@article{wjar2016452,
author={{Abdelrahman, Nodar A. and Abdalla, Elgailani A. and Ibrahim, Elshiekh A. and Naim, Ahmed M. El},
title={The Effect of Plastic Mulch on Growth and Yield of Rain-fed Cowpea and Watermelon in North Kordofan State of Sudan},
journal={World Journal of Agricultural Research},
volume={4},
number={5},
pages={139--142},
year={2016},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/wjar/4/5/2},
issn={2333-0678},
abstract={A research was carried to identify the effect of plastic mulch on growth and yield of water melon (<i>citrullus lanatus</i>) and cowpea ((<i>Vigna unguiculata</i> L.Walp).), two popular crops extensively grown in Western Sudan under rain-fed condition. The experiment was conducted during rainy seasons (2014/15-2016/16) at two locations in North Kordofan of Sudan, consisted of two treatments (covered or uncovered with thin plastic sheet) laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four replications. Plastic sheet mulching significantly increased plant height, fruit weight, fruit number and seed yield of watermelon by 30%, 70%, 17%, and 65%, respectively. In cowpea plastic sheet mulching significantly increased number of pods per plant, grain yield and 100- seed weight by 17%, 30% and 10% respectively. It can be concluded that using plastic mulch as a soil cover increased the vegetative growth and yield of watermelon and cowpea crops under marginal sandy rain-fed conditions of North Kordofan State.},
doi={10.12691/wjar-4-5-2}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}