Sustainable alternative to methyl bromide for tomato production
Thursday, August 25, 2016 - 14:31
in Earth & Climate
Field studies in two Florida locations evaluated and compared anaerobic soil disinfestations (ASD) and chemical soil fumigation (CSF) performance on weed and nematodes control, and on fruit yield and quality of fresh-market tomato. Results indicated that ASD (applied using a mixture of composted poultry litter and molasses as carbon source) may be a potentially sustainable alternative to conventional CSF for controlling plant-parasitic nematodes and weeds without causing negative effects on fruit yield and quality.