Impact of sugarcane bagasse mulching boards on soil erosion and carrot productivity

•Sugarcane bagasse board enhance infiltration but beyond field capacity runoff occurs.•Erosion increased with successive rainfalls regardless of biomass board mulching.•Sugarcane bagasse mulching conserves soil carbon and moisture on crop field.•Sugarcane bagasse chips are susceptible to degradation...

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Published in:Catena (Giessen) 2021-11, Vol.206, p.105575, Article 105575
Main Authors: Yakubu, Adam, Sabi, Edward Benjamin, Onwona-Agyeman, Siaw, Takada, Hideshige, Watanabe, Hirozumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Erosion
Rainfall simulation
Runoff
Sugarcane bagasse mulch
Weed growth
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Summary:•Sugarcane bagasse board enhance infiltration but beyond field capacity runoff occurs.•Erosion increased with successive rainfalls regardless of biomass board mulching.•Sugarcane bagasse mulching conserves soil carbon and moisture on crop field.•Sugarcane bagasse chips are susceptible to degradation by soil organisms.•Biomass board limited weed growth but had no impact on carrot yield. Sustainable crop production depends primarily on water and nutrients among other inputs. Mulching improves soil moisture and nutrient conservation as well as ameliorates soil erosion. We conducted two different experiments to examine the impact of mulch on soil erosion and the productivity of carrot (Daucus carota L.). Mulch used were sugarcane bagasse boards (SBB) and sugarcane bagasse chips (SBC). Each experiment consisted of three treatments in a completely randomized design with three replications. The first experiment under rainfall simulation consisted of 2 SBB and 4 SBB representing 25 and 50% soil surface coverage and no sugarcane bagasse (NSB) represented the control. Treatments in the second experiment were SBB, SBC, and NSB. The 4 SBB and 2 SBB significantly decreased (p 
ISSN:0341-8162
1872-6887
DOI:10.1016/j.catena.2021.105575