Abstract
Four different organic mulches were applied to 1-m2 plots of Margate fine sand soil that were irrigated three times per week. A 8N–0.9P–10K–4Mg controlled-release fertilizer was applied above or below these mulches to determine the effects of fertilizer placement on weed growth and soil pH, nitrate–nitrogen, ammonium–nitrogen, potassium (K), and magnesium (Mg) concentrations. Unfertilized plots were used to determine mulch effects on soil pH and nutrient content. Fertilizer placement generally had no effect on any of these soil fertility parameters nor did it affect weed numbers. Cypress mulch increased soil K concentrations, and pine bark and eucalyptus mulch increased soil Mg over that of unmulched plots when no fertilizer was applied. The presence of any mulch type greatly reduced weed numbers over that of unmulched plots.
Publisher
American Society for Horticultural Science
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18 articles.
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