Agronomy and Horticulture Department
Date of this Version
1993
Citation
HORTSCIENCE 28(3):177-178. 1993
Abstract
Two systems of relay-intercropping muskmelons (Cucumis melo L.) with Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Christmas trees using black plastic mulch and drip irrigation were evaluated for their potential to improve cash return. Returns ranged from a high of $26,200/ha for plastic mulch-drip irrigation and a selling price of $1.00/melon to a low of $6900/ha for bare ground-drip irrigation and a selling price of $0.40/melon. The benefitcost index ranged from 24 to 3.4, depending on the system evaluated. Pine growth apparently was impeded by plastic mulch; however, increased yields of melons grown under plastic mulch may offset the slight decrease in pine growth.
Comments
Copyright 1993 American Society for Horticultural Science. Used by Permission.