Biodegradable mulching spray for weed control in the cultivation of containerized ornamental shrubs
| Autor: | Mario Malinconico, Alessandro Mataffo, Antonio Pannico, Pasquale Scognamiglio, Gabriella Santagata, M. Giaccone, Barbara Immirzi, Boris Basile, Chiara Cirillo, Maurizio Teobaldelli, Adriano Stinca |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Giaccone, Matteo, Cirillo, Chiara, Scognamiglio, Pasquale, Teobaldelli, Maurizio, Mataffo, Alessandro, Stinca, Adriano, Pannico, Antonio, Immirzi, Barbara, Santagata, Gabriella, Malinconico, Mario, Basile, Boris |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Plastic film Biology 01 natural sciences Biochemistry lcsh:Agriculture Viburnum lucidum Ornamental plant parasitic diseases Sonchus asper Chitosan Viburnum lucidum Sonchus asper Epilobium montanum Plant biomass Chitosan Plant biomass fungi lcsh:S food and beverages 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences respiratory system Weed control Plastic mulch Epilobium montanum Agronomy 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Phytotoxicity Weed Agronomy and Crop Science Mulch 010606 plant biology & botany Food Science Biotechnology Woody plant |
| Zdroj: | Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2196-5641 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s40538-018-0134-z |
| Popis: | Background Weed control represents a major issue in plant cultivation in containers. Manual weed control is very expensive and the use of chemical herbicide or plastic mulch films has a large environmental impact. The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of an experimental biodegradable chitosan-based mulching spray in controlling weed growth in containers. This research also studied the effect of this mulch on the growth of Viburnum lucidum Mill. plants to test for possible phytotoxic effects. Results The study compared a total of six treatments derived from three types of weed control (no weed control; herbicide, oxadiazon; mulching spray) applied in containers either filled only with the sterile substrate or filled with the sterile substrate and then artificially inoculated with seeds of the weed species [Sonchus asper (L.) Hill subsp. asper and Epilobium montanum L.]. The mulch controlled the weeds effectively for more than 2 months after its application even under severe weed infestation. The mulching spray controlled the emergence of S. asper more efficiently than E. montanum plants, probably because the latter has a stronger capacity to penetrate the mulch film during emergence. Conclusions Three months after its application, the mulch started to degrade and this allowed some weeds to emerge in the containers, but, in general, the mulch performed better than the herbicide. The chitosan-based mulch did not have any negative effective on the growth of V. lucidum plants. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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