“Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iași
Abstract
This paper presents the influence of mulch and cultivar on yield of
rhubarb. The biological material used was represented by three cultivars:
Glanskin's perpetual, Victoria and a local population. Were tested three
mulching methods: mulching with straw, mulching with black polyethylene film
of 15μ, mulching with black polyethylene film of 30μ and unmulched
variant.Applying differential cultivation technology, rhubarb yield varies
according to cultivar and mulch. The research was carried out in a rhubarb
crop, in a four year production. The highest production was obtained in case of
Victoria cultivar mulching with straw. Statistically assured yields were also
obtained at Victoria cultivar un-mulched and Glankin’s perpetual cultivar
mulching with straw
