Professional paper

WEED CONTOL IN CUCURBIT CROPS

Klara Barić orcid.org/0000-0002-1341-8954 ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Zavod za herbologiju
Marijana Ivanek-Martinčić orcid.org/0009-0005-5086-3511 ; Visoko gospodarsko učilište u Križevcima
Josip Lakić ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Zavod za herbologiju
Ana Pintar ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Zavod za herbologiju
Zvonimir Ostojić orcid.org/0000-0002-1341-8954 ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Zavod za herbologiju

Abstract

According to official records, in Croatia cucurbit crops are grown on 5 000 to 7 000 ha. During the last three years oil pumpkin with 70 % and watermelon with 10 % are the most grown pumpkins. Weeds are one of the most important limiting factors in production. The number of herbicides available for pumpkins is quite limited. Depending on the type of pumpkins, S-metolachlor, petoxamide, pendimethaline, napropamide, clomazone and cycloxydim are the only registered herbicides. Because of the limited selection of herbicides and the limited weed spectrum, in practice, chemical measures are usually combined with mechanical measures (interrow cultivation, hilling) and cultivation on the foil in some type of pumpkins . Non-chemical measures (mulch, cover crops, false seed bed) should be explored in pedo-climatic conditions in Croatia.

Keywords

oil pumpkin; watermelon; pumpkins; chemical measures; nonchemical measures

Hrčak ID:

237085

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/237085

Publication date:

1.4.2019.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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