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Mulch with sugarcane bagasse and bamboo straw attenuates salt stress in cowpea cultivation

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: HIGHLIGHTS Saline stress did not affect the initial growth of the cowpea crop. The use of mulch provides better morphological results in the cowpea crop. Vegetal mulches as soil protection (sugarcane bagasse and bamboo straw) attenuated effect of salts on gas exchange of cowpea.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental

DOI: 10.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v25n7p485-491

Authors: Inácio J. Barbosa, Henderson C. Sousa, Fernanda Schneider, Geocleber G. de Sousa, Carla I. N. Lessa, Lamine Sanó

Institutions: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), University for International Integration of the Afro-Brazilian Lusophony, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Language: English

Topic: Irrigation Practices and Water Management

Subfield: Soil Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $34