- Author: Bob Johnson
- Posted by: Gale Perez
Published on: December 7, 2020
![After testing steam treatments in three Salinas Valley trials this year, UC Cooperative Extension specialists say they believe the technique can significantly reduce weed pressure in lettuce and spinach fields, and can cut hand-weeding time. Photo/Courtesy Steve Fennimore, UCCE/UCD](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCDWeedScience/blogfiles/75763small.jpg)
After testing steam treatments in three Salinas Valley trials this year, UC Cooperative Extension specialists say they believe the technique can significantly reduce weed pressure in lettuce and spinach fields, and can cut hand-weeding time. Photo/Courtesy Steve Fennimore, UCCE
From the weekly newspaper for California Agriculture, Ag Alert • Dec. 2, 2020 • California Farm Bureau Federation
Advisors seek practical use of steam in weed control
By Bob Johnson
Steam-treating a shallow band of soil within the seed line before planting may offer, when combined with advanced cultivators, an economical weed control option for organic farmers and conventional growers looking to reduce herbicide use.
University of California specialists said their research in Salinas Valley vegetable fields this year showed the technique can significantly reduce weed pressure...
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Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Pest Management
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