Journal article
Ethanedinitrile (C 2N 2) - A novel soil fumigant for strawberry production
Acta Horticulturae, Vol.708, pp.197-203
2006
Abstract
For the first time, ethanedinitrile (C 2N 2, EDN) was examined as an alternative to the ozone-degrading fumigant, methyl bromide (MB), for soil disinfestation in the nursery production of strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa). In microplot studies, EDN killed buried inoculum of several soil-borne pathogens of strawberry (Pythium ultimum, Phytophthora cactorum, Fusarium oxysporum, Rhizoctonia fragariae and Rhizoctonia solani) and reduced natural populations of plant-parasitic nematodes (Tylenchus and Helicotylenchus spp.) to levels equivalent to MB. EDN was most efficacious when it was injected at depth into soil (20 cm) and sealed with low-density polyethylene. In field trials, EDN reduced the emergence of weeds (Poa annua, Spregula arvensis, Agrostis tenuis and Raphanus raphanistrum) by 98%, and increased strawberry runner yields by 135%, which was equivalent to MB. Although trials are continuing, these preliminary results demonstrate a strong potential for EDN as an alternative to MB for strawberry production.
Details
- Title
- Ethanedinitrile (C 2N 2) - A novel soil fumigant for strawberry production
- Authors/Creators
- S.W. Mattner (Author/Creator)R.K. Gounder (Author/Creator)R.C. Mann (Author/Creator)I.J. Porter (Author/Creator)J.N Matthiessen (Author/Creator)Y.L. Ren (Author/Creator)M. Sarwar (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Acta Horticulturae, Vol.708, pp.197-203
- Publisher
- International Society for Horticultural Science
- Identifiers
- 991005545035607891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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