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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"soil solarization"”.
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Soil solarization weed control in specialty crops
Soil solarization (SS) is a broad-spectrum soil disinfestation technique for the control of crop diseases, nematodes and weeds. Target soils are tilled, irrigated to field capacity, covered, and sealed with transparent polyethylene (PE) plastic mulch during the hottest part of the year for a period …
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Soil solarization and soil additives as alternatives to preplant fumigation in annual plasticulture strawberry production
… thus research on other preplant alternatives for soil sterilization of strawberry annual plasticulture production is necessary. This research focused on soil solarization, products including paper pellets, mustard seed meal, and corn gluten meal. Two studies were conducted at the Virginia Tech …
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Modeling the Sprouting of Cyperus Rotundus L. Tubers in Response to Soil Temperatures under Soil Solarization
… in response to daily minimum and maximum soil temperature. The model satisfactorily predicted daily and final cumulative tuber sprouting in the field from observed daily minimum and maximum soil temperatures. Predicted final cumulative sprouting for the bare soil treatment was within 8 …
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Effects of Sudangrass Cover Crop and Soil Solarization on Weed and Pathogen Management in Organic Strawberry Production
… & Chase) cover crop management techniques and soil solarization on important agricultural weeds and pathogens in organic strawberry production in Central California. Lab experiments assessed the time needed to kill weed seeds at temperatures typically achieved during soil solarization …
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Advanced phytoremediation using soil solarization enhanced with biosurfactant as a novel approach for sustainable remediation of contaminated land in the Niger Delta, Nigeria
This PhD research was carried out to study soil solarization integration with phytoremediation enhanced with biosurfactant as a sustainable remediation option to hydrocarbon contaminated land and to evaluate sustainability feasibility in the Niger Delta contaminated land clean-up. A pilot study …
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Solarization as a means to eliminate invasive plant species and target the seedbank
… a deep seedbank has developed within the soil which acts to reduce the effectiveness of native plant reintroductions. A technique known as "solarization" was used to eliminate the seedbank and to facilitate the survival of native plants. Tarps were used to eradicate existing plants …