Greenhouse soil solarization: Effect on weeds, nematodes and yield of tomato and melon

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 221-230

  Candido, Vincenzo ^a   D'Addabbo, Trifone ^b   Basile, Martino ^b   Castronuovo, Donato ^a   Miccolis, Vito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Melon; Nematodes; Solarization; Tomato; Weeds; Yield

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DISEASE CONTROL; EMERGENCE; FRUIT; MECHANICAL CONTROL; MULCHING; NEMATODE; SOLAR POWER; WEED CONTROL; YIELD RESPONSE;

CUCUMIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MELOIDOGYNE; MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA; NEMATODA;

EID: 44349180379     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:2007053     Document Type: Article

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