Methyl bromide alternatives … Soil solarization provides weed control for limited-resource and organic growers in warmer climates

Fumigant Alternatives by Method

• Solarization Stapleton, J. J., Molinar, R. H., Lynn-Patterson, K., McFeeters, S. K., and Shrestha, A. 2005. Methyl bromide alternatives. Soil solarization provides weed control for limited-resource and organic growers in warmer climates. California Agriculture 59 (2):84-89. PDF Abstract: This paper describes the use of soil solarization technology for weed management, as conducted by the Univ...

Methyl bromide alternatives evaluated

Chemical Alternatives to Methyl Bromide

Three soil fumigants were evaluated at a nursery in Georgia and one in South Carolina. Seedbed density and seedling development were compared among plots treated with tarped and not tarped dazomet at 140 and 280 lbs/ac, tarped and not tarped chloropicrin at 125 and 250 lbs/ac, tarped MC33 at 350 lbs/ac and non-fumigated plots. Differences among treatments occurred only in South Carolina where b...

Alternatives to Methyl Bromide for Cut-flowers

The requirement to phase-out methyl bromide (MB) in the cut-flower sector needs more attention than in other sectors in order to identify fully effective solutions that are environmental friendly and technically sustainable. Resistant varieties, soilless cultivation, steam, soil solarization, biocontrol agents and chemicals have been evaluated as potential alternatives and can be considered as ...

Evaluation of Methyl Bromide Alternatives Efficacy against Soil-Borne Pathogens, Nematodes and Soil Microbial Community

Methyl bromide (MB) and other alternatives were evaluated for suppression of Fusarium spp., Phytophthora spp., and Meloidogyne spp. and their influence on soil microbial communities. Both Fusarium spp. and Phytophthora spp. were significantly reduced by the MB (30.74 mg kg-1), methyl iodide (MI: 45.58 mg kg-1), metham sodium (MS: 53.92 mg kg-1) treatments. MS exhibited comparable effectiveness ...