Introduction ............................................................................................................................2 Organic Farming & the Tillage Dilemma .........................................................................3 Mulch Tillage .........................................................................................................................5 Ridge Ti...

Introduction ............................................................................................................................2 Organic Farming & the Tillage Dilemma .........................................................................3 Mulch Tillage .........................................................................................................................5 Ridge Ti...

Black polyethylene film mulches affect the activity of some nematicides (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9). Other mulches also may influence the results of fumigat ion tests; for example, hay mulches, cause the soil to remain cooler (8). Salt-hay mulches are used by strawberry growers, many of whom fumigate. Mulches of grass clippings, wood chips, or leaf mold are used by homeowners. Clear plastic mulche...

nowadays, wind erosion and dust have become environmental problems, not only in desertareas, but throughout the entire country, which have imposed many costs on the country budget.combating wind erosion in many deserts using adapted plants and oil mulch has 40 years history.but the widespread use of petroleum mulches in addition to environmental problems is noteconomically justified due to the ...

In 1990 and 1991, populations of the cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae, and the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae, were monitored on broccoli interplanted with three leguminous cover crops (the living mulches) and compared with broccoli without cover crop (clean cultivation). The cover crops used were white clover ( Trifolium repens L.), strawberry clover (Trifolium fragiferum L.) and a mixt...

INTRODUCTION In an extensive review of organic mulches applied on conventionally tilled (plow-disk) fields, Dutton (1957) concluded: 1) that organic mulches such ashay and straw often increasedboth yield and quality of Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and 2 ) that improved soil physical properties under the mulch, particularly lower soil temperatures and conservation of soil moisture, were r...

Plastic reflective mulches significantly reduced populations of corn leafhopper, Dalbulus maidis (DeLong & Wolcott), adults and the incidence of corn stunt disease caused by Spiroplasma kunkelii (CSS) in late planted sweet corn (Zea mays L.). The reflective mulches were more effective than were either foliar or soil applied insecticides in managing both the leafhopper and the pathogen it transm...

This study was undertaken to evaluate natural mulches for weed control in organic onion (Allium cepa) production where current practices rely on hand-weeding or plastic mulch. Three experiments were conducted over 2 years, with two experiments conducted on-farm in different years and one experiment conducted on-station. Treatments consisted of hand-weeding or mulches of wheat (Triticum aestivum...

This study tested the erosion mitigation effectiveness of agricultural straw and two wood-based mulches for four years on decommissioned forest roads. Plots were installed on the loosely consolidated, bare soil to measure sediment production, mulch cover, and plant regrowth. The experimental design was a repeated measures, randomized block on two soil types common in the northern Rocky Mountain...

Fresh market tomato production is a $5 billion a year industry. Tomatoes are a warm season vegetable crop with large acreages grown in warm climates such as Florida and California. Tomatoes are also grown in numerous northern states earning premium prices for early production in cooler climates. Tomato production often employs plasticulture, such as the use of plastic mulches, for earliness and...