Abstract
SummaryAn investigation of the combined effect of mulching and transplanting muskmelons showed that transplanting increased early yield appreciably; mulching in conjunction with transplanting further increased earliness. Total yield also was increased by some treatments. Clear polyethylene (polythene), black polythene, and Kraft paper coated with clear polythene were evaluated as mulches on transplanted and field-seeded melons. Clear polythene generally induced greater early yields in field-seeded melons, but the response to black polythene, clear polythene and polythene-coated paper was comparable for transplanted melons. Waxed paper and aluminium foil also were tested as mulches for transplanted melons.
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