Table 1 The daily mean soil temperature (DMT), daily maximum soil temperature (DMxT), daily minimum soil temperature (DMnT), daily soil temperature rang (DTR), and daily mean soil moisture (DMSM) in the 0–30 cm soil profile during the growth period after six different treatments.

From: Effects of inorganic mulching on soil hydrothermal environment and tomato characters in the presence of unheated greenhouse cultivation

Treatment

DMT (°C)

DMxT (°C)

DMnT (°C)

DTR (°C)

DMSM (%)

Control

18.64 ± 1.9

b

20.55 ± 2.2

a

17.14 ± 1.9

b

3.42 ± 1.2

a

18.78 ± 1.9

f

W

19.39 ± 2.5

a

20.69 ± 2.8

a

18.65 ± 2.4

a

2.05 ± 0.8

b

21.48 ± 1.9

d

B

19.37 ± 2.3

a

20.62 ± 2.7

a

18.33 ± 2.2

a

2.20 ± 1.3

b

20.12 ± 1.6

e

W–H

18.82 ± 2.4

ab

20.16 ± 2.7

ab

18.16 ± 2.3

a

1.99 ± 0.9

b

22.08 ± 1.4

c

B–H

19.07 ± 2.5

ab

20.26 ± 2.5

a

18.19 ± 2.1

a

2.17 ± 0.8

b

22.55 ± 2.4

b

SS

18.60 ± 2.1

b

19.56 ± 2.4

b

17.62 ± 2.0

b

1.95 ± 0.7

b

23.37 ± 1.9

a

  1. The data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. The values followed by different lowercase letters (a–d) in the same column indicate significant difference (Duncan’s test, P < 0.05) among the six treatments. W represents white film treatment, B indicates black film treatment, W–H denotes white hole treatment, B–H refers to black hole treatment, and SS represents snake skin treatment.