PMID- 20602523
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110125
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 1526-4998 (Electronic)
IS  - 1526-498X (Linking)
VI  - 66
IP  - 8
DP  - 2010 Aug
TI  - Effects of reduced-rate methyl bromide applications under conventional and 
      virtually impermeable plastic film in perennial crop field nurseries.
PG  - 892-9
LID - 10.1002/ps.1959 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Producers of perennial crop nursery stock in California use preplant 
      soil fumigation to meet state phytosanitary requirements. Although methyl bromide 
      (MB) has been phased out in many agricultural industries, it is still the 
      preferred treatment in the perennial nursery industry and is used under Critical 
      Use Exemptions and Quarantine/Preshipment provisions of the Montreal Protocol. 
      The present research was conducted to evaluate reduced-rate MB applications 
      sealed with conventional and low-permeability plastic films compared with the 
      primary alternative material. RESULTS: Reduced rates (100-260 kg ha(-1)) of MB 
      applied in combination with chloropicrin (Pic) and sealed with a low-permeability 
      plastic film provided weed and nematode control similar to the industry standard 
      rate of 392 kg ha(-1) MB:Pic (98:2) sealed with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) 
      film. However, the primary alternative chemical, 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D), 
      tended to provide slightly lower pest control even on sites with relatively low 
      plant parasitic nematode, soil-borne pathogen and weed pest pressure. CONCLUSION: 
      If California regulations change to allow the use of low-permeability films in 
      broadcast fumigant applications, the results of this research suggest that 
      reduced rates of MB in perennial crop nurseries could serve as a bridge strategy 
      until more technically, economically and environmentally acceptable alternatives 
      are developed.
CI  - Published 2010 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
FAU - Hanson, Bradley D
AU  - Hanson BD
AD  - United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, San 
      Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center, Parlier, CA, USA. 
      bhanson@ucdavis.edu
FAU - Gerik, James S
AU  - Gerik JS
FAU - Schneider, Sally M
AU  - Schneider SM
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - England
TA  - Pest Manag Sci
JT  - Pest management science
JID - 100898744
RN  - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Brominated)
RN  - 0 (Plastics)
RN  - 9002-88-4 (Polyethylene)
RN  - 9V42E1Z7B6 (methyl bromide)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Crops, Agricultural/*drug effects/growth & development
MH  - Fumigation/*methods
MH  - Hydrocarbons, Brominated/chemistry/*pharmacology
MH  - Permeability
MH  - Pest Control/*methods
MH  - Plastics/*chemistry
MH  - Polyethylene/chemistry
MH  - *Seasons
EDAT- 2010/07/06 06:00
MHDA- 2011/01/28 06:00
CRDT- 2010/07/06 06:00
PHST- 2010/07/06 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/07/06 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/01/28 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1002/ps.1959 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Pest Manag Sci. 2010 Aug;66(8):892-9. doi: 10.1002/ps.1959.