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Evaluation of a Mobile Steam Applicator for Soil Disinfestation In HORTSCIENCE 49(12):1542–1549. 2014. treatment have been explored (Horowitz and Taylorson, 1983). Using prior knowledge on steam, a tractor-drawn steam boiler was Evaluation of a Mobile Steam engineered to inject steam 35 cm into raised strawberry beds for a threshold minimum Applicator for Soil Disinfestation temperature of 70 °C for 30 min, a level of heating sufficient to control pathogens and in California Strawberry most weed seeds (Baker, 1957). Part of the novelty of this technological advance was the Steven A. Fennimore1 physical mixing of steam with soil supported Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, 1636 East by a separate study showing that soil agita- Alisal Street, Salinas, CA 93905 tion during steaming can improve efficiency (Miller et al., 2014). Frank N. Martin Adoption of steam disinfestation of field USDA–ARS, 1636 East Alisal Street, Salinas, CA 93905 soils has been hindered by fuel consumption, labor, and application time required (Samtani Thomas C. Miller et al., 2012). Despite steam providing weed Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, 1636 East control, pathogen suppression, and yields similar to fumigated strawberries, Samtani Alisal Street, Salinas, CA 93905 et al. (2011, 2012) found that the higher Janet C. Broome equipment and fuel costs reduced net returns Driscoll Strawberry Associates, 151 Silliman Way, Watsonville, CA 95076 to the grower choosing steam over fumiga- tion. Also, with treatment taking 49 h·ha–1 Nathan Dorn with current technologies, the treatment was too slow to be considered a practical alterna- Reiter Affiliated Companies, 11 Quail Run Ct, Salinas, CA 93907 tive to fumigation. Similar findings with Ian Greene equivalent pest suppression and marketable crop returns in cut flower production were RAMCO & Norcal, 320 Airport Boulevard, Salinas, CA 93905 observed when comparing steam with stan- Additional index words. ammonium, fumigation alternatives, nitrate, pathogen suppression, dard fumigants (Rainbolt et al., 2013). How- weed control ever, when the intensive requirements for fuel and labor were considered, they pre- Abstract. Steam-disinfestation of soil as an alternative to chemical fumigation was vented recommendation of steam as a viable investigated in both research and commercial strawberry (Fragaria 3ananassa Duch.) replacement to fumigants in cut flower pro- production field trials at four sites over 2 years (2011–13) using new prototype duction in California until better efficiency in commercial application equipment: a tractor-drawn device that physically mixed the time and energy required is achieved. steam with the soil as it passed through the shaped planting beds. Results included Mineral nutrient balance in agricultural significant suppression of weeds and soilborne pathogens equal to commercial chem- soils can be adversely impacted by excessive igation of chloropicrin with 1,3-dichloropropene (Pic-Clor 60). Also, the combination of steam treatment (Dawson et al., 1965; steam treatment with soil amendments of mustard seed meal (MSM; two of four trials Simon-Silvestre, 1967; Sonneveld, 1979; included treatment), a fertilizer and source of additional organic matter, showed very van Koot and Bakker-Beer, 1949). Micro- favorable strawberry production in terms of yield as well as weed and pathogen control. flora and -fauna considered beneficial to soil Soil nitrogen-containing ions were monitored at two of the sites and the MSM treatment and plant health have also been shown to be significantly elevated available soil nitrates by the time of transplanting as did the steam sensitive to over-treatment (Fenoglio et al., treatment alone, but only significantly at one of the sites. 2006; Roux-Michollet et al., 2008, 2010; Tanaka et al., 2003; Warcup, 1951a, 1951b; Yamamoto et al., 2008). Modern application The common practice currently in Califor- for organic producers or in portions of con- of this treatment has gained the common nia strawberry production to control soilborne ventional fields where fumigation is restricted language of soil pasteurization rather than pests such as weed seeds, insects, nematodes, by buffer zones extending 35 m or more soil sterilization to acknowledge efforts to and pathogens is to use chloropicrin with outward from neighborhoods and schools. not over-treat with steam. 1,3-dichloropropene [Pic-Clor (TriCal, Inc., These restrictions, and similar limits on other Initial objectives were to evaluate a newly Hollister, CA), InLine (Dow AgroSciences, fumigants such as dazomet, metam sodium, designed mobile steam applicator for efficacy Indianapolis, IN), Telone (Dow AgroScien- or metam potassium, are why non-fumigant in soil disinfestation of weeds and pathogens ces, Indianapolis, IN), Tri-Form (TriCal, Inc., alternatives are needed to control soilborne in raised strawberry beds as well as for Hollister, CA)] through the drip irrigation tape pests. strawberry safety and fruit production. Effi- before transplanting strawberries into the Early pest control with steam can be cacy and crop safety had been shown for fruiting fields. Fumigants are not available traced back to 1893 (Johnson, 1946). Beyond several stationary sources in our field steam- cardinal temperature data documented for ing research (Fennimore et al., 2013; Rainbolt various pathogens (Togashi, 1949), thermal et al., 2013; Samtani et al., 2011, 2012) but Received for publication 7 Apr. 2014. Accepted for death curves were determined (Bega and the new steamer had no such evaluations publication 20 May 2014. Smith, 1962; Nelson and Wilhelm, 1958; because it had just been completed. Monitor- Funding for these studies included support awarded Smith, 1923; van Koot and Wiertz, 1947). ing soil nitrogen, pH, and electrical conduc- in USDA NIFA Methyl Bromide Transitions grant Time required at given temperatures to tivity (EC) was added in the following season 2010-51102-21648, the California Strawberry eliminate weed seeds was similarly found at two sites to address fertility impact and Commission, The Propane Education and Research (Dahlquist et al., 2007; Melander and crop safety questions with respect to nutrient Council, and in-kind support from Driscoll’s Strawberry Associates and Reiter Affiliated Com- Jørgenson, 2005; Peruzzi et al., 2012). Soil balance. Also, amendments of pelletized panies (Watsonville, CA) and their capable staff of moisture factors affecting heat conduc- MSM were made before steam treatment of engineering and operations. tion (Gay et al., 2010; Minuto et al., 2005) the beds in 2012. This supplemental carbon 1To whom reprint requests should be addressed; and also water imbibition by targets as and nitrogen source (4.9N–3.4P–1.2K), or e-mail [email protected]. a pre-condition to increase efficacy of this the active oils derived from it, have been 1542 HORTSCIENCE VOL. 49(12) DECEMBER 2014 DISEASE AND PEST MANAGEMENT investigated for weed suppression (Samtani 25- and 35-cm depths and also from 18 cm superactive, thermic, Cumulic Haploxerolls) et al., 2011) and antimicrobial activity above the surface. The cross-sectional area of with pH of 6.1. At both sites, Pic-Clor 60 (Walker et al., 1937) and emerged from the formed bed treated was 36 · 91 cm (56.7% chloropicrin, 37.1% 1,3-dichloropro- earlier trials (Fennimore et al., 2013; (81-cm top width, 102-cm bottom width, pene) was included as a fumigant standard at Shennan et al., 2014) in combination with 36-cm height) or 0.33-m2 cross-section. The 280 and 392 kg·ha–1 in Salinas and Watsonville, steam as a promising field practice meriting volume treated was 2460 m3·ha–1. The height respectively. The trials were arranged in a further study. of the beds after steaming was 31 cm, likely randomized complete block design with as a result of soil shifting from the bed to five replications of 61 m of single beds at Materials and Methods furrow. Water was supplied to the steam Salinas and four replications of 27 m of single generator through a 400-m long hose reel beds at Watsonville. Sampling areas for Applications of steam to strawberry fields. and was softened using commercial ion yield, weeds, and other data are as described Steam was applied by a tractor-towed wagon exchange canisters for boiler longevity (Cull- in tables. Spence was planted with variety with a propane-fueled Clayton 100 HP steam igan Water Conditioning, Salinas, CA). Insu- ‘Albion’ on 28 Nov. 2011, and MBA was also generator (Clayton Industries, City of Indus- lation was used to maintain heat in the bed for planted with the same variety on 21 Nov. try, CA) capable of steaming one 1.32-m a few minutes. In the 2011–12 growing 2011. In 2012, the steam applications were wide raised bed per field pass. Fuel consump- season, this was accomplished by towing repeated on 6 and 7 Sept. at a commercial tion was 14,600 L·ha–1 (2288 m3·ha–1 soil a 15.2 m · 1.7-m fabric blanket behind the research field (‘‘The Company Ranch,’’ or treated). This is 6.42 L·m–3 or 1.55/105 steam applicator. This blanket was replaced TCR, Driscoll’s, Watsonville, CA) and at BTU/m3. Baker (1957) listed a figure equiv- by an insulating foam blanket (Rubberite a grower field in Watsonville, off San Juan alent to 1.48/105 BTU/m3 to raise soil tem- Cypress Sponge, Santa Ana, CA) in the Road (SJR) on 8 and 10 Sept. Both fields’ peratures from 15.6 to 71.1 °C with steam, so 2012–13 season as shown in Figure 1. The soils were Salinas clay loam (fine-loamy, our results are comparable. Machine, fuel, insulation helped maintain high-temperature mixed, superactive, thermic Pachic Haploxe- and labor costs were estimated at U.S. retention time for 6 to 7 min before allowing rolls) with a pH of 7.3. TCR was planted with $13,521 per hectare based on the single-bed the bed to begin cooling after steam applica- variety ‘Albion’ on 13 Nov.
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