Effect of Pure and Combined Culture Residues of Cover Crops Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) and Persian Clover (Trifolium resupinatum L.) on Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill) Yield and Weed Control

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1 , Department of Production Engineering and Plant Genetics, Faculty of Science and Agriculture Engineering, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Production Engineering and Plant Genetics, Faculty of Science and Agriculture Engineering, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

3 1Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Science and Agricultural Engineering, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

4 Dept. of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Razi, Iran.

Abstract

There are several ways to control weeds in a tomato field.The use of cover crops can be considered a good alternative to unprincipled tillage and the use of herbicides.
This research was conducted in the years 2020-2021 in the research farm of Razi University. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of cover plants of cluster flower vetch and Iranian clover as pure and combinatorial cultivation on yield and weed control of tomato field.
Treatment of 50% vetch residues + 50% clover residues and 100% clover residues were better in control of weeds and tomato yield than control and other treatments. In the control treatment, the lowest tomato yield and weed control were observed. Yield in 50% vetch + 50% clover and 100% clover residues were 67.25 and 66.51 t ha-1, respectively, while the yield in control treatment was 14.43 t ha-1. Weed density in 50% vetch + 50% clover and 100% clover residues was 9 and 8 plants per square meter, respectively, and in control treatment was 30 plants per square meter. Weed density in 50% vetch + 50% clover and 100% clover residues was 9 and 8 plants per square meter, respectively, and in control treatment was 30 plants per square meter.
In general, the use of cover crops and their residues in the field can be a good environmental and economic method to control weeds and reduce the use of chemicals in the field.

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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION
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August 2024
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