Table 1 The improvement in the economic yield of various crops due to mulching
From: Potential agricultural and environmental benefits of mulches—a review
Crop | Economic yield tons ha−1 | % Increase in yield | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Un-mulched | Mulch | |||
Tomato | 6.02 | 8.27 | 27.20 | Moursy et al. (2015) |
Chickpea | 5.91 | 7.32 | 19.26 | Fetri et al. (2015) |
Cotton | 1.67 | 2.22 | 24.77 | Ahmad et al. (2015) |
Mustard | 0.41 | 0.61 | 32.78 | Saikia et al. (2014) |
Rice | 5.39 | 6.83 | 21.08 | Devasinghe et al. (2015) |
Lentil | 0.80 | 0.89 | 10.11 | Alami-Milani et al. (2013) |
Maize | 2.49 | 4.76 | 47.68 | Hashim et al. (2013) |
Mung beans | 1.02 | 1.36 | 25.00 | Jiang et al. (2012) |
Soybean | 1.32 | 1.57 | 15.92 | Arora et al. (2011) |
French beans | 12.73 | 14.10 | 9.71 | Kamal et al. (2012) |
Potato | 24.00 | 30.00 | 20.00 | Dvorak et al. (2009) |
Barley | 3.77 | 4.27 | 11.70 | Malecka and Blecharczyk (2008) |
Wheat | 7.24 | 7.79 | 7.06 | Yang et al. (2006) |