ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Magnetized irrigation water: a method for improving the efficacy of pre-emergence-applied metribuzin
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Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
A - Research concept and design; B - Collection and/or assembly of data; C - Data analysis and interpretation; D - Writing the article; E - Critical revision of the article; F - Final approval of article
Submission date: 2021-03-11
Acceptance date: 2021-05-07
Online publication date: 2021-08-27
Corresponding author
Journal of Plant Protection Research 2021;61(3):265-272
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ABSTRACT
The yield of many crops can be increased by irrigating them with magnetically treated
water (MTW). The aim of our research was to determine if the efficacy of a soil-applied
herbicide such as metribuzin against weeds could be affected by MTW. A split-plot randomized
complete block experiment was designed with two main plots, including potato
(Solanum tuberosum L.) irrigated with equal volumes of MTW and non-MTW. Sub-plots
were weedy control, weed-free control (hand-weeded), and pre-emergence application of
metribuzin at 420 and 525 g a.i. · ha–1. Generally, MTW induced the seed germination and
vegetative growth of Amaranthus blitoides S.Watson and Convolvulus arvensis L., resulting
in a reduction of the total tuber yield of potato from 1.47 to 1.18 kg · m–2. MTW improved
the efficacy of weed control strategies, resulting in an improvement of the total tuber yield
and the water use efficiency of potato. The total tuber yield when metribuzin was applied
at 420 g a.i. · ha–1 with MTW (3.51 kg · m–2) was more than when metribuzin was applied
at 525 g a.i. · ha–1 with non-MTW (2.76 kg · m–2). It can be concluded that the use of MTW
can be a safer crop production method by reducing the required dosage of metribuzin to
control weeds. Considering the fact that the use of MTW without herbicide application
increased the density of weed species, this method should be limited to a scenario where
weeds can be effectively controlled.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The author gratefully acknowledges the Ansar Industrial
Group who provided the Magnetic Water
Softener. Appreciation is also extended to Somayeh
Ebrahimpoor Faraji and Mahmoud Malaki who provided
invaluable assistance in conducting this research.
No potential conflict of interest was reported
by the author.
RESPONSIBLE EDITOR
Zbigniew Czaczyk
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors have declared that no conflict of interests exist.
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