Table 3. Yield and yield components at different treatment.

Treatment No. of panicle (No./plant) No. of spikelets (No./plant) Weight of spikelets (g/plant) No. of spikelets (No./panicle) Weight of spikelets (g/panicle) Grain yeild (kg/10a)
1 8.5 576.6 15.17 69.47 1.83 243
2 10.5 770.6 19.09 72.96 1.81 305
3 14.0 1,102.0 28.03 78.83 1.94 448
4 14.8 1,121.4 28.72 88.55 2.19 459
5 15.4 1,143.4 28.83 89.50 2.20 468
1: non-mulch, 2: a single fold of newspaper, 3: two folds of newspaper, 4: vinyl, 5: control.