PRODUCTIVITY OF VEGETABLES WHEN BEING GROWN ON MULCH LANDSCAPE FABRIC

Abstract

The paper demonstrates experimental results of 2 years on studying influence of Utah mulch landscape fabric on vegetable crop yield. Utah mulch landscape fabric is a new useable sound material of black color which is able to be applied for 5–7 years. The fabric is applied in order to mulch the soil and soil protection from pests. It conducts water and air and conserves them in the soil. The research applied three varieties of onion, three varieties red beet and two varieties of marrow in Kolyvan district of Novosibirsk region. The article reveals onion sprouting appeared 6–7 days earlier when being grown on mulch landscape fabric in both years of the experiment; all the red beet varieties sprouting appeared 6–8 days earlier when being grown on mulch landscape fabric; marrow varieties sprouting grown on mulch landscape fabric came up 6–12 earlier than in the control group. The author points out ripening of onion when being grown on mulch landscape fabric reduced and lifting took place 6 days earlier than that of the control group; red beetroot grown on mulch landscape fabric was lifted 4 days earlier; first harvesting of marrow grown on mulch landscape fabric took place 9–10 days earlier than in the control group. The publication specifies crop yield of the vegetables grown on mulch landscape fabric increased in terms of the season and variety. Thus, onion yield increased on 1.1–1.7 kg/ m2; red beet yield increased on 1.8–3.3 kg/ m2 and marrow yield reached 1.4–3.3 kg/ m2 in comparison with the control group where vegetables were grown without mulch landscape fabric. The article concludes the total standard vegetable production in the experimental group increased on 3.8–30.5 %.