Dried mulch yielded maximum weed suppression and lowest weed density.

mulching · weed · Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)Positive and negative results

48 papers in the same direction as this claim · 2 in the opposite direction · 4 reporting no difference from an alternative

1. negative
   Organic mulches controlled weeds less efficiently than metribuzin.

   The Effect of Organic Mulches and Metribuzin on Weed Control and Yield of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) · 2018 · compared with metribuzin

   Opposite direction

2. negative
   All mulch treatments controlled weeds less efficiently than metribuzin.

   The effect of non-living organic mulches and metribuzin on weed control and compare the performance of tomato yield by using Gompertz and logistic equations · 2018 · compared with metribuzin

   Opposite direction

3. no effect
   The VIF mulch was not effective in increasing weed control over LDPE mulch.

   Brassicaceae Cover-Crop Effects on Weed Management in Plasticulture Tomato · 2014 · compared with LDPE mulch

   No difference from an alternative

4. no effect
   Solarization alone did not outperform farmer practice for weed growth.

   Weed control in squash and tomato fields by soil solarization in the Jordan Valley · 1991 · compared with farmer‐practice

   No difference from an alternative

5. no effect
   VIF mulch did not improve weed control over LDPE.

   Allyl Isothiocyanate as a Methyl Bromide Alternative for Weed Management in Polyethylene-Mulched Tomato · 2012 · compared with LDPE mulch

   No difference from an alternative

6. no effect
   VIF mulch was no more effective than LDPE mulch at increasing weed control or improving marketable yield of tomato in either year.

   Comparison of the Herbicidal Activity of Phenyl Isothiocyanate with Methyl Bromide in Polyethylene-Mulched Tomato · 2012 · compared with LDPE mulch

   No difference from an alternative

7. positive
   Mulching materials controlled most weed species.

   Effect of Biodegradable Mulch Materials on Weed Control in Processing Tomatoes · 2010

   Same direction

8. positive
   Cover-crop mulch suppressed weeds as well as herbicide plots.

   A Comparison of Four Processing Tomato Production Systems Differing in Cover Crop and Chemical Inputs · 1996 · compared with herbicide plots

   Same direction

46 papers more in this group

processing · weed · Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)Results agree

1 paper in the same direction as this claim

1. positive
   Five minutes of steaming with mulch had the lowest weed cover.

   An integrated weed management approach in tomato using soil steaming, mulching, and winter cover crops · 2023

   Same direction