infected tomato debris and other solanaceous weed hosts such as horsenettle between crops ( Jones et al., 1991 ). Tomato plants become infected during the production season when infested soil-carrying inoculum (spores) is splashed onto lower leaves during
that the solution is usually reused many times and potentially over a long period with accumulation of organic matter (peatmoss, plant debris, etc.). In the case of flurprimidol, previous research ( Chand and Lembi, 1994 ) showed the molecule has a half
vertically mowed to remove excess organic debris (thatch) from the soil-turfgrass interface on 21 Feb. 2008. All plots received two passes with a vertical mower (model 1321; AeroKing, Jacobsen, Charlotte, NC) set to a 1/2-inch depth. Debris brought to the
and rapid method of saw sterilization. We suggest brushing debris from the saw teeth before flaming and to flame until any remaining debris turns to ash, a process that takes only a few seconds. The time necessary to sanitize saw blades can therefore
shaken to remove any soil particles or other debris, then placed in paper bags in a forced-air oven maintained at 65 °C. Roots were washed over aluminum screening [mesh size 18 × 16, aperture 0.0445 × 0.0515 inch (Insect Screen; ADFORS Saint-Gobain, Grand
contributed to the slow adoption of mechanical harvesting technology, including processor concerns about the quantity of debris mixed with mechanically harvested fruit ( Spann and Danyluk, 2010 ), production manager concerns about the effects of mechanical
.; Decorative Bark, Lyons, OR) and yard debris compost (Rexius, Inc., Eugene, OR) mulch were applied on 12 Oct. 2006. Beds mulched with sawdust were covered 9 cm deep (360 m 3 ·ha −1 ) whereas those mulched with compost + sawdust were covered with 4 cm of
propagation systems in the 2022 survey were very similar to those described previously, but with notable improvements in sanitation. Good sanitation is accomplished by removing and discarding old media from flats, scrubbing and washing off remaining debris
the vine by a shaker system and gathered on another belt. Small dirt clods and debris mostly sifts through these series of belted chains. Electronic color sorters then remove dirt clods and green fruit leaving red fruit that are eventually transported
The oomycetous pathogen, Phytophthora capsici Leonian, infects a wide range of plant taxa involving more than 49 species ( Erwin and Ribeiro, 1996 ). Oospores, the sexual stage of P. capsici , can survive in the soil, in crop debris, and in