bromomethane · Yield · Fragaria ×ananassa (strawberry)

Papers reporting a positive result 13

1. A comparison of dazomet, chloropicrin and methyl bromide as soil disinfestants for strawberries · 1991

   • positive
     Methyl bromide (750 kg ha-1) increased strawberry yields by 64% and 32% (samples and whole plots, two-year aggregate).

2. 169 NURSERY SOIL FUMIGATION TREATMENT, STOLON PRODUCTION, AND SUBSEQUENT GROWTH OF STRAWBERRY PLANTS IN CALIFORNIA · 1994

   • positive
     Stolon production per mother plant was greatest with MeBr/chloropicrin fumigation.

     compared with nonfumigation

3. Effect of Soil Fumigation and Soil Solarization on Annual Hill Strawberry Production · 1995

   • positive
     Methylbromide/choropicrin fumigation gave the best strawberry yields, ahead of metam-sodium.

     compared with metam-sodium treatment

4. A Meta-analysis of Strawberry Yield Response to Preplant Soil Fumigation with Combinations of Methyl Bromide–chloropicrin and Four Alternative Systems · 1999

   • positive
     MB:CP increased yield by 9.6% relative to CP alone.

     compared with fumigation with CP alone

   • positive
     MB:CP fumigation significantly increased strawberry yield relative to alternatives lacking MB.

     compared with alternatives lacking MB

   • positive
     MB:CP gave 14.4% higher yield than DP:CP mixtures.

     compared with mixtures of DP:CP

   • positive
     MB:CP increased yield by 29.8% over metam sodium.

     compared with metam sodium (MS)

   • positive
     MB:CP yielded 15.4% more fruit than commercial CP rates.

     compared with commercially realistic rates (168–224 kg·ha –1 )

   • positive
     MB:CP increased yield 10.6% in the second CP production cycle.

     compared with CP

   • positive
     MB:CP gave 148.4% higher yield when at least three fumigation cycles were omitted.

     compared with three or more cycles of MB:CP were omitted

   • positive
     MB:CP gave 59.2% higher yield when one fumigation cycle was omitted.

     compared with one cycle of fumigation was omitted

   • positive
     MB:CP gave 100.2% higher yield when two fumigation cycles were omitted.

     compared with two cycles were omitted

   • positive
     MB:CP yielded 6.8% more fruit than very high CP rates.

     compared with very high rates of CP (336–396 kg·ha –1 )

   • positive
     MB:CP increased yield by 94.4% versus nonfumigated soils.

     compared with nonfumigated (NF) soils

   • positive
     MB:CP increased yield 13.7% in the third CP production cycle.

     compared with CP

   • positive
     MB:CP increased yield 2.2% in the first CP production cycle.

     compared with CP

   cited by 1 paper here

5. Soil Fumigation and Runner Plant Production: A Synthesis of Four Years of Strawberry Nursery Field Trials · 2000

   • positive
     Meta-analyses indicate MB:CP fumigation is more effective than CP or NF in increasing runner production, regardless of cycle or rate.

     compared with CP or NF

   • positive
     MB:CP in the previous propagation cycle increased runner productivity relative to NF.

     compared with NF

   cites 1 paper here

6. An Alternative Approach for Methyl Bromide as Fumigant in Strawberry Soil · 2000

   • positive
     Methyl bromide increased fruit output by 133%.

     compared with control treatment

7. Solarization and Chemical Alternatives to Methyl Bromide for Preplant Soil Treatment of Strawberries · 2001

   • positive
     MeBr treatment increased yield by 46% and 128% in the first and second years, respectively, compared to the untreated control

     compared with untreated control

   • positive
     MeBr treatment increased yield by 46% and 128% in the first and second years, respectively, compared to the untreated control

     compared with untreated control

   • positive
     MeBr resulting in fruit 13% to 25% larger than other treatments

     compared with other treatments

8. NEW CHEMICALS AS POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES TO METHYL BROMIDE IN THE AREA OF VALENCIA: PRELIMINARY RESULTS · 2002

   • positive
     MB produced significantly larger fruit size than Telone II plus Metham-Na.

     compared with Telone II+ Metham-Na

   • positive
     MB produced significantly larger yield than Telone II plus Metham-Na.

     compared with Telone II+ Metham-Na

   • no effect
     Fruit size did not differ significantly between standard MB and Telone C35.

     compared with Telone C35

9. Relationship between Trichoderma Soil Populations and Strawberry Fruit Production in Previously Fumigated Soils · 2003

   • positive
     Methyl bromide treatment resulted in higher strawberry production.

10. Chemical and non-chemical alternatives to methyl bromide fumigation of soil for strawberry production · 2003

    • positive
      Sol plus MB gave among the greatest early yields.
    • positive
      Shank-applied MB under black virtually impermeable film performed as well as standard MB and gave among the greatest total yield, early and total fruit weights.

      compared with standard methyl bromide treatment

    • positive
      Shank-applied MB under black polyethylene film performed as well as standard MB and gave among the greatest total yield, early and total fruit weights.

      compared with standard methyl bromide treatment

11. Effect of Soil Solarization and Fumigation on Productivity and Fruit Quality of Strawberry · 2006

    • positive
      Methyl bromide fumigation increased early and total yield of strawberry compared with solarization or Nemaless.

      compared with solarization or using Nemaless

    • positive
      MB at 70 g/m2 gave the highest total yield of strawberry, followed by MB at 50 g/m2.

      compared with MB at 50 g/m 2

    • positive
      Methyl bromide fumigation increased plant height, leaf number per plant and average leaf area of strawberry compared with solarization or Nemaless.

      compared with solarization or using Nemaless

12. Alternatives to methyl bromide and reducing its emission technology on strawberry · 2006

    • positive
      Yield in MB, MB+VIF, MS and MS+VIF treated plots was higher than in untreated plots.

      compared with untreated ones

    • no effect
      Low-dose methyl bromide with VIF did not differ significantly in strawberry yield and vigor from normal methyl bromide dosage.

      compared with normal MB dosage with polyethylene munching

13. SOLARIZATION AND CHEMICAL PREPLANTING SOIL DISINFECTIONS EFFECTS ON STRAWBERRY PRODUCTION · 2009

    • positive
      In year one, methyl bromide produced 33% higher fruit yield than solarization with black plastic.

      compared with SSB

    • positive
      In year one, methyl bromide produced 22% higher fruit yield than metam sodium.

      compared with MS