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Uhf Electromagnetic Energy for Weed Control in Vegetables

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

R. M. Menges  and
J. R. Wayland
R. M. Menges
Affiliation:
Subtropical Texas Area, S. Region, Agr. Res. Serv., U.S. Dep. of Agr., Weslaco, TX 78596
J. R. Wayland
Affiliation:
Physics Dep., Texas Agr. and Mechanical Univ., College Station, TX 77843
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Abstract

UHF energies (45 to 730 j/cm2, 2450 MHz) were applied to irrigated and non-irrigated soils in the field just before planting of cantaloupe (Cucumis melo L., var. reticulatus Naudin) and onion (Allium cepa L.) to study the influence of UHF energy on plant growth. London rocket (Sisymbrium irio L.) and sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) were controlled with 180 j/cm2 of UHF energy applied after seed had imbibed water from soil. These species and ridgeseed spurge (Euphorbia glyptosperma Engelm.), redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus L.), common purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.), and Japanese millet [Echinochloa frumentacea (Roxb.) Link.] were controlled with 360 j/cm2 (0.0048 kmph) regardless of seed or soil moisture. London rocket and sunflower were not controlled by several soil-incorporated herbicides. UHF energy had no deleterious effects on the growth of cantaloupe or onion and tended to increase the yields above those of the hand-weeded vegetables. Phytotoxic UHF radiation penetrated 7.5 and 10 cm in irrigated and non-irrigated soil, respectively, at 360 j/cm2. Soil temperature after UHF treatment increased with increasing UHF energy levels and decreasing soil moisture and depth.

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Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 22 , Issue 6 , November 1974 , pp. 584 - 590
Copyright
Copyright © 1974 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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