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Trap-Mulching Argentine Ants [PDF]

Journal of Economic Entomology, 2006
Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Mayr), management is constrained, in large part, by polydomy where nestmates are distributed extensively across urban landscapes, particularly within mulch. Management with trap-mulching is a novel approach derived from trap-cropping where ants are repelled from a broad domain of nest sites to smaller defined areas ...
Jules, Silverman, Clyde E, Sorenson, Michael G, Waldvogel   +2 more
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Ecological growing of potatoes with using of grass mulch and black textile mulch [PDF]

, 2010
The aim of the experiment was to evaluate the effect of different mulch materials on the occurrence of Colorado Potato Beetle, weed biomass and especially on the yield of ware potatoes.
Dvorak, Petr, Hamouz, Karel, Tomasek, Jaroslav   +2 more
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Impact of mulching treatments on growth, yields, and economics of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Eastern Tanzania

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Mulching is a widely used agricultural practice that can significantly affect crop growth, yield, and economic outcomes, particularly in regions with varying climatic conditions.
Ahamed Mwarabu Ramadhani, Eliakira Kisetu Nassary, Filbert B. Rwehumbiza, Boniface H. J. Massawe, Susan Nchimbi-Msolla   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Germination of seeds of some local pioneer plant species in different hydroseeding mulches for revegetation of post-coal mining soil

Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management, 2016
The purpose of this study was to determine the hydroseeding mulch optimum compositions for germination and productivity of a few species of local plants pioneer in the post-mining land of coal from South Kalimantan.
D. Azalia, C. Retnaningdyah, E. Arisoesilaningsih   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Growing Sweetcorn in Alaska's Cool Environments [PDF]

, 1966
Sweet corn can be grown in Alaska's cool environments by employing clear polyethylene mulch to raise soil temperatures. Rows should be run north and south, spaced about 5 feet apart for 4-foot wide mulch.
Dinkel, D. H.
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Effects of Organic Mulch Materials on Soil Surface Evaporation

Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 2018
The effects of organic mulching material on soil surface evaporation were studied in Abia State. The objective of the study was to compare impact of mulch materials on saturated hydraulic conductivity and surface evaporation.
Brown Mang ONWUKA, Kingsley Chinyere UZOMA   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Evaluation of Contaminated Soil by Petroleum Mulch in Combating Desertification [PDF]

Desert, 2009
The most usual type of petroleum mulch, which has been successfully used to combat desertification in large areain Iran for more than thirty years, is produced by heavy residue petroleum cuts.
H. Akbarnia
doaj   +1 more source

A Preliminary Determination of Mechanical and Suspension Properties of Waste Mulch Film and Cotton Stalk

Agriculture, 2023
In order to provide basic data and a theoretical basis for waste mulch film crushing and separation equipment, the mechanical and suspension properties of waste mulch film and cotton stalk were determined in this study. In the mechanical properties test,
Kai Guo, Mingzhu Cao, Hongguang Yang, Weiwen Luo, Mingyang Qin, Feng Wu, Fengwei Gu, Zhichao Hu   +7 more
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Weed Control in Annual Strawberries Grown with Plastic Mulch: Efficacy, Phytotoxicity, and Soil Persistence Studies [PDF]

, 1987
Cool soil temperatures in Alaska are a limiting factor for many crops. Clear plastic mulch has been shown to increase soil temperatures, and use of this mulch has allowed the production of many warm season crops farther north than they could otherwise ...
Conn, Jeffery S., Farris, Martha
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Performance of winter wheat varieties in white clover living mulch [PDF]

, 2008
The choice of variety for agricultural systems with multiple crops may differ from the one used in sole crop because of the changes in environmental conditions brought about by interspecific plant competition. Information about varietal performance under
Hiltbrunner, Jürg, Liegdens, M.
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