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Response of Monocot and Dicot Weed Species to Fresnel Lens Concentrated Solar Radiation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

David W. Johnson ,
James M. Krall ,
Ronald H. Delaney  and
Larry O. Pochop
David W. Johnson
Affiliation:
Plant, Soil and Insect Sci. Dep., Univ. Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071
James M. Krall
Affiliation:
Plant, Soil and Insect Sci. Dep., Univ. Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071
Ronald H. Delaney
Affiliation:
Plant, Soil and Insect Sci. Dep., Univ. Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071
Larry O. Pochop
Affiliation:
Dep. Agric. Eng. Univ. Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071
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Abstract

Fresnel lenses are used to concentrate solar radiation to a line or point. A linear Fresnel lens (0.91 by 1.52 m, 0.74-m focal length, 0.01- by 1.52-m line focus) was investigated as a method for weed control. Field experiments were conducted to assess the effect of Fresnel lens concentrated solar radiation at various exposure times, stages of plant growth, and soil surface moisture conditions. On a dry soil surface exposure times of 1 to 10 s at 290 C resulted in control of redroot pigweed from 100% for a 1-s exposure at the cotyledon stage to 89% for a 10-s exposure at the 10-leaf stage. Redroot pigweed and kochia control was similar at exposures of 3 to 10 s, but less for kochia at 1 and 2 s. Green foxtail control was less than that of kochia and redroot pigweed. Control was reduced on a moist compared to a dry soil surface. Concentrated solar radiation holds the greatest potential for control of small dicot weeds on a dry soil surface.

Keywords

Redroot pigweed, Amaranthus retroflexus L. ♯3 AMAREkochia, Kochia scoparia (L.)Schrad. ♯ KCHSCgreen foxtail, Setaria viridis (L.)Beauv. ♯ SETVITemperaturetemperature responsecurved linear lensAMAREKCHSCSETVI
Type
Weed Control and Herbicide Technology
Information
Weed Science , Volume 37 , Issue 6 , November 1989 , pp. 797 - 801
Copyright
Copyright © 1989 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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