Impact of nonwoven mul ch mat developed from textile waste for vegetable crop

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dc.contributor.advisorMahajan, Surabhi
dc.contributor.authorArpana
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-30T15:03:40Z
dc.date.available2022-07-30T15:03:40Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThe present investigation was undertaken to study the impact of nonwoven mulch mat developed from textile waste for vegetable crop. The survey regarding mulching practices of farmers was purposively conducted in three agro-climatic zones of Punjab and two highly vegetable cultivated districts were selected from each zone. Fifteen farmers from each district were selected randomly and an interview schedule was used for collecting data. The results indicated that farmers frequently used plastic mulches in various vegetables but very few of them had knowledge about biodegradable mulches. For development of mulch mat samples, blending of waste fibres (cotton: polyester: acrylic) was done in 5 different ratios. All ratios were blended for 400 GSM and 4 mm thickness and the degradation and physical appearance of nonwoven mulch mat samples were taken into account for selection of two suitable mulch samples. Different GSM variations were developed for each selected ratio. Total of six mulches were thus developed and placed in the field at the Vegetable Research Farm, Department of Vegetable Science, PAU during 2019-20 and 2020-21 for final experiment on hybrid variety of chilli CH 27. The physical and mechanical properties and degradation characteristics of developed nonwoven mulch mats, temperature, moisture content (%) of soil, growth and yield characteristics of plant were recorded in both laboratory and field tests. The experimental data revealed that developed mulches successfully enhanced all crop parameters because of better moisture retention in the soil and the resulting weed growth was also very less. It is concluded that the most desirable ratio of cotton, polyester and acrylic waste for developing mulch mat was 70:20:10 with 200GSM and 3 mm thickness as maximum degradation, crop growth and yield has been observed for this ratio. The developed mats were cost effective and also had an advantage of being able to be used twice unlike plastic mulches.en_US
dc.identifier.citationArpana (2022). Impact of nonwoven mul ch mat developed from textile waste for vegetable crop (Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation). Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810185962
dc.keywordsBiodegradable, plastic mulch, nonwoven mulch mats, textile waste fibresen_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.pages113en_US
dc.publisherPunjab Agricultural University, Ludhianaen_US
dc.research.problemImpact of nonwoven mul ch mat developed from textile waste for vegetable cropen_US
dc.subClothing and Textilesen_US
dc.themeImpact of nonwoven mul ch mat developed from textile waste for vegetable cropen_US
dc.these.typePh.Den_US
dc.titleImpact of nonwoven mul ch mat developed from textile waste for vegetable cropen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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