Irrigation Scheduling and Weed Management: A Sustainable Approach for Managing Broomrape and Other Weeds in Tomato Crop
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Site and Pedo-Climatic Conditions
2.1.1. Experimental Procedure
2.1.2. Weed Management Treatments
2.1.3. Irrigation Scheduling and Treatment Application
2.2. Measurements and Data Collection
2.2.1. Weed Density
2.2.2. Broomrape Intensity of Attack Plant−1 of Tomato
2.2.3. Dry Weed Biomass
2.2.4. Plant Height, Number of Fruits Plant−1 of Tomato and Fruit Yield
2.2.5. Cost/Benefit Ratio
2.2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Weed Density
3.2. Broomrape Intensity of Attack Plant−1 of Tomato
3.3. Dry Weeds Biomass
3.4. Plant Height
3.5. Number of Fruits Plant−1 of Tomato
3.6. Fruit Yield of Tomato
3.7. Cost/Benefit Ratio
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Fawad, M.; Khan, M.A.; Wahid, F.; Khan, H.; Gul, B.; Khattak, A.M.; Jamal, A.; Mastinu, A. Irrigation Scheduling and Weed Management: A Sustainable Approach for Managing Broomrape and Other Weeds in Tomato Crop. Horticulturae 2022, 8, 676. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8080676
Fawad M, Khan MA, Wahid F, Khan H, Gul B, Khattak AM, Jamal A, Mastinu A. Irrigation Scheduling and Weed Management: A Sustainable Approach for Managing Broomrape and Other Weeds in Tomato Crop. Horticulturae. 2022; 8(8):676. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8080676
Chicago/Turabian StyleFawad, Muhammad, Muhammad Azim Khan, Fazli Wahid, Haroon Khan, Bakhtiar Gul, Abdul Mateen Khattak, Aftab Jamal, and Andrea Mastinu. 2022. "Irrigation Scheduling and Weed Management: A Sustainable Approach for Managing Broomrape and Other Weeds in Tomato Crop" Horticulturae 8, no. 8: 676. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8080676