Different colors of plastic mulch in the modification of the microclimate, yield and quality of onion

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  • Verónica Delgado-Pacheco Facultad de Agronomía-Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa. Carretera Culiacán-Eldorado km 17.5, Culiacán, Sinaloa, México. CP. 80398. Tel. 667 8461084
  • Carlos Alfonso López-Orona Facultad de Agronomía-Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa. Carretera Culiacán-Eldorado km 17.5, Culiacán, Sinaloa, México. CP. 80398. Tel. 667 8461084
  • Martín Abraham Tirado-Ramírez Facultad de Agronomía-Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa. Carretera Culiacán-Eldorado km 17.5, Culiacán, Sinaloa, México. CP. 80398. Tel. 667 8461084
  • Walter Arturo Rubio-Aragón Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas, Económicas y Tecnológicas-Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa. Carretera a Angostura km 0.5, Colonia Morelos, Guamúchil, Sinaloa, México. CP. 81460. Tel. 673 7343495
  • Raymundo Medina-López Facultad de Agronomía-Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa. Carretera Culiacán-Eldorado km 17.5, Culiacán, Sinaloa, México. CP. 80398. Tel. 667 8461084
  • Guadalupe Alfonso López-Urquídez Facultad de Agronomía-Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa. Carretera Culiacán-Eldorado km 17.5, Culiacán, Sinaloa, México. CP. 80398. Tel. 667 8461084

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i6.3793

Keywords:

Allium cepa, Soil moisture, Soil temperature

Abstract

In Sinaloa, one of the causes of the low yield of onion (Allium cepa L.) is that the minimum temperatures do not drop enough to stimulate bulb development. In view of this, looking for an alternative to reduce the temperature in the field, the influence of plastic mulch on the modification of the microclimate and on the quality and yield of this vegetable was evaluated. To this end, during the autumn-winter 2021-2022 cycle, an experiment was conducted under a randomized complete block design with four treatments and four replications. Three colors of plastic mulch were evaluated: black, gray/black, white/black, and the unmulched control. The response variables were soil temperature and moisture, plant development, including weight, bulb diameter, plant height, number of leaves, degrees Brix, and firmness. It was found that the lowest soil temperatures and the highest moisture retention occurred in the white/black plastic mulch, and it was also where the highest weight, bulb diameter, and yield were obtained. Considering the modifications to the microclimate, it was concluded that using white/black plastic mulch is suitable for the conditions of the autumn-winter cycle of the semi-arid and warm climate of the agricultural areas of Sinaloa.

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2025-09-13

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Delgado-Pacheco, Verónica, Carlos Alfonso López-Orona, Martín Abraham Tirado-Ramírez, Walter Arturo Rubio-Aragón, Raymundo Medina-López, and Guadalupe Alfonso López-Urquídez. 2025. “Different Colors of Plastic Mulch in the Modification of the Microclimate, Yield and Quality of Onion”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 16 (6). México, ME:e3793. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i6.3793.

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