Between-row treatments for weed management in day-neutral strawberry plantings in the northern United States

E. E. Hoover; E. S. Tepe; Steven R Poppe; N. Dalman; Andrew J Petran; Frank Forcella

doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2021.1309.77

Between-row treatments for weed management in day-neutral strawberry plantings in the northern United States

E. E. Hoover, E. S. Tepe, Steven R Poppe, N. Dalman, Andrew J Petran, Frank Forcella

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Locally grown strawberries are a high value crop, and the potential for a longer production season is possible with day-neutral cultivars. Weed control is ranked as a top concern for specialty crop farmers in the northern US. During 2019, we conducted a trial to determine if cover crops controlled weeds between rows as effectively as landscape fabric. We planted two strawberry cultivars, 'Albion' and 'Cabrillo', with four between-row treatments at West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC), and an observational trial at Twin Cities Berry Company (TCBC). The four between-row treatments included winter canola (Brassica napus 'Torrington'), winter camelina (Camelina sativa 'Joelle'), winter ryegrass (Secale cereale 'Ryman'), and landscape fabric. There were significant differences in yield among between-row treatments. Yield was equivalent between fabric and annual ryegrass. Canola produced significantly lower yield plant^-1 than either fabric or rye. There was no significant interaction with cultivar and between-row treatment, concluding between-row treatments operated similarly across cultivars. 'Cabrillo' had a higher average yield plant^-1 than 'Albion' regardless of between-row treatment. Our farmer-collaborator concluded he will continue using fabric on a commercial scale due to reduced time inputs for weed control compared with cover crops.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	543-547
Number of pages	5
Journal	Acta Horticulturae
Volume	1309
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2021.1309.77
State	Published - Apr 28 2021

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Funding Information:
Growers Association and support from the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station.

Funding Information:
This research was made possible by a grant from the North American Strawberry

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 International Society for Horticultural Science. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Brassica napus
Camelina sativa
Fragaria × ananassa
Living mulches
Secale cereale
Strawberry yield
Winter camelina
Winter canola
Winter rye

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Between-row treatments for weed management in day-neutral strawberry plantings in the northern United States

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