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Soil solarization at an organic farm: effects on weed emergence, soil nutrients and soil microbial communities

Creator:

Trammell, Caleb, Eberhart, Joyce, and Parke, Jennifer L.

Abstract:

Weed management is one of the main challenges for organic agriculture. Soil solarization has been shown to be an effective mitigation strategy for weeds and soil borne plant pathogens but few studies have been conducted in cooler climates such as the Pacific Northwest.

Resource Type:

Poster
Relative heat sensitivities and the potential for soil solarization to remediate nursery beds infested with Phytophthora spp.

Creator:

Weidman, Clara Suzanne

Abstract:

Infestations of container nursery beds by Phytophthora spp. can be persistent and costly. One method of disinfestation that does not require the use of chemicals is soil solarization, which captures energy from the sun to heat soil and thermally inactivate target pathogens. In laboratory temperature gradient experiments, I investigated the...

Resource Type:

Undergraduate Thesis

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: _________________________________ ________________ Jennifer Parke, Crop and Soil Science