Use of Mulches for Managing Field Bindweed and Purple Nutsedge, and Weed Control in Spinach

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dc.contributor.authorJabran, Khawar
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T13:31:30Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T13:31:30Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractField bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis L.) and purple nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus L.) are among the most noxious weeds of the world that infest several field crops and cause huge yield losses. Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) is an important leafy vegetable that is heavily infested with weeds. Two studies were conducted to assess the organic and inorganic mulches for control of field bindweed and purple nutsedge, and weed control in spinach. In the first study, the efficacy of mulches was evaluated to control field bindweed and purple nutsedge during spring and summer seasons. Mulches tested were: thick and thin black plastic, craft paper, card-board, woodchip and wheat straw mulches. A second experiment was conducted for nonchemical weed control in spinach. Treatments included: two controls i.e., non-treated (no mulch; weedy-check) and weed-free, and three mulches, i.e., thin plastic, craft paper, and wheat straw. All mulches provided effective (>90%) control of field bindweed except the wheat straw that had suppressed the weeds by 76.2%. Weed height, seedling fresh weight, and seedling dry weight of field bindweed were also suppressed significantly by all the mulches. Thick black plastic completely suppressed the purple nutsedge while rest of the mulches provided a >90% control of the weed except wheat straw that suppressed it by 57.8%. Weed-free treatment had the highest spinach crop cover (65.0%) while weedy treatment (no weed control) had the lowest crop cover (30.0%). The highest weed control in spinach was provided by thin black plastic mulch (90.0%) followed by craft paper mulch (83.0%) while wheat straw mulch was least effective with a 49.0% control of weeds. In conclusion, both inorganic and organic mulches were effective for weed control in spinach and suppressing the two troublesome weeds i.e., field bindweed and purple nutsedge. Nevertheless, the wheat straw mulch had the lowest weed control efficacy in both the studies. (C) 2020 Friends Science Publishers
dc.identifier.doi10.17957/IJAB/15.1394
dc.identifier.endpage1120
dc.identifier.issn1560-8530
dc.identifier.issn1814-9596
dc.identifier.issue6
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85082866833
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage1114
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.17957/IJAB/15.1394
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/14874
dc.identifier.volume23
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000544226600009
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFriends Science Publ
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Agriculture and Biology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241106
dc.subjectCrop losses
dc.subjectField bindweed
dc.subjectPurple nutsedge
dc.subjectNon-chemical control
dc.subjectNoxious weeds
dc.subjectSpinach
dc.titleUse of Mulches for Managing Field Bindweed and Purple Nutsedge, and Weed Control in Spinach
dc.typeArticle

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