Soil nitrogen and weed biodiversity: An assessment under two orchard floor management practices in a nitrogen vulnerable zone in Italy

By rest-user, 18 October, 2023
Authors
Mia M.J., Monaci E., Murri G., Massetani F., Facchi J., Neri D.
Year
2020
IWM Tactic
Mechanical weeding
Mowing
Pre-emergence herbicides
DOI
10.3390/horticulturae6040096
URL
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85099197866&doi=10.3390%2fhorticulturae6040096&partnerID=40&md5=8ab1ae77af1d8b4b4730fd3927608a8c
Country
Italy
Crop
ORCHARDS
Description of Tested Tactic
Mowing with brush (5 times)
Integrated mowing
(1) Integrated mowing (mower with polypropylene brush mounted on a horizontal axis or disc, Falconero Group S.R.L company, Faenza, Italy), and (2) Herbicide (mixing 1 L glyphosate—360 g/L acid equivalent Fandango, Monsanto Agricoltura, Italy—with 100 L of water, for 0.25 ha sprayed surface area, with a total applied dose of 4.0 L/ha, where the amount of acid equivalent was 1.4 kg/ha).
Description of Reference System
Herbicide glyphosate (2 times)
Herbicide-based
a reference system is not mentioned
Reference System Type
HERBICIDE-BASED
DON'T KNOW
IWM Pillar
Direct control
Availability
Free