Suppression of weeds and other pests in fresh market vegetables using wild radish cover crop

Project Overview

LS03-157
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 2003: $173,125.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2006
Region: Southern
State: South Carolina
Principal Investigator:
Jason Norsworthy
Email
Clemson Univeristy

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Fruits: melons
  • Vegetables: beans, cucurbits, eggplant, peas (culinary), peppers, sweet corn, tomatoes

Practices

  • Crop Production: cover crops, application rate management
  • Education and Training: extension, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research
  • Farm Business Management: new enterprise development, budgets/cost and returns, feasibility study, agricultural finance
  • Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity
  • Pest Management: allelopathy, chemical control, cultural control, integrated pest management, mulches - killed, physical control, smother crops, mulching - vegetative, weed ecology
  • Production Systems: holistic management
  • Soil Management: green manures, soil quality/health
    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.