Black Plastic Mulch and Drip Irrigation Affect Growth and Performance of Bell Pepper

Abstract

ABSTRACT Bell peppers were grown in the field on bare soil and in black plastic mulch with and without drip irrigation. Black plastic mulch alone and black plastic mulch plus drip irrigation increased pepper yields by 18 MT and 16 MT per hectare (571% and 631%), respectively, over yields on bare soil. The study was conducted at Sand Mountain Substation, Crossville, DeKalb County, Alabama on a fine sandy loam soil.