Figures & data
Figure 1. Diurnal changes in atmospheric environmental factors of peppers in the greenhouse on 8 August 2011 (a, b, c) and 16 August 2012 (d, e, f) (PAR, photosynthetically active radiation; RHa, air relative humidity; Ta, air temperature).
Figure 2. Diurnal changes of leaf gas-exchange parameters of hot pepper under different mulching practices in a greenhouse in 2011 and 2012 (Pn: photosynthetic rate; Gs: stomatal conductance; Ci: intercellular CO2 concentration; Tr: transpiration rate; WUE: water use efficiency; CK: un-mulched control; FM:plastic film mulch; CM: combined mulch with plastic film and wheat straw; SM: wheat straw mulch).
Table 1. Leaf photosynthesis capacity of hot pepper in response to mulching in a greenhouse in 2011 and 2012.
Table 2. Influences of mulching on the fresh fruit yield of hot peppers in a greenhouse in 2011 and 2012.
Table 3. Correlation coefficients of the fresh fruit yield and net photosynthetic rate (Pn) of hot peppers in a greenhouse in 2011 and 2012 under different mulching practices.
Figure 3. Comparison between the simulated and observed net photosynthetic rate (Pn) – photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) response curves (PLR) for hot peppers in a greenhouse under different mulching treatments in 2011 and 2012.
Figure 4. Soil temperature (0–20 cm) and soil water content (0–40 cm) of hot peppers grown in the greenhouse under different mulching practices during the entire fruit growth stage in 2011 and 2012.
