57ZengElsevierJournal of Agriculture and Food Research2666-15432024-03-0115101011Mulching to improve sweet potato productionZagipa Sapakhova0Khandakar Rafiq Islam1Maxat Toishimanov2Kuanysh Zhapar3Dias Daurov4Ainash Daurova5Nurgul Raissova6Rakhim Kanat7Malika Shamekova8Kabyl Zhambakin9Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan; Corresponding author.The Ohio State University South Centers, Piketon, OH, USAInstitute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan; Kazakh National Agrarian Research University, Almaty, 050010, KazakhstanInstitute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty, 050040, KazakhstanInstitute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan; Kazakh National Agrarian Research University, Almaty, 050010, KazakhstanInstitute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty, 050040, KazakhstanInstitute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty, 050040, KazakhstanInstitute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty, 050040, KazakhstanInstitute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty, 050040, KazakhstanInstitute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan; Corresponding author.Sweet potato ((Ipomoea batatas L.) is a high-yielding nutritious specialty crop. There is a growing need for proactive information on sustainable production of sweet potatoes under short growing seasons. The objective of our study was to evaluate the effects of crop residue and synthetic mulches on the growth, yield, and quality parameters of three varieties of sweet potatoes. Three types of mulch, wheat straw (straw), white polyethylene film (white mulch), and black plastic film (black mulch), and a control (no mulch) were evaluated during the 2021 and 2022 growing seasons in the south-eastern region of Kazakhstan. The vine length, meristem number, tuber per plant, and tuber weight were significantly higher under white mulch and black mulch than under straw, and the results were significantly different from the control. The total yields of sweet potato tubers under white mulch and black mulch also varied significantly among the varieties, ranging from 20.5 t/ha for Rizi 0603 to 54.5 t/ha for Xushu 25. The results of the present study will be used to develop other technological sequences for the cultivation of sweet potatoes in the south-eastern region of Kazakhstan. More research is needed to ascertain the stability of the effects of varieties, mulch treatment, and their interactions on yields and to determine other treatments and varieties with better potential to improve sweet potato yields for cultivation in Kazakhstan.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666154324000486Sweet potatoSweet potato varietiesWhite plasticBlack plasticWheat strawTuber yield |
| spellingShingle | Zagipa Sapakhova Khandakar Rafiq Islam Maxat Toishimanov Kuanysh Zhapar Dias Daurov Ainash Daurova Nurgul Raissova Rakhim Kanat Malika Shamekova Kabyl Zhambakin Mulching to improve sweet potato production Journal of Agriculture and Food Research Sweet potato Sweet potato varieties White plastic Black plastic Wheat straw Tuber yield |
| title | Mulching to improve sweet potato production |
| title_full | Mulching to improve sweet potato production |
| title_fullStr | Mulching to improve sweet potato production |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mulching to improve sweet potato production |
| title_short | Mulching to improve sweet potato production |
| title_sort | mulching to improve sweet potato production |
| topic | Sweet potato Sweet potato varieties White plastic Black plastic Wheat straw Tuber yield |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666154324000486 |
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