The Effect of Organic Mulching and Irrigation on the Weed Species Composition and the Soil Weed Seed Bank of Tomato

Petrikovszki, Renáta; Zalai, Mihály; Bogdányi, Franciska Tóthné; Tóth, Ferenc

doi:10.3390/plants9010066

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“…Organic mulches applied under deep soil cover show higher weed control ability than those applied under shallow soil cover 36 . To obtain su cient successful weed control in tomato fruit production, a minimum thickness of 10-15 cm of woodchip mulches is required for gravel mulch topping effects 37 . In the current study, we adopted a woodchip top-covering of only approximately 3 cm in thickness, which is very thin compared with 10-15 cm.…”

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Fresh-marketable tomato yields enhanced by moderate weed control and suppressed fruit dehiscence with woodchip mulching

Horimoto

Fukuda

Yoshimura

et al. 2022

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The plastics have recently been recognized as serious global environmental hazards, because they do not decay in nature. The use of plastic film for mulching imposes various environmental risks in agroecosystems. The replacement of plastics with organic materials for mulching has been suggested to enhance the sustainability of agroecosystems. However, whether woodchip mulch can be used for annual crops needs to be verified, and it is still rarely used in vegetable fields. We examined the effects of mulberry woodchip mulches on tomato fruit yields over two successive years. Setting three treatments, including woodchip mulch, weed-free and weedy (i.e., unweeded) treatments, we compared the amounts of fresh-marketable and unmarketable tomato fruits. The yields of fresh-marketable tomato fruits in the woodchip mulch treatment were significantly higher than those in the weed-free treatment and comparable to those in the weedy treatment. The yields of unmarketable dehiscent tomato fruits in the weed-free treatment were significantly highest among the treatments. The woodchip mulches moderately suppressed the weed density, while the weeds that did occur grew large, preventing strong sunlight exposure and dehiscence of tomato fruits. The replacement of plastics by woodchips is a possible alternative, facilitating climate change mitigation and adaptation with agroforestry practices.

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Fresh-marketable tomato yields enhanced by moderate weed control and suppressed fruit dehiscence with woodchip mulching

Horimoto

Fukuda

Yoshimura

et al. 2022

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“…The significant impact of mulching on plant production is mostly determined by the soil nutrient concentration [17]. With the gradual release of nutrients, such as N, P, and K in the soil, and organic mulch materials, soil nutrients are absorbed and transformed by plants increasingly, and therefore the effect of mulch technology to increase productivity can be apparent [6,46]. In our research, the higher contents of HN, AP, and AK were increased under mulches (Figure 1), which is consistent with earlier research [9,13,14], demonstrating that mulches can improve the availability of soil essential nutrients stimulating the emergence of shoots and increasing yield.…”

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Effect of Various Mulch Materials on Chemical Properties of Soil, Leaves and Shoot Characteristics in Dendrocalamus Latiflorus Munro Forests

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Zhao

Tarin

et al. 2021

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The effectiveness of mulch treatments on soil quality as well as on the yield and growth rates of bamboo are major considerations and require further attention. The present work was aimed at assessing the impacts of three different mulch materials on soil available nutrients, biochemical traits, and growth patterns of Dendrocalamus latiflorus Munro. We found that relative to the control (CK), bamboo leaves (MB) and organic fertilizers (MF) treatments significantly (P < 0.05) increased the number of bamboo shoots (47.5 and 22.7%) and yield (21.4 and 9.1%), respectively. We observed that under MB and MF treatments, the concentrations of soil available nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) increased and played a key role in the differences in chlorophyll, leaf carbohydrate contents (soluble sugar and starch) and were essential to promote bamboo shoot development. Furthermore, we infer from principal component analysis (PCA), that both MB and MF appear to be a better choice than rice husks (MR) to improve nutrient availability, biochemical traits of the leaves, and increased bamboo shoot productivity. Consequently, we suggest using organic fertilizers and bamboo leaves as mulch materials are effective for soil conservation to attain high-quality bamboo production.

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“…Plots has not received soil work since 2016. Tomatoes were planted into undisturbed soil on 28 May, and plots were hand-weeded or hoed every ten days during the growing season (Petrikovszki et al 2020). After collecting soil samples, the experiment was terminated, and plants were removed.…”

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Different organic mulch materials affect the abundance of enchytraeids in an open-field experiment

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Organic mulch may provide favourable soil conditions e.g. soil moisture or organic matter content, which may enhance the number of enchytraeids. However, there is no sufficient information about the relationship between plant-based mulch and this beneficial soil animal group. Therefore, an open-field experiment was conducted with tomato as a test plant to examine the effect of different types of organic mulch materials on the natural occurence of enchytraeids. Our study microplots received the following treatments: 1) yard-waste compost, 2) walnut leaf litter, 3) mixed leaf litter without walnut and 4) wheat straw. Control microplots were left unmulched. Randomized block design was used with eight replications to the treatments and four to the control. At the end of the growing season, three soil samples were taken from the root zone of each plant with a split soil corer, and enchytraeids were extracted by the wet funnel method. Living enchytraeids were counted under a dissecting microscope, and their density values were estimated. Worms were identified in five randomly selected samples of each treatment. In addition, soil moisture was determined by oven-drying as well. Mulch material types had significantly different effects on both Enchytraeid density and soil moisture. Under walnut leaf litter, mixed leaf litter and straw cover, higher numbers of individuals were found. In the case of soil moisture content, straw mulching had the highest value, while compost and uncovered surfaces the lowest. It appears that mulch materials serve as food source and provide favourable conditions for enchytraeid communities as well.

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The Effect of Organic Mulching and Irrigation on the Weed Species Composition and the Soil Weed Seed Bank of Tomato

Cited by 18 publications

References 33 publications

Fresh-marketable tomato yields enhanced by moderate weed control and suppressed fruit dehiscence with woodchip mulching

Fresh-marketable tomato yields enhanced by moderate weed control and suppressed fruit dehiscence with woodchip mulching

Effect of Various Mulch Materials on Chemical Properties of Soil, Leaves and Shoot Characteristics in Dendrocalamus Latiflorus Munro Forests

Different organic mulch materials affect the abundance of enchytraeids in an open-field experiment

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