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杂草管理通常是有机蓝莓生产中的一个主要问题,而且成本高昂。有机蓝莓田广泛使用聚乙烯编织的土工织物除草,以抑制行内杂草的生长。杂草,如卷叶芹(Convolvulus arvensis L.),生长在蓝莓植株的基部,或穿过开口和杂草织物的边缘,因此需要人工除草。本研究评估了饱和蒸汽(SS)、旋转刷(RB)和有机除草剂在蓝莓杂草控制中的综合应用。剂量-反应研究表明,在 121°C 温度和 7.4 立方米/公顷-1 蒸汽(3655 兆焦耳/公顷-1)条件下施用饱和蒸汽,可使 C. arvensis 的控制率超过 90%,并降低其干重。当处理针对蓝莓植株基部时,7.4 立方米/公顷的蒸汽能在处理后 28 天(DAT)控制 80% 的 C. arvensis,效果与人工除草相当。这两种处理的效果都优于施用辛酸加辛酸(CC)(33.2 kg ai ha-1)或壬酸铵(AN)(24.3 kg ai ha-1)的效果,尽管还能观察到 arversis 重新生长。连续两年重复施用四次 SS,施用量高达 29.6 立方米/公顷-1,对 "Elliot "和 "Duke "蓝莓基部新芽造成的破坏极小且短暂;与未施药的蓝莓相比,基部新芽横截面积未受影响。相比之下,基部施用 AN 处理会损害或杀死基部嫩枝。当在杂草结构边缘施用处理剂时,SS(7.4 立方米/公顷-1)与未施用处理剂相比,在 28 DAT 时可将杂草生物量减少 42% 至 93%。在所有实验中,RB 处理可使杂草生物量减少 72% 至 99%,而 CC 和 AN 可使生物量减少 18% 至 54%。部分预算分析表明,SS 和 RB 的成本分别是有机除草剂的 3 倍和 6.5 倍。将物理处理(SS)和机械处理(RB)相结合可提高除草效果。但是,后者会损坏已有孔洞的除草织物,产生灰尘,并增加果实受污染的几率。固态除草剂对除草织物和蓝莓都是安全的,但除草后杂草重新生长和大量的水需求阻碍了其可行性。
Weed control with saturated steam in organic highbush blueberry
Weed management is often a predominant and costly problem in the production of organic blueberries. Geotextile weed fabrics of woven polyethylene are widely used in organic blueberry fields to suppress weeds growing within the rows. Weeds, such as Convolvulus arvensis L., grow at the base of the blueberry plants or through openings and around the edges of the weed fabric, thus requiring hand weeding. This study evaluates the integration of saturated steam (SS), a rotary brush (RB), and organic herbicides for weed control in blueberries. Dose–response studies indicated that SS applied at 121°C and at 7.4 m3 ha−1 of steam (3,655 MJ ha−1) resulted in over 90% control and a reduction in the dry weights of C. arvensis. When treatments were directed to the base of the blueberry plants, SS at 7.4 m3 ha−1 provided 80% control of C. arvensis 28 days after treatment (DAT) and was comparable to hand weeding. Both of these treatments outperformed capric plus caprylic acid (CC) (33.2 kg ai ha−1) or ammonium nonanoate (AN) (24.3 kg ai ha−1) applications, despite C. arversis regrowth being observed. Four repetitive basal applications of SS of up to 29.6 m3 ha−1 over two consecutive years caused minimal and transient damage to new basal shoots of ‘Elliot’ and ‘Duke’ blueberries; basal shoot cross-sectional area compared with the non-treated was unaffected. In contrast, basal application of AN treatments damaged or killed basal shoots. When treatments were applied to the edge of the weed fabric, SS (7.4 m3 ha−1) reduced weed biomass by 42% to 93% at 28 DAT compared with the non-treated. The RB treatment reduced weed biomass from 72% to 99% in all experiments, while CC and AN reduced biomass by 18% to 54%. A partial budget analysis indicated that SS and the RB were 3- and 6.5-fold less expensive than organic herbicides, respectively. Integrating physical (SS) and mechanical (RB) treatments improved weed control. The latter, however, damaged the weed-suppressing fabric where preexisting holes were present, generated dust, and increased the chance of fruit contamination. The SS was safe for the weed-suppressing fabric and the blueberry, but weed regrowth following treatment and copious water requirements hindered its feasibility.