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A Modified Power Tiller for Metham Application on Cucurbit Crops Transplanted to Polyethylene-Covered Seedbeds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

W. Carroll Johnson III  and
Theodore M. Webster
W. Carroll Johnson III*
Affiliation:
USDA-ARS, Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, GA 31793
Theodore M. Webster
Affiliation:
USDA-ARS, Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, GA 31793
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: cjohnson@tifton.cpes.peachnet.edu.
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Abstract

Metham has been reported as an acceptable weed control alternative to methyl bromide. However, modified application equipment is required to allow its effective use in crops that are grown on polyethylene-covered seedbeds. A power tiller was modified using commonly available materials to apply metham in a 61-cm band and shape seedbeds for laying a black polyethylene tarp. Additional modification allowed the implement to be used in strip tillage and conventional tillage systems. Metham applied using this modified power tiller effectively controlled many species of weeds, including yellow nutsedge, in transplanted watermelon.

Keywords

Methamyellow nutsedge, Cyperus esculentus L. CYPESwatermelon, Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) MansfAlternatives to methyl bromide, fumigationPPI, preplant incorporatedPRE, preemergencePTO, power take-off

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Weed Technology , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , June 2001 , pp. 387 - 395
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Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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