Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2022 Biodegradable plastic mulch is potentially a suitable alternative to conventional polyethylene mulch because of the limited disposal options of the latter. However, biodegradable plastic mulch must perform better or comparably to polyethylene mulch to be
Henry Y. Sintim +5 more
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Effect of mulches on some characteristics of a drought tolerant flowering plant for urban landscaping [PDF]
Desert, 2018 Mulches are relatively new landscape components and are becoming recognized for their environmental and aesthetic outcomes on urban landscapes especially in arid environments.
F. Kazemi, N. Safari
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Use of Aluminum-Foil and Oat-Straw Mulches for Controlling Aster Leafhopper, \u3ci\u3eMacrosteles Fascifrons\u3c/i\u3e (Homoptera: Cicadellidae), and Aster Yellows in Carrots. [PDF]
, 2017 Aluminum-foil and oat-straw mulches significantly (P \u3c 0.05) reduced aster leafhopper numbers on carrots compared to an untreated control and a malathion spray treatment during the first half of the growing season.
Ragsdale, David W, Setiawan, Dwi P
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Adubação de aveia em dois sistemas de plantio Oat fertilization in two planting systems
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2002 O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar as doses de N, P e K necessárias para a obtenção da máxima produção econômica de forragem de aveia, linhagem UPF 87111, nos sistemas de plantio convencional e com cobertura morta, num Latossolo Vermelho distrófico
Ana Cândida Primavesi +4 more
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Frontiers in Agronomy, 2021 No-till planting crops into rolled-crimped cover crops can improve soil health while reducing labor and fuel requirements compared with traditional tillage-based production. However, little information is available to help farmers optimize the management
Uriel D. Menalled +5 more
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The Influence of Reflective Mulches and Lettuce Types on the Incidence of Aster Yellows and Abundance of its Vector, \u3ci\u3eMacrosteles Fascifrons\u3c/i\u3e (Homoptera: Cicadelidae), in Minnesota [PDF]
, 2017 Five commercial lettuce cultivars representing different genetic types were grown through aluminum-coated paper, through black polyethylene film, and on bare soil. For each variety, the aluminum mulch reduced the numbers of Macrosteles fascifrons (St~l),
Zalom, Frank G
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Polyethylene Mulching for Early Vegetable Production in North Florida
EDIS, 2008 Polyethylene mulch has been used commercially on vegetables since the early 1960s. Currently, polyethylene mulch is used on thousands of acres of vegetables in the United States. Florida leads in use with about 100,000 acres of mulched vegetables. In
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Optimum Weed Control Method Increases the Yield of Kinnow by Improving the Physical Properties of Soil [PDF]
Planta Daninha, 2018 : Going towards sustainable fruit culture, it is very important that soil fertility should maintain by adopting the proper weeds control and adding the organic matter.
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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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Wheat and Cereal Rye Inter-Row Living Mulches Interfere with Early Season Weeds in Soybean
Plants, 2021 Rapid growth of cool-season weeds in the spring exacerbates weed interference during early soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) establishment in northern climates.
Charles M. Geddes, Robert H. Gulden
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