Articles
SIX-YEAR WORK ON ALTERNATIVES TO METHYL BROMIDE (MB) FOR STRAWBERRY PRODUCTION IN HUELVA (SPAIN)
Article number
649_47
Pages
251 – 354
Language
English
Abstract
The results obtained after six-year work (1997/98-2002/03), showed that the agronomic response of cv. Camarosa to 1,3D-pic (61-35) and Pic alone was similar to that obtained with BM-pic (50-50), even with 50% dosage under black VIF film.
The yield obtained with the application of Dazomet was a bit lower than for the other fumigants.
These alternatives could represent an appropriate short and medium-term solution to MB ban in environments with low levels of lethal soil-borne strawberry pathogens, such as Huelva crop area.
However, several challenges and question marks remain unsolved.
In particular, EU policy on future 1,3D and/or Pic utilization is uncertain.
For this reason, application for critical use exemption for the Spanish strawberry industry has been presented and recommended by MBTOC in 2003.
The yield obtained with the application of Dazomet was a bit lower than for the other fumigants.
These alternatives could represent an appropriate short and medium-term solution to MB ban in environments with low levels of lethal soil-borne strawberry pathogens, such as Huelva crop area.
However, several challenges and question marks remain unsolved.
In particular, EU policy on future 1,3D and/or Pic utilization is uncertain.
For this reason, application for critical use exemption for the Spanish strawberry industry has been presented and recommended by MBTOC in 2003.
Authors
J.J. Medina, L. Miranda, F. Romero, B. De Los Santos, F. Montes, J.M. Vega, J.I. Páez, J. Bascón, J.M. López-Aranda
Keywords
MB, short-term alternatives, fumigants, question marks, critical uses
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