( Florida Automated Weather Network, 2018 ). During the 2015–16 season, air temperature was measured during plant establishment at three locations: on top of the plastic bed, between the plastic–mulch and the soil, and 4 inches deep in the soil. Air
effect of reflective plastic mulch combined with chemical treatments for management of whitefly on WVD development during fall growing periods of 2006 and 2007. The chemical treatment consisted of drenching the plants with Admire (Imidacloprid) at
practices for the region: on raised beds with black plastic mulch and drip irrigation. Rows of plastic had 1.8-m spacing and plants situated on double rows on plastic with 30.5 cm in-row spacing and 45.7 cm between rows on a single bed of plastic. Preplant
.S. Adkins, S.T. Turechek, W.W. Roberts, P.D. 2008 Use of reflective plastic mulch and insecticide sprays to manage viral watermelon vine decline in Florida, 2007 Plant Disease Management Reports. 2 V169 Levi, A. Thomas, C.E. Joobeur, T. Zhang, X. Davis, A
), thermic Typic Udifluvent]. No plastic mulches were used. Weeds were controlled with a broadcast preplant-incorporated application of trifluralin (Treflan; Helena Chemical Co., Collierville, TN) at 560 g·ha −1 supplemented by hoeing and machine cultivation
plant introductions (PI) for tolerance to watermelon vine decline, 2006 Plant Disease Management Reports 1 V012 Kousik, C.S. Adkins, S. Turechek, W.W. Roberts, P.D. 2008 Use of reflective plastic mulch and insecticide sprays to manage viral watermelon
The commercial greenhouse and nursery industries often produce crops in plastic containers of varying sizes and shapes depending on the crop and target market ( Evans and Hensley, 2004 ). Plastic containers serve the role of consumer packaging
containers. Plant growth impact of a white poly bag container compared with black rigid plastic container in shade was not as obvious as in full sun. Barriers or reflective materials placed on the substrate surface failed to affect RZT ( Fretz, 1971 , 1972
.3 kg per treated hectare; Soil Chemical Corp., Hollister, CA) and covered with reflective plastic mulch. Beds were spaced 152 cm apart, and young plants were planted in a single row within each bed at 46 cm in-row plant spacing. Irrigation was applied
energy in the infrared range. Therefore, LEDs are suitable for use to promote plant growth in a controlled environment ( Yeh and Chung, 2009 ). Okamoto and Yoshizawa (1996) reported that diffused reflection by reflective mulch increased the yield of