Early Season Soil Tarping Impacts on Weed Pressure and Yield

LNC22-460 (project overview)

Project Type: Research and Education

Funds awarded in 2022: $249,935.00

Projected End Date: 10/31/2025

Host Institution Award ID: H009987613

Grant Recipient: South Dakota State University

Region: North Central

State: South Dakota

Project Coordinator:

Dr. Rhoda Burrows

South Dakota State University

Description:

Describes first year of tarping project in South Dakota, and effects of opaque tarps and clear plastic tarps on weed growth and onion yield

Type:

Article/Newsletter/Blog

Authors:

Kristine Lang, South Dakota State University; Hannah Voye, South Dakota State University; Rhoda Burrows, south Dakota State University

Target audiences:

Farmers/Ranchers; Educators; Researchers

URL:

https://extension.sdstate.edu/early-season-soil-tarping-impacts-weed-pressure-and-onion-yield

This product is associated with the project "Comparing soil tarping and solarization for early season weed control in vegetable crop systems - a research and demonstration study"

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.