Yields, Weeds, Pests and Soil Nitrogen in a White Cabbage-Living Mulch System

Brandsæter, Lars Olav; Netland, J.; Meadow, Richard

doi:10.1080/01448765.1998.10823201

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“…Reduced interference by mechanical suppression of white clover and subterranean clover living mulches in white cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.) is also reported by Brandsaeter et al (1998).…”

Section: Application Of Appropriate Practicesmentioning

confidence: 63%

Living Mulch as a Tool to Control Weeds in Agroecosystems: A Review

Mohammadi¹

2012

Weed Control

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Section: Application Of Appropriate Practicesmentioning

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Living Mulch as a Tool to Control Weeds in Agroecosystems: A Review

Mohammadi¹

2012

Weed Control

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“…Early-season competition may also have a greater influence on final cash crop yield than competition occurring later in the cropping period (Corre-Hellou et al 2006). Brandsaeter et al (1998) found that a living mulch with strong early growth (sub-clover) reduced the final yield of white cabbage more than a living mulch with strong late growth (white clover). One method for reducing root competition could be to prune the roots of the living mulch.…”

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Root pruning reduces root competition and increases crop growth in a living mulch cropping system

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Kristensen²,

Thorup‐Kristensen³

2008

Journal of Plant Interactions

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In two field experiments, growth of white cabbage in pure stands was compared with that of cabbage grown in living mulch systems to reduce pest attacks. The roots of the living mulch were pruned early in the season, with the aim of reducing competition and increasing growth of the white cabbage. Root pruning was shown to increase the above-ground biomass of white cabbage, with two prunings giving higher cabbage yields than one, but there were clear differences between the living mulch species tested (red clover, birdsfoot trefoil, salad burnet, winter rye). Below-ground growth and competition were examined by measuring root distribution in minirhizotrons and uptake of 15 N placed at different soil depths. These studies showed that the ability of mulch species to compete for resources at depth was restricted by pruning, and that this was crucial for the development of the white cabbage crop.

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“…Castello (1994) found that broccoli head size and weights in a NT living mulch system using white clover was similar to that produced in CT. In contrast, Brandsaeter et al (1998) found that clover interseeded in cabbage provided some late-season weed suppression, but this alternative weed management strategy tended to reduce cabbage yields.…”

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confidence: 78%

Weed Management Systems for No-Tillage Vegetable Production

Walters¹

2011

Herbicides, Theory and Applications

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Yields, Weeds, Pests and Soil Nitrogen in a White Cabbage-Living Mulch System

Cited by 56 publications

References 15 publications

Living Mulch as a Tool to Control Weeds in Agroecosystems: A Review

Living Mulch as a Tool to Control Weeds in Agroecosystems: A Review

Root pruning reduces root competition and increases crop growth in a living mulch cropping system

Weed Management Systems for No-Tillage Vegetable Production

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