Abstract
An analysis of the effect of mulch on soil temperature in humid tropical latosols under coconut ( Cocos nucifera Linn) and banana ( Musa paradisiaca) is presented. Under both coconut and banana the soil temperature differences under mulched and unmulched conditions are found to be significant within the first 10cm of soil depth. The decrease of soil temperature due to mulch was 2–6°C under coconut, and 1–6°C under banana in surface depths of 5–10 cm. The diurnal variation over these surface depths for mulched plots was confined between 30 and 33°C under both coconut and banana, while a maximum of 40°C was observed for unmulched plots under coconut. The seasonal variation of soil and air temperature within a short period of 3 weeks is discussed. The surface (5 cm) soil temperature decreases from 38 to 27°C with the onset of rains.
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