Control of Egyptian Broomrape (Orobanche aegyptiaca) and Other Weeds by Means of Solar Heating of the Soil by Polyethylene Mulching

Weed Science ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 312-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Jacobsohn ◽  
A. Greenberger ◽  
J. Katan ◽  
M. Levi ◽  
H. Alon
Keyword(s):  
Daucus Carota ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Solanum Melongena ◽  
Solar Heating ◽  
Soil Borne Pathogens ◽  
Toxic Materials ◽  
Polyethylene Mulching ◽  
Soil Temperatures ◽  
Hot Season ◽  
Orobanche Aegyptiaca

Mulching the soil with polyethylene sheets before sowing during the hot season, increased the soil temperatures, which resulted in the control of soil-borne pathogens and weeds. This method was tested in a field heavily infested with Egyptian broomrape (Orobanche aegyptiaca L.). Soil was irrigated and mulched for 36 days during August–September 1977, prior to sowing carrot (Daucus carota L. ‘Nantes Tip Top’) seeds. Mulching increased soil temperatures by 8 to 12 C, up to 56 C in the top 5 cm. In the non-mulched plots the carrot plants became stunted due to heavy parasitization with broomrape and they were completely destroyed by the end of the season. In contrast, broomrape and other weeds were controlled in the mulched plots and the carrot plants grew normally. This effect was less pronounced in the border rows of the mulched plots. Mulching also greatly reduced the infestation of other weeds. Egyptian broomrape was also controlled in two other field experiments with carrots and eggplants (Solanum melongena L. ‘Black oval’). As compared with fumigation, this new method of control is economical, simple, nonhazardous, and does not employ toxic materials.

Selectivity, Movement, and Persistence of Soil-Incorporated Herbicides in Carrot Plantings

Weed Science ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. M. Menges ◽  
J. L. Hubbard
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
High Temperatures ◽  
Daucus Carota ◽  
Half Life ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Amaranthus Retroflexus ◽  
Amaranthus Palmeri ◽  
Soil Temperatures ◽  
Common Purslane ◽  
Liquid Chromatographic

The comparative performances of several herbicides incorporated 2.5 cm deep and unincorporated in furrow-irrigated soil were studied in four field experiments. Among eight herbicides evaluated,a,a,a-trifluoro-2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-p-toluidine (trifluralin) was the most effective herbicide and controlled redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexusL.), Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeriS. Wats.), common purslane (Portulaca oleraceaL.), and barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crusgalli(L.) Beauv.) when incorporated, without reduction of yield in carrots (Daucus carotaL., var.saliva, cv. Long Imperator). Trifluralin andO,O-diisopropyl phosphorodithioateSester withN-(2-mercaptoethyl)benzenesulfonamide (bensulide) gave consistently good results in all years although soil temperatures and evaporative losses of water were variable. Bioassays indicated and gas-liquid chromatographic (hereinafter referred to as GLC) assays confirmed that rainfall moved bensulide and trifluralin 2.5 cm downward in soil, and that dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA) was not moved below the original depth of incorporation in soil. GLC assays were most sensitive but generally agreed with bioassays of trifluralin-treated soils. Under high temperatures, infrequent rainfall, and furrow irrigation, the half-life of DCPA and trifluralin activities was 3 weeks, with no biological activity after 7 months. The half-life of bensulide activity was 6 months, with no biological activity after 22 months.

scholarly journals Crop residues on short-term CO2 emissions in sugarcane production areas

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 699-708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana M. Corradi ◽  
Alan R. Panosso ◽  
Marcílio V. Martins Filho ◽  
Newton La Scala Junior
Keyword(s):  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Crop Residues ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Agricultural Crop ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Sugarcane Production ◽  
Soil Temperatures ◽  
Production Areas

The proper management of agricultural crop residues could produce benefits in a warmer, more drought-prone world. Field experiments were conducted in sugarcane production areas in the Southern Brazil to assess the influence of crop residues on the soil surface in short-term CO2 emissions. The study was carried out over a period of 50 days after establishing 6 plots with and without crop residues applied to the soil surface. The effects of sugarcane residues on CO2 emissions were immediate; the emissions from residue-covered plots with equivalent densities of 3 (D50) and 6 (D100) t ha-1 (dry mass) were less than those from non-covered plots (D0). Additionally, the covered fields had lower soil temperatures and higher soil moisture for most of the studied days, especially during the periods of drought. Total emissions were as high as 553.62 ± 47.20 g CO2 m-2, and as low as 384.69 ± 31.69 g CO2 m-2 in non-covered (D0) and covered plot with an equivalent density of 3 t ha-1 (D50), respectively. Our results indicate a significant reduction in CO2 emissions, indicating conservation of soil carbon over the short-term period following the application of sugarcane residues to the soil surface.

Solar Heating of the Soil: Involvement of Environmental Factors in the Weed Control Process

Weed Science ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baruch Rubin ◽  
Abraham Benjamin
Keyword(s):  
Cynodon Dactylon ◽  
Soil Depth ◽  
Control Process ◽  
Solar Heating ◽  
Cyperus Rotundus ◽  
Weed Species ◽  
Purple Nutsedge ◽  
Deep Layers ◽  
Hot Season ◽  
Vegetative Propagules

Solar heating (SH) of wet soil by mulching it with transparent polyethylene (PE) during the hot season increased soil temperature in a typical daily course which varied with soil depth. Annual weed species responded to soil heating in the laboratory with the same pattern as under SH conditions in the field. Rhizomes of bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylonL. Pers. ♯3CYNDA) and johnsongrass (Sorghum halepenseL. Pers. ♯ SORHA) were very sensitive to heat treatment, but purple nutsedge (Cyperus rotundusL. ♯ CYPRO) tubers were able to survive temperatures as high as 80 C for 30 min. Species having big and heavy seeds or vegetative propagules were able to emerge from deep layers of soil, thus practically escaping the lethal temperature prevailing in the upper layer. Transparent and black PE mulching effectively prevented water loss from soil, as compared with perforated PE and nonmulched control. CO2concentration in the soil atmosphere under transparent PE mulching increased rapidly during the first week and reached a maximal level which was 20-fold higher than that formed in nonmulched soil. Ethylene at 0.2 ppm was detected only in a mulched soil environment. No differences in levels of CH4or CO were detected.

Discovery of a Common Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) Biotype Resistant to Linuron

1999 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 599-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph G. Masabni ◽  
Bernard H. Zandstra
Keyword(s):  
Daucus Carota ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Portulaca Oleracea ◽  
Resistance Ratio ◽  
Cross Resistance ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Greenhouse Experiments ◽  
Test Kit ◽  
Common Purslane

Greenhouse and field experiments were conducted to confirm and quantify linuron resistance in common purslane (Portulaca oleracea) collected from a carrot (Daucus carota) field in Imlay City, MI. Preliminary evaluation was made using a flotation test kit to identify resistance to linuron and atrazine. Subsequent greenhouse experiments indicated that this common purslane was resistant to 11.2 kg/ha linuron and 179 kg/ha atrazine. The resistance ratio for linuron was > 300 and was > 400 for atrazine. The resistant common purslane was also highly resistant to diuron, cyanazine, and prometryn but had a low level of negative cross-resistance to bromoxynil. Both resistant and susceptible biotypes of common purslane were sensitive to hexazinone and bentazon.

scholarly journals In-vitro Evaluation of Bio-control agents against Soil Borne Plant Pathogens

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 68-72
Author(s):  
Shrinkhala Manandhar ◽  
Bimala Pant ◽  
Chetana Manandhar ◽  
Suraj Baidya
Keyword(s):  
Plant Pathogens ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Colony Growth ◽  
Dual Culture ◽  
Vitro Assay ◽  
Trichoderma Species ◽  
Soil Borne Pathogens ◽  
Trichoderma Sp ◽  
Trichoderma Isolates

Biocontrol is an important aspect of disease management for plant pathogens, especially for the soil borne fungi. Trichoderma species is the most exploited biocontrol agent in recent years. The soil specific nature of Trichoderma species is a well-known fact and hence native Trichoderma isolates should be more emphasized for control of plant pathogens. Fifty soil samples from rhizosphere of various agricultural crops were collected for isolation of Trichoderma sp. Ten isolates of Trichoderma were tested in dual culture with soil borne pathogens Fusarium solani, Rhizoctonia solani and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in an in vitro assay. All of the test isolates were found to be significant in terms of mycelial inhibition growth as compared to control. However, varying degrees of antagonism by different Trichoderma isolates were observed for above mentioned soil borne pathogens. The isolate (T363) was found to exhibit more than 80% inhibition of S. sclerotiorum while the isolate T357 was found to control F. solani by more than 80%.  For the control of R. solani, six of the tested Trichoderma isolates showed more than 80% inhibition of its radial colony growth. The Trichoderma isolates seen effective in this study need to be tested in pot and field experiments for exploiting the use and benefits of biocontrol.

A Model for Predicting Large Crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis) Emergence as Influenced by Temperature and Water Potential

Weed Science ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 561-567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles A. King ◽  
Lawrence R. Oliver
Keyword(s):  
Water Potential ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Water Uptake ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Soil Water Potential ◽  
Lag Phase ◽  
Subsequent Increase ◽  
Soil Temperatures ◽  
Emergence Percentage ◽  
Large Crabgrass

Experiments were conducted to evaluate the influence of temperature and water potential on water uptake, germination, and emergence of large crabgrass in order to predict emergence in the field. Water uptake of seed soaked in polyethylene glycol solutions of 0 to −1400 kPa underwent an initial imbibition phase followed by a lag phase and subsequent increase in water content when radicles emerged from the seed. Maximum germination at 15 C was 12% at 0 kPa and 60% at 25 C at 0 to −200 kPa osmotic potential. In the growth chamber, large crabgrass emergence from soil began 2 to 3 d after planting at 30 or 35 C and within 9 to 10 d at 15 C. Maximum emergence of 77 % occurred at 25 C and at a soil water potential of −30 kPa. Emergence percentage decreased as water potential decreased or as temperature increased or decreased. A logistic equation described emergence of large crabgrass at each combination of temperature and soil water potential at which emergence occurred, and a predictive model was developed and validated by field data. In the field, there was little or no emergence at soil temperatures below 15 C or water potentials below −50 to −60 kPa. The model predicted the time of onset of large crabgrass emergence and the time to reach maximum emergence to within 2 to 4 d of that recorded in field experiments. The model also predicted the correct number of flushes of emergence occurring in the field in three of four experiments.

scholarly journals Adaptation of Soil Solarization to the Integrated Management of Soilborne Pests of Tomato Under Humid Conditions

1997 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 250-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. O. Chellemi ◽  
S. M. Olson ◽  
D. J. Mitchell ◽  
I. Secker ◽  
R. McSorley
Keyword(s):  
Methyl Bromide ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Soil Solarization ◽  
Tomato Crop ◽  
Soil Temperatures ◽  
Standard Production

Soil solarization was shown to be cost effective, compatible with other pest management tactics, readily integrated into standard production systems, and a valid alternative to preplant fumigation with methyl bromide under the tested conditions. Solarization using clear, photoselective, or gas-impermeable plastic was evaluated in combination with metham sodium, 1,3-dichloropropene + chloropicrin, methyl bromide + chloropicrin, pebulate, or cabbage residue. Strip solarization, applied to 20-cm-high, 0.9-m-wide beds, was conducted to achieve compatibility with standard production practices and resulted in soil temperatures 2 to 4°C above those temperatures resulting when using conventional flatbed solarization. Soil temperatures were 1 to 2°C higher at the edges of the raised beds, eliminating any border effects associated with solarization. Following a 40- to 55-day solarization period, the plastic was painted white and used as a production mulch for a subsequent tomato crop. The incidence of Southern blight and the density of Paratrichodorus minor and Criconemella spp. were lower (P < 0.05) in solarized plots. No differences (P < 0.05) in the incidence of Fusarium wilt and the density of nutsedge and Helicotylenchus spp. were observed between plots receiving solarization and plots fumigated with a mixture of methyl bromide + chloropicrin. The severity of root galling was lower (P < 0.05) when soil solarization was combined with 1,3-dichloropropene + chloropicrin (16.2 + 3.4 g/m2) and a gas-impermeable film. The incidence of bacterial wilt was not affected by soil treatments. Marketable yields in plots using various combinations of soil solarization and other tactics were similar (P < 0.05) to yields obtained in plots fumigated with methyl bromide + chloropicrin. The results were validated in several large scale field experiments conducted by commercial growers.

The emergence of maize from field sowings in Great Britain: I. The effect of date of sowing on the extent and speed of emergence of different varieties

1957 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 447-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. S. Bunting ◽  
L. A. Willey
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Field Capacity ◽  
Sowing Date ◽  
Cold Test ◽  
Soil Pathogen ◽  
Sowing Dates ◽  
Soil Temperatures ◽  
North Western

Between 1953 and 1955 a series of field experiments have been carried out in Great Britain to assess the effect of sowing date on the extent and the rate of emergence of a number of varieties of maize.The range of sowing dates was from late March till May. Records were kept of the soil temperatures, these will be reported later, and in certain experiments the water content of the soil was maintained at field capacity. In all experiments a northern flint variety and a southern dent variety were sown, in the first year only flint × dent hybrids were also grown.There was an increase in final emergence with the later sowing dates. The northern flint varieties were superior to the southern dent varieties, while the flint × dent hybrids occupied an intermediate position. The lower final emergence of the southern dent variety was most marked at the earlier sowing dates.Differences between varieties in the speed of emergence, taken as the number of days from sowing until half of the surviving seedlings had emerged, was observed at several centres. The open-pollinated varieties usually emerged more slowly than the flint × dent hybrids. There was a very marked difference between early- and late-sowing dates in speed of emergence.It was possible in the second year to compare seed of high quality with that of low quality as determined by the ‘cold test’ of germination capacity. The lowquality seed gave greatly reduced final emergence, the experiments stressing the need for the adoption of a standard ‘cold test’ for maize seed, especially of that intended for sowing in north-western Europe.The high final emergence of the northern flint varieties suggest that a gene source for resistance to soil pathogen attack is readily available. The possibilities in north-western Europe for expansion of growing grain maize would be greatly strengthened by development of varieties capable of growth at low temperatures. The experiments suggest that until such varieties are available little advantage in time of emergence will be gained by sowing maize before late April in Britain.

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