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Title: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES FOR SOIL FUMIGATION

Author
item Chellemi, Daniel
item MIRUSSO, JOHN - MIRUSSO FUMIGATION

Submitted to: Tomato Institute
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/2/2003
Publication Date: 9/7/2003
Citation: Chellemi, D. O., Mirusso, J. 2003. Innovative Approaches for Soil Fumigation. Tomato Institute.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: New technology and application methods for soil fumigants are available to the Florida fresh market tomato industry. Growers can improve the performance of soil fumigants by using these advancements to take advantage of some key characteristics of fumigants. Examples are presented that have been supported by results from field trials conducted in Florida. Fumigants are volatile materials that form vapors that are toxic to organisms. The effectiveness of a fumigant is a product of its concentration in the soil and the time of exposure. Most fumigants are effective against a wide range of organisms, when tested in the laboratory under controlled conditions where they are dispersed evenly throughout the soil profile. In the field, the performance of fumigants is often variable from site to site or year to year.