Mulching and Plasticulture

Bégin, Serge; Dube, S. D.; Calandriello, Joe

doi:10.1007/978-3-662-04584-8_15

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“…Mulch film has the potential to provide a number of advantages to field‐sown crops including protection from pests such as rabbits by allowing seedlings to develop more biomass before exposure to herbivory (Bégin, Dubé, & Calandriello, ; Lamont, ). However, this study focused on quantifying the impact of mulch film on temperature and soil moisture which are key factors for germination and early plant development.…”

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Assessing seed priming, sowing date, and mulch film to improve the germination and survival of direct‐sown Miscanthus sinensis in the United Kingdom

Ashman

Awty‐Carroll

Mos³

et al. 2018

GCB Bioenergy

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Direct sowing of Miscanthus seed could lower crop establishment costs, and increase the rate of grower uptake and biomass supply for the emerging bio‐economy. A replicated field trial was conducted at two contrasting UK sites: Aberystwyth ( ABR ) in mid‐Wales and Blankney ( BLK ) in Lincolnshire. These sites encompass the west–east meteorological gradient in the United Kingdom where the growing season at ABR is cooler and wetter while BLK is warmer and drier. Primed and unprimed Miscanthus sinensis seeds were sown directly onto the soil surface with and without a clear biodegradable mulch film, at nine dates interspersed from May to October. Average daily mean soil surface temperatures measured over the first 2 months after sowing under the mulch film were higher than control plots (2.7°C ABR and 4.2°C BLK ). At both sites, the film covering also affected soil volumetric moisture relative to uncovered control plots (−3% ABR and 8% BLK ), demonstrating the negative impact of mulch film when sowing on dry soil. Over nine sowings, seed germination at ABR under film varied between −28% and +18% of germination under control conditions. Seedlings from the first three sowings at both sites under film had sufficient physiological maturity to survive the first winter period. At BLK , mulch film significantly increased tiller count and height in both the first and second years after sowing. At ABR , where temperatures were lower, film covering significantly increased tiller height but not count. Water priming had no significant effect on seed viability or germination in the field tests. Base temperatures for germination of primed and unprimed seeds on a thermal gradient plate were 7.0°C and 5.7°C, respectively, with a ± 1.7°C confidence interval. Based on our results for M. sinensis in the United Kingdom, we recommend the sowing of unprimed seed in May under film and only when the soil is moist.

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Assessing seed priming, sowing date, and mulch film to improve the germination and survival of direct‐sown Miscanthus sinensis in the United Kingdom

Ashman

Awty‐Carroll

Mos³

et al. 2018

GCB Bioenergy

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“…Thrips are attracted to blue, black, and white (24), and aphids to yellow and blue (9, 24). Aluminized materials can attract some insect species while repelling others (7). The repellent properties have been related to the reflection of ultraviolet light at wavelengths <390 nm (62).…”

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“…If one component (e.g., early harvest) provides an economic justification, then there is an opportunity for designing mulch that will have a positive impact on other segments such as insect control. Machinery to extract and roll mulch films is becoming available, and photobiodegradable materials are being developed (7).…”

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MANAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL INSECTS WITH PHYSICAL CONTROL METHODS

Vincent

Hallman

Panneton

et al. 2003

Annu. Rev. Entomol.

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Ideally, integrated pest management should rely on an array of tactics. In reality, the main technologies in use are synthetic pesticides. Because of well-documented problems with reliance on synthetic pesticides, viable alternatives are sorely needed. Physical controls can be classified as passive (e.g., trenches, fences, organic mulch, particle films, inert dusts, and oils), active (e.g., mechanical, polishing, pneumatic, impact, and thermal), and miscellaneous (e.g., cold storage, heated air, flaming, hot-water immersion). Some physical methods such as oils have been used successfully for preharvest treatments for decades. Another recently developed method for preharvest situations is particle films. As we move from production to the consumer, legal constraints restrict the number of options available. Consequently, several physical control methods are used in postharvest situations. Two noteworthy examples are the entoleter, an impacting machine used to crush all insect stages in flour, and hot-water immersion of mangoes, used to kill tephritid fruit fly immatures in fruit. The future of physical control methods will be influenced by sociolegal issues and by new developments in basic and applied research.

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“…In contrast, synthetic materials include plastics of several colors and aluminum (Weintraub and Berlinger 2004). These materials are used to maintain soil temperature, suppress weeds, promote plant growth, and reduce the chance of insect attack (Bégin et al 2001;Díaz-Pérez 2010). Plastic covers can have an impact on pest populations, especially in the control of thrips (Greenough and Black 1990;Brown and Brown 1992;Abou-Jawdah et al 2000;Riley and Pappu 2000;Stavisky et al 2002;Momol et al 2004;Salas 2004;Díaz-Pérez 2010;Razzak and Seal 2017).…”

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Journal of Plant Protection Research

2022

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The excessive use of chemical products to control thrips and the tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is not only harmful to human health, the environment, and biodiversity, but also the resistance these generate in insects turns them inefficient in the long run. Consequently, to achieve sustainable and residue-free production, control alternatives must be explored. This work proposes the use of Beauveria bassiana (BB) in combination with inter-row cover (IC) to reduce the population of thrips and the incidence of TSWV on bell pepper. For this purpose, a trial was carried out in a bell pepper greenhouse, consisting of four randomly distributed treatments with four repetitions of 66 plants each. The treatments assayed were: T (without BB inoculation or IC), TC (without BB inoculation and with IC), B (inoculated with BB), and BC (inoculated with BB and IC). The B. bassiana CEP147 strain was used based on its effectiveness in previous laboratory tests. After detecting one thrips per flower, five foliar spray applications were made at weekly intervals. The trial lasted 4 months. During this time, the number of thrips in the three central plants of each repetition, the presence of symptoms compatible with TSWV, as well as the number of fruits, and their weight, length, width and health were monitored weekly. Between the fourth and sixth weeks after the last application, a significant reduction in the population of total thrips (nymphs + + adults) was observed in both treatments B and BC compared to T and TC. In addition, plants with symptoms compatible with TSWV were very scarce, and the fruits showed significant differences in their quality parameters, producing the longest and heaviest in the BC treatment. The results showed that combining biological and cultural control makes sustainable pepper production possible.

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Mulching and Plasticulture

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Assessing seed priming, sowing date, and mulch film to improve the germination and survival of direct‐sown Miscanthus sinensis in the United Kingdom

Assessing seed priming, sowing date, and mulch film to improve the germination and survival of direct‐sown Miscanthus sinensis in the United Kingdom

MANAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL INSECTS WITH PHYSICAL CONTROL METHODS

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