ISHS Acta Horticulturae 724: IX International Symposium on the Processing Tomato
INFLUENCE OF MUSTARD COVER CROPS ON TOMATO PRODUCTION IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY |
| Authors: | G. Miyao, T.K. Hartz, R.M. Davis, P.R. Johnstone, M. Kochi |
| Keywords: | tomato, winter-grown cover crops, mustard, yield, rainfall run-off |
| Abstract:
Winter-grown mustard cover crops did not improve yield of subsequent processing tomatoes in 6 of 7 field tests conducted either on the UC Davis campus or in commercial fields in the lower Sacramento Valley of California. The incidences of Fusarium and Verticillium wilts were not reduced with the mustard rotation. Trials on the Davis campus included immediate sprinkler irrigation after sequential mowing and tillage of the mustard to optimize the conversion of the breakdown products of the Brassica to metham-like chemicals. Benefits from mustard cover cropping were not evident beyond a reduction in winter rainfall run off. | |
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