Open AccessUse of solar energy (solarization) for weed control in greenhouse soil for ornamental crops
Author(s) -
Mario Moya,
G. Furukawa
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
proceedings of the new zealand weed and pest control conference/new zealand plant protection/proceedings of the ... national weeds conference/proceedings of the new zealand weed control conference/proceedings of the new zealand plant protection conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0370-2804
pISSN - 0370-0968
DOI - 10.30843/nzpp.2000.53.3645
Subject(s) - biology , soil solarization , ornamental plant , amaranthus hybridus , stellaria media , agronomy , greenhouse , weed , weed control , horticulture
Solarization using 50 956;m thick transparent polyethylene sheets for 3 10 22 32 and 42 days was carried out in the greenhouse of a company which produces ornamental crops in Jose C Paz Province of Buenos Aires Argentina Populations of the annual summer weeds Amaranthus hybridus and galinsoga (Galinsoga parviflora) and of the annual winter weeds spotted bur medick (Medicago arabica) chickweed (Stellaria media) sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) and twincress (Coronopus didymus) growing in soil that had been solarised for 42 days were significantly (P