תפריט נגישות
ניגודיות עדינהניגודיות גבוהה
מונוכרום
הדגשת קישורים
חסימת אנימציה
פונט קריא
סגור
איפוס הגדרות נגישות
להורדת מודול נגישות חינם תפריט נגישותניגודיות עדינהניגודיות גבוההמונוכרוםהדגשת קישוריםחסימת אנימציהפונט קריאסגוראיפוס הגדרות נגישותלהורדת מודול נגישות חינם
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The application and uses of soil solarization have expanded since the 1980s to various areas and fields of interest beyond its traditional realm. The terms “improvement” and “special uses” are time and site related, and they cannot be appreciated without fully evaluating past and present achievements and failures, as already emphasized in early publications. Indeed, improvements in the first decade of soil solarization were focused mainly on soil disinfestation and on understanding the mechanisms of control by elevated temperature and its use for a wide spectrum of agricultural practices, namely, the use of economical plastic, and making this method available to regions with marginal climatic conditions. During that first decade, some attempts were also made to use solarization for purposes other than soil treatment (e.g., sanitation) and for perennial crops. However, since the 1990s, improvements have been channeled in two additional directions: toward the improvement of solarization performance for soil and substrate applications and extending its application to marginal areas, and toward the utilization of solar heating for pest control in various systems that are not directly related to soil or growth substrates. All of these improvements have been based on an initial understanding of the mechanisms governing the thermal inactivation and suppression of pathogens achieved during the solar heating process. Thus, the knowledge culled from research into soil solarization has ended up benefiting other fields of plant protection.
Chapter 28
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The application and uses of soil solarization have expanded since the 1980s to various areas and fields of interest beyond its traditional realm. The terms “improvement” and “special uses” are time and site related, and they cannot be appreciated without fully evaluating past and present achievements and failures, as already emphasized in early publications. Indeed, improvements in the first decade of soil solarization were focused mainly on soil disinfestation and on understanding the mechanisms of control by elevated temperature and its use for a wide spectrum of agricultural practices, namely, the use of economical plastic, and making this method available to regions with marginal climatic conditions. During that first decade, some attempts were also made to use solarization for purposes other than soil treatment (e.g., sanitation) and for perennial crops. However, since the 1990s, improvements have been channeled in two additional directions: toward the improvement of solarization performance for soil and substrate applications and extending its application to marginal areas, and toward the utilization of solar heating for pest control in various systems that are not directly related to soil or growth substrates. All of these improvements have been based on an initial understanding of the mechanisms governing the thermal inactivation and suppression of pathogens achieved during the solar heating process. Thus, the knowledge culled from research into soil solarization has ended up benefiting other fields of plant protection.
Chapter 28
