Effect of Organic and Inorganic Mulches for Growth, Flowering and Yield Parameters on Ridge Gourd Variety Arka Prasan

Aim: To study about the effect of organic and inorganic mulches on ridge gourd.Study Design: The experiment was carried out with 7 treatments in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications.Place and Duration of Study: Research trial was carried out at P.G block, College of Horticulture, Rajendranagar, SKLTSHU, Hyderabad during Kharif, 2021 and Summer, 2022.Results: Among the organic and inorganic mulches treatments, the results reported that the silver black polyethylene mulch recorded highest in growth, flowering and yield parameters compared to other mulches.