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Title: Resurgance of soilborne pests in double-cropped cucumber after application of methyl bromide chemical alternatives and solarization in tomato.

Author
item GILREATH, JAMES - UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
item MOTIS, TIMOTHY - UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
item SANTOS, BIELINSKI - UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
item NOLING, JOE - UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
item LOCASCIO, S.J. - UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
item Chellemi, Daniel

Submitted to: Horticulture Technology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/1/2005
Publication Date: 12/10/2005
Citation: Gilreath, J., Motis, T., Santos, B., Noling, J., Chellemi, D.O. 2005. Resurgance of soilborne pests in double-cropped cucumber after application of methyl bromide chemical alternatives and solarization in tomato. Horticulture Technology. 15:1-5.

Interpretive Summary: This study examined the long term effects of four soil disinfestation treatments on soilborne pests and marketable yields of a primary crop of tomato and a second (double crop of cucumbers). The study was carried out over four consectutive years. For nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus and Cyperus rotundus) densityes, napropamide followed by solarization plots had equal contrtol as methyl bromide chloropicrin during all four cropping seasons. However, nematode control with solarization was inconsistent. Marketable yield data proved that fumigation in tomato fields with either methyl bromide chloropicrin or pebulate + napropamide followed by 1,3-dichloropicrene and chloropicrin had a long term effect on double cropped cucumber.

Technical Abstract: Field studies were conducted during four consectutive tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)-cucumber (Cucumis sativus) rotations to examine the long-term residual effects of tomato methyl bromide alternatives on soilborne pests in double-cropped cucumber. Four treatments were established in tomato fields. For nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus and Cyperus rotundus) densityes, napropamide followed by solarization plots had equal contrtol as methyl bromide chloropicrin during all four cropping seasons. However, nematode control with solarization was inconsistent. Marketable yield data proved that fumigation in tomato fields with either methyl bromide chloropicrin or pebulate + napropamide followed by 1,3-dichloropicrene and chloropicrin had a long term effect on double cropped cucumber.