Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXVIV, Issue 2
Written by Delia-Cristina CONSTANTIN, Mihaela PARASCHIV
Soil mulching can create a microclimate at the plant level and has several advantages, the most important being its inhibitory effect on weed growth and its ability to retain soil moisture for a longer period. The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of different types of agricultural mulching films on yield and fruit quality of round pepper and eggplant. The experiment took place at RDIVFG Vidra in 2024. The biological material for peppers consisted of seedlings of the round pepper cultivar Asteroid 204 and eggplant cultivar Belona. Four variants were studied: unmulched soil, mulching with black foil, mulching with white-black foil, and mulching with brown foil. It was found that the use of mulch has beneficial effects on the yield and quality of fruits both in pepper and eggplant. Among the mulching options, the white-black foil resulted in the greatest increases in the number of fruits per plant, yield, and fruit weight in peppers, also positively influencing fruit quality. In eggplant, the greatest positive effects were observed with the use of brown foil.
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