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Solarization; a physical control method for weeds and parasitic plants ( Orobanche spp.) in Mediterranean agriculture
Author(s) -
SAUERBORN J.,
LINKE KH.,
SAXENA M. C.,
KOCH W.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
weed research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1365-3180
pISSN - 0043-1737
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3180.1989.tb01310.x
Subject(s) - soil solarization , solarisation , orobanche , agronomy , sowing , biology , vicia faba , horticulture , germination
Summary. Experiments were conducted between 1985 and 1988 to evaluate the effect of duration and time of solarization on the control of two broom rapes ( Orobanche aegyptiaca Pers., O. crenata Forsk.) and other weeds common in the fields of faba bean ( Vicia faba L.) and lentil ( Lens culinaris Medik.) in West Asia. Solarization was performed by applying clear polyethylene sheet to the soil for 0, 10, 20, or 40 days in 1985/86, 0, 30, or 40 days in 1986/87 and 0, 20, 30, 40 or 50 days in 1987/88 during the hot season (July and August) and for 50 days immediately before sowing during milder weather (September and October) in 1986/87. Best control was obtained with solarization for 30–50 days in the hot season. Maximum soil temperature under polyethylene at 5 cm was 55°C in 1985, 48°C in 1986 and 57°C in 1987. Broomrape dry weight decreased in the first experiment by more than 90% in both faba bean and lentil fields. Solarization controlled broom‐rape and other weeds in the following two seasons when the soil was left undisturbed during the season of the treatment.