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peer-reviewed research article

Totally impermeable film retains fumigants, allowing lower application rates in strawberry

authors

Steven Fennimore, UC Davis
Husein Ajwa, UC Davis

publication information

Originally published online only.
California Agriculture 65(4):211-215. DOI: 10.3733/ca.E.v065n04p211. October-December 2011.

Summary

With the loss of methyl bromide, new films allow lower application rates of alternative soil treatments.

author affiliations

S.A. Fennimore is Extension Specialist and Weed Scientist, UC Davis. H.A. Ajwa is Extension Specialist and Soil Scientist, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis.

author notes

Both are located at the USDA Agricultural Research Station, Salinas.

We are grateful for the financial support of Kuraray Americas and Mitsui Plastics for this project. We thank TriCal and Raven Industries for land, material and technical support; Jonathan Hunzie for making the fumigant applications; and J. Ben Weber for monitoring weed densities.