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Biological Mulches for Managing Weeds in Transplanted Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Frank Forcella ,
Steven R. Poppe ,
Neil C. Hansen ,
William A. Head ,
Emily Hoover ,
Faye Propsom  and
Jill Mckensie
Frank Forcella*
Affiliation:
North Central Soil Conservation Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, 803 Iowa Avenue, Morris, MN 56267
Steven R. Poppe
Affiliation:
West Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN 56267
Neil C. Hansen
Affiliation:
West Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN 56267
William A. Head
Affiliation:
West Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN 56267
Emily Hoover
Affiliation:
Department of Horticulture, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108
Faye Propsom
Affiliation:
Department of Horticulture, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108
Jill Mckensie
Affiliation:
Department of Horticulture, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Diminishing availability and increasing costs of herbicides cause strawberry growers to seek both chemical and nonchemical alternatives, especially for within-row weed control soon after strawberries are transplanted. Several weed control treatments for strawberry establishment were examined during 2 yr in Minnesota. Treatments included: woolen landscaping fabric centered over the crop row; as above, but 2-ply fabric; spring canola incorporated into soil when 30 cm tall; as above, but canola killed with burndown herbicide and left as mulch; standard herbicide, DCPA; hand weeded; and no weed control. Areas between all strawberry rows were cultivated. Measurements included weed densities and weights, numbers of strawberry daughter plants, and fruit yield 1 yr after transplantation. The best alternative treatment was the 1-ply woolen fabric. It nearly eliminated weeds from rows, promoted daughter plant rooting, and allowed maximum fruit yields, equivalent to those of the DCPA and hand-weeded treatments. Canola mulch controlled weeds inconsistently and achieved only modest to low production of daughter plants and fruit. Weed control and fruit yield with incorporated canola were similar to the weedy check treatment.

Keywords

DCPAcanola, Brassica napus L.strawberry, Fragaria × ananassa Duchesne ‘Glooscap’Cover croplandscape fabricweed controlweed management
Type
Research
Information
Weed Technology , Volume 17 , Issue 4 , December 2003 , pp. 782 - 787
Copyright
Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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