Table 4 Effect of water treatments and type of soil mulch on strawberry growth parameters.

No. of leaves per plant

 M0

21.3^e

15.7^f

20.7^e

21.7^efg

17.7^h

23.0^de

 M1

24.0^cd

17.7^f

21.7^e

23.0^de

21.0^g

22.7^def

 M2

26.0^abc

20.3^e

25.0^bc

26.3^abc

23.3^d

26.7^ab

 M3

25.7^abc

21.0^e

24.3^bcd

25.7^bc

21.3^fg

25.0^c

 M4

27.7^a

22.3^de

26.3^ab

27.3^a

22.7^def

27.0^ab

LSD at 0.05

1.9

1.4

Plant height (cm)

 M0

22.3^ef

19.0^g

22.0^ef

22.0^efg

18.6^h

22.0^efg

 M1

24.0^de

21.0^fg

24.0^de

23.7^d−g

21.0^gh

24.0^c−f

 M2

25.7^bcd

23.6^de

27.3^ab

27.7^ab

24.3^cde

28.0^a

 M3

25.0^cd

21.3^f

26.7^abc

25.0^bcd

21.3^fgh

26.7^abc

 M4

28.7^a

22.3^ef

27.3^ab

28.7^a

23.3^d−g

27.7^ab

 LSD at 0.05

1.5

1.6

Chlorophyll content

 M0

47.7^ef

42.3^h

48.3^def

49.3^b−e

40.3^g

48.3^def

 M1

50.0^b−e

44.7^gh

49.0^c−f

50.0^b−e

44.0^fg

49.0^cde

 M2

52.0^ab

48.0^ef

52.3^ab

53.7^ab

47.7^ef

52.7^a−d

 M3

51.3^abc

46.7^fg

52.0^ab

53.7^ab

46.7^ef

53.0^abc

 M4

52.7^a

47.0^fg

50.7^a−d

56.0^a

48.3^def

56.0^a

 LSD at 0.05

2.5

4.8