Soil Solarization: A Sustainable Strategy of Soil Pest, Disease and Weed Management
A. Visuvasa Anto Shiny*
Dept. of Agronomy, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (641 114), India
A. Ajay Arockia Iraiyanban
Dept. of Agronomy, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (641 114), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Plastic, Soil, Solarization, Weed
Abstract
Use of translucent polyethylene plastic mulch as a pre-plant method of soil disinfestation, known as "soil solarization" (SS), aims to eliminate or significantly reduce crop pests, dormant weed seeds and current weed seedlings. The aim is to create a “greenhouse effect”. Weed and other plant pests are eliminated if the temperature in the soil and beneath the plastic film gets hot enough. Weeds are a significant problem in crop production. Weed scientists are now facing new challenges, especially because of the rise in herbicide resistance and residues from herbicides. The most effective method of controlling pre-emergent weeds is soil solarization; it leaves no toxic residues and is currently adopted all over the world. When plants are planted in solarized soil, they frequently grow more quickly and give higher-quality, more abundant crops.
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