Integration of Steam with Allyl-isothiocyanate for Soil Disinfestation

Steam has long been used to disinfest greenhouse soils. However, there is increasing interest in expanding the use of steam for in-field soil disinfestation as an alternative to chemical fumigants. Previous studies demonstrated that allyl-isothiocyanate (AITC) reduced viability of weed seeds and pla...

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Main Authors: Dong Sub Kim, Mark Hoffmann, Steven Kim, Bertha A. Scholler, Steven A. Fennimore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) 2020-05-01
Series:HortScience
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Online Access:https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/55/6/article-p920.xml