• Suraj Kumar
• Rajneet kaur

The present investigation entitled the ‘Effect of mulching and planting density on growth and yield of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) cv. Winter Dawn under sub-tropical conditions of Punjab’. In the study, the influence of mulching by using four different types of mulches viz. Black (M1), Green (M2), Blue (M3) and White (M4) along with unmulched control including the effect of three planting densities viz., 30x15 cm (S1), 30x30 cm (S1) and 30x45 cm (S1) were assessed. The results revealed that the growth characters like ‘plant height’, ‘Number of shoots per plant’, ‘Number of leaves per plant’, ‘plant spread’, ‘leaf area’ and ‘Number of flowers per plant’ found to be maximum with M2 (Green mulch). Mulching treatments significantly influenced planting density with growth traits. The planting density of S3 (30 x 45 cm) showed increased ‘plant height’, ‘Number of shoots per plant’, ‘Number of leaves per plant’, ‘leaf area’ and ‘plant spread’. In case of ‘Number of flowers per plant’, the treatment under S1 (30 x 15 cm) registered maximum value. The plants under green mulch (M2) with planting density of S3 (30 x 45 cm) viz., M2S3 had better values for growth related characters. With regard to the effect of mulches on yield characters the treatment M2 (Green mulch) resulted increased ‘Number of fruits set per plant’, ‘fruit set percentage’, ‘yield per plant’, ‘yield per hectare’, ‘fruit length’, ‘fruit girth’, ‘fruit shape index’ and ‘fruit weight’. The planting density S3 (30 x 45 cm) showed increased ‘Number of fruits set per plant’, ‘fruit set percentage’, ‘yield per plant’, ‘yield per hectare’ including several fruiting parameters viz., ‘fruit length’, ‘fruit girth’ and ‘fruit weight’. With regard to interactions, the green mulch (M2) with planting density of S3 (30 x 45 cm) had better values for yield related characters. Key words: strawberry, growth and yield

Key words: strawberry, growth and yield

"Effect of mulching and planting density on growth and yield of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) cv. Winter Dawn under sub-tropical conditions of Punjab.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.586-591, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904P91.pdf

"Effect of mulching and planting density on growth and yield of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) cv. Winter Dawn under sub-tropical conditions of Punjab.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp586-591, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904P91.pdf