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Year 2021, Volume: 15 Issue: 43, 27 - 38, 23.09.2021

Selçuk Arslan , Nihat Tursun

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Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness of Weed Flaming in Orchards

Year 2021, Volume: 15 Issue: 43, 27 - 38, 23.09.2021

Selçuk Arslan , Nihat Tursun

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the response and cost of weed flaming in different fruit orchards. Six different propane doses (15, 30, 45, 60, 75 and 90 kg ha-1) were applied to determine the response of 6 dicotyledon and 3 monocotyledon weed species to flaming in apricot, walnut, and mixed fruit orchard. Dose-response relationships were determined using log-logistic model for 50%, 80%, and 90% control rates at 1, 7 and 14 days after treatment (DAT) at 2–4, 6–8 and 10–12 leaf (L) growth stages. Flaming at early stage of weed growth (2–4 L) resulted in 90% control of all dicotyledon weeds at 14 DAT with propane doses ranging from 35.0 to 65.8 kg ha-1, while this range was from 28.6 to 54.9 kg ha-1 at 80%, suggesting approximately 15–20% less propane use for 80% weed control compared to 90% control. Monocotyledon weeds were resistant to thermal stress even at 2–4 L stage and could be controlled at 14 DAT with propane dose from 125.7 to 210.9 kg ha-1 at 90% control rate and 74.6 to 133.4 kg ha-1 at 80% control rate. The cost of weed flaming was compared to the spraying application using partial budgeting method. Flaming costs (30.6 and 34.4 $ ha-1) for dicotyledon weeds at 80% and 90% weed control rates were comparable to herbicide application at 2-4 L stage, whereas flaming was found costly than chemical spraying at other growth stages for any weed species.

Keywords

Broadcast flaming dose-response orchard weed control cost

References

  • Cisnenos JJ, and Zandstra BH (2008) Flame weeding effects on several weed species. Weed Tech. 22(2), 290-295.
  • Cohen B (2006). Flame-weeding: a hot alternative to herbicides. J. Pesticide Reform. 26, 6-7.
  • Dominges AC, Ulloa SM, Datta A, and Knezevic SZ (2008). Weed response to broadcast flaming. In RURALS: Review of Undergraduate Research in Agricultural and Life Sciences. 3 (1), 1-10.
  • Ghantous KM (2013). Use of flame cultivation as a nonchemical weed control in cranberry cultivation. PhD Dissertation. University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA.
  • Güleç D, Arslan S, and Tursun N (2015). The use of different gas injectors for developing flame cultivator torches. J Agric. Mach. Sci., 11(3), 231-237 (in Turkish).
  • Laguë C, Gill J, Lehoux N, and Péloquin G (1997). Engineering performances of propane flamers used for weed, insect pest, and plant disease control. Applied Eng. in Agric. 13(1), 7-16.
  • Khanh TD, Chung MI, Xuan TD, and Tawata S (2005). The exploitation of crop allelopathy in sustainable Agricultural production. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 191: 172-184.
  • Knezevic SZ, and Ulloa SM (2007). Potential new tool for weed control in organically grown agronomic crops. J. Agric. Sci. 52(2), 95-104.
  • Knezevic SZ, Streibig JC, and Ritz C (2007). Utilizing R software package for dose-response studies: the concept and data analysis. Weed Tech. 21, 840-848.
  • Knezevic SZ, Datta A, Obradovic A, Scott J, and Nedeljkovic D (2012). Propane-fueled flame weeding in corn, soybean, and sunflower. The Propane Education and Research Council and the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
  • Kristoffersen P., Rask, AM, and Larsen SU (2008). Non-chemical weed control on traffic islands: A comparison of the efficacy of five weed control techniques. Weed Res. 48 (2), 124-130.
  • Kruidhof HM, Bastiaans L, and Kropff MJ (2008). Ecological weed management by cover cropping: effects on weed growth in autumn and weed establishment in spring. Weed Res. 48(6), 492–502.
  • Mirzakhani AN, and Ehsani R. (2014). Controlling citrus black spot (cbs) disease using both a flame bar and a sweeper attachment. In Proceedings of the ASABE and CSBE/SCGAB Annual International Meeting, No. 141913496, p. 7.
  • Mutch DR, Thalman SA, Martin TE, and Baas DG (2008). Flaming as a method of weed control in organic farming systems. Michigan State University Extension Bulletin E-3038.
  • Oerke EC, Dehwe HW, Schonbeck F, and Weber A (1994). Crop Production and Crop Protection. Estimated Losses in Major Food and Cash Crops, Elsevier Science.
  • Raffaelli M, Martelloni L, Frasconi C, Fontanelli M, and Peruzzi V (2013). Development of machines for flaming weed control on hard surfaces. Applied Eng. in Agric. 29(5), 663-673.
  • Rask AM, Andersen, C, and Kristoffersen P (2012). Response of Lolium perenne to repeated flame treatments with various doses of propane. Weed Res. 52, 131–139
  • Rask, AM, Kristoffersen P, and Andersen C (2012). Controlling monocotyledon weeds on hard surfaces: effect of time intervals between flame treatments. Weed Tech. 26(1), 83-88.
  • Rasmussen J, Henriksen CB, Griepentrog HW, and Nielsen J (2011). Punch planting, flame weeding and delayed sowing to reduce intra-row weeds in row crops. Weed Res. 51(5), 489–498.
  • Seefeldt SS, Jensen JE, and Fuerst EP (1995) Log-logistic analysis of herbicide dose response relationships. Weed Tech. 9, 218-227.
  • Shrestha A. Moretti M, and Mourad N (2012). Evaluation of thermal implements and organic herbicides for weed control in a nonbearing almond (Prunus dulcis) orchard. Weed Tech. 26, 110–116.
  • Sivesind EC, Leblanc ML, Cloutier DC, Seguin P, and Stewart KA (2009). Weed response to flame weeding at different developmental stages. Weed Tech. 23, 438–443.
  • Sivesind EC (2010). Selective flame weeding in vegetable crops. PhD dissertation. McGill University, Canada.
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  • Ulloa SM, Datta A, and Knezevic SZ (2010b). Tolerance of selected weed species to broadcast flaming at different growth stages. Crop Prot. 29, 1381-1388.
  • Ulloa SM, Datta A, Malidzab G, Leskovsekc R., and Knezevic SZ (2010). Timing and propane dose of broadcast flaming to control weed population influenced yield of sweet maize (Zea mays L. var. rugosa). Field Crops Res. 118, 282–288.
  • Uludağ A, Uremis I, and Arslan M (2018). Biological weed control. In: Non-chemical weed control. Jabran, K, Chauhan B.S., (Eds.). Academic Press, UK, 115-132 p.
  • Uygur FN (2002). Yabancı Otlar ve Biyolojik Mücadele. Türkiye 5. Biyolojik Mücadele Kongresi, Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi, 4-7 Eylül, Erzurum.
  • Wszelaki AI, Doohan DJ, and Alexandrou A (2007). Weed control and crop quality in cabbage [Brassica oleracea (capitata group)] and tomato (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) using a propane flamer. Crop Prot. 26, 134-144.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Agricultural Biotechnology (Other)
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Selçuk Arslan

Nihat Tursun

Publication Date September 23, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2021 Volume: 15 Issue: 43

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APA Arslan, S., & Tursun, N. (2021). Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness of Weed Flaming in Orchards. Journal of Biological and Environmental Sciences, 15(43), 27-38.
AMA Arslan S, Tursun N. Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness of Weed Flaming in Orchards. JBES. September 2021;15(43):27-38.
Chicago Arslan, Selçuk, and Nihat Tursun. “Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness of Weed Flaming in Orchards”. Journal of Biological and Environmental Sciences 15, no. 43 (September 2021): 27-38.
EndNote Arslan S, Tursun N (September 1, 2021) Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness of Weed Flaming in Orchards. Journal of Biological and Environmental Sciences 15 43 27–38.
IEEE S. Arslan and N. Tursun, “Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness of Weed Flaming in Orchards”, JBES, vol. 15, no. 43, pp. 27–38, 2021.
ISNAD Arslan, Selçuk - Tursun, Nihat. “Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness of Weed Flaming in Orchards”. Journal of Biological and Environmental Sciences 15/43 (September 2021), 27-38.
JAMA Arslan S, Tursun N. Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness of Weed Flaming in Orchards. JBES. 2021;15:27–38.
MLA Arslan, Selçuk and Nihat Tursun. “Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness of Weed Flaming in Orchards”. Journal of Biological and Environmental Sciences, vol. 15, no. 43, 2021, pp. 27-38.
Vancouver Arslan S, Tursun N. Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness of Weed Flaming in Orchards. JBES. 2021;15(43):27-38.

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