Progress report for FS17-298
Project Information
Mulch application to experimental plot.
Experimental plot week before Hurricane Maria.
Experimental plot week before Hurricane Maria.
The week after Hurricane Maria.
The goal of the project is to verify if mulch was a viable alternative to weed control in plantain crops, and if it could reduce or substitute the use of contact herbicides in commercial plantain production.
Unfortunately, the crops in Puerto Rico – as most agricultural activities in the island - were destroyed by hurricane Maria on September 20th, 2017. Both the control and the experimental plot were ruined, and it was impossible to gather the necessary data to arrive to informed conclusions.
One of the most important unanswered questions was if the cost of applying the compost could be recuperated by the savings in hand weeding of herbicide application. In addition, the hurricane hit right before flowering, so we were unable to determine if there was some benefit of the mulch on the yield of the experimental plot versus the control.
Due to the devastation of Hurricane Maria we were not able to meet our objectives.
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Research
The goal of the project is to verify if mulch was a viable alternative to weed control in
plantain crops, and if it could reduce or substitute the use of contact herbicides in
commercial plantain production.
Unfortunately, the crops in Puerto Rico – as most agricultural activities in the island - were
destroyed by hurricane Maria on September 20th, 2017. Both the control and the
experimental plot were ruined, and it was impossible to gather the necessary data to arrive
to informed conclusions.
One of the most important unanswered questions was if the cost of applying the compost
could be recuperated by the savings in hand weeding of herbicide application. In addition,
the hurricane hit right before flowering, so we were unable to determine if there was some
benefit of the mulch on the yield of the experimental plot versus the control.
Due to the devastation of Hurricane Maria we were not able to meet our objectives.
Educational & Outreach Activities
Participation Summary:
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Learning Outcomes
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Project Outcomes
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