Non Chemical Methods of Weed Control in Pistachio (Pistachio vera) garden in Feyzabad Region

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Article 11, Volume 27, Issue 2 - Serial Number 23, June 2013, Pages 222-230   

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: 10.22067/jpp.v27i2.24550

Authors

M. Abbaspoor^* ; A.A. Chitband; M. Rajabzadeh; E. Ganjimoghadam

Abstract

A study was conducted to evaluate non chemical methods of weed control in pistachio (Pistachio vera) gardens, located in Feyzabad, Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran, in 2007. The layout was completely randomized block design with six treatments and three replications. Non-chemical treatments were three types of mulches (plastic cover, saw dust and wheat hay (straw)), flaming and rotivating plus an untreated control. Treatments were applied at 5-7 leaf stage of weeds. 35 days after treatments weed density and weed dry matter were measured in each plot. The results showed rotivating, flaming and using mulches (plastic cover, saw dust and wheat hay) caused significant decrease (p

Keywords

Flaming; Mulch; Rotivator; Wheat hay