Claim · model-written summary
MeBr treatment increased yield by 46% and 128% in the first and second years, respectively, compared to the untreated control
- Taxon
- Strawberries
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Fragaria ×ananassat0 - Treatment
- MeBr treatmente0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 46%e0
- Qualifier
- firste0
- Comparator
- untreated controle0
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Verbatim
e0“MeBr treatment increased yield by 46% and 128% in the first and second years, respectively, compared to the untreated control”
t0“Strawberries”
Title
Solarization and Chemical Alternatives to Methyl Bromide for Preplant Soil Treatment of Strawberries
Mark Rieger; Gerard Krewer; Pamela Lewis HortTechnology 2001. doi:10.21273/horttech.11.2.258
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- Intervention effect Solarization produced maximal soil temperatures of 55 to 60 °C (131 to 140 °F) at the 2.5 cm (1 inch) depth
- Intervention effect Solarization produced maximal soil temperatures of 55 to 60 °C (131 to 140 °F) at the 2.5 cm (1 inch) depth, and 42 to 48 °C (108 to 118 °F) at the 15 cm (6 inch) depth
- Intervention effect Clear and black plastic were generally equally effective in heating the soil
- Intervention effect A double layer of clear plastic raised soil temperatures 1 to 2 °C (2 to 4 °F) above those under a single layer of clear at the 2.5 cm depth
- Intervention effect MeBr treatment increased yield by 46% and 128% in the first and second years, respectively, compared to the untreated control
- Intervention effect all treatments were similar in yield in year three
- Intervention effect Season average fruit size differed among treatments in only the first year
- Intervention effect MeBr resulting in fruit 13% to 25% larger than other treatments
- Intervention effect Yield for the metam sodium treatment in the first year was 34% lower than for MeBr
- Intervention effect Yield for the metam sodium treatment in the first year was 34% lower than for MeBr, but comparable to MeBr in the other 2 years
- Intervention effect Solarization treatment yields were similar to those of MeBr in the first and third years
- Intervention effect Dazomet treatment yields were similar to those of MeBr, metam sodium, and the untreated control in its single year of testing
- Intervention effect The 1,3-dichloropropene/chloropicrin treatment performed as well as MeBr in its single year of testing
- Recommendation Three treatments-metam sodium, 1,3-dichloropropene/chloropicrin, and solarization with black plastic-offer viable, lower cost alternatives to MeBr