Claim · model-written summary
June weed growth in solarization treatments was 0.3 to 0.8 weeds/m 2 versus 22.4 without control.
- Taxon
- Weede0
- Treatment
- solarizatione0
- Outcome
- Weed growthe0
- Direction
- lowerinferrede0
- Value
- 0.3 to 0.8 weeds/m 2e0
- Qualifier
- 22.4 weeds/m 2e0
- Comparator
- no control treatmente0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSetting
Verbatim
e0“Weed growth on 14 June 1996 ranged from 0.3 to 0.8 weeds/m 2 in the solarization, hand-hoe, and glyphosate treatments and was 22.4 weeds/m 2 in the no control treatment.”
e1“any weed control method was significantly better than no control”
Title
Solarization for Weed Control in a Short-season Climate
Jo Ann Robbins; Carol Blackburn HortScience 1997. doi:10.21273/hortsci.32.3.429a
Other claims from this paper (12)
- Intervention effect Double clear plastic produced the highest soil temperatures, with daily peaks of 19 to 46C.
- Intervention effect June weed growth under hand-hoeing was 0.3 to 0.8 weeds/m 2 versus 22.4 without control.
- Intervention effect June weed growth under glyphosate was 0.3 to 0.8 weeds/m 2 versus 22.4 without control.
- Intervention effect August weed density in solarization treatments was 1.4 to 2.0 weeds/m 2 versus 20.4 without control.
- Intervention effect August weed density under hand-hoeing was 1.4 to 2.0 weeds/m 2 versus 20.4 without control.
- Intervention effect August weed density under glyphosate was 1.4 to 2.0 weeds/m 2 versus 20.4 without control.
- Intervention effect Weed control treatments did not differ significantly at either date.
- Intervention effect Beet weight per plant did not differ across treatments.
- Intervention effect Bean weight per plant did not differ across treatments.
- Intervention effect Carrot plants were smaller without weed control, with variable differences among control treatments.
- Intervention effect Pea plants were smaller without weed control, with variable differences among control treatments.
- Recommendation The authors conclude that solarization offers little to no advantage over hand-hoeing or herbicides in short-season cool climates.