Paper
Sportelli M., Frasconi C., Fontanelli M., Pirchio M., Raffaelli M., Magni S., Caturegli L., Volterrani M., Mainardi M., Peruzzi A.
2021
Autonomous mowing and complete floor cover for weed control in Vineyards
TESTED TACTIC
Mechanical weeding
Mowing
REFERENCE SYSTEM
HERBICIDE-BASED
DESCRIPTION OF TESTED TACTIC
Cover crop1 and autonomous mower; Cover crop2 and autonomous mower; Spontaneuos weed cover and autonomous mower;
evaluation of an autonomous mower potential managing a vineyard floor in terms of CC and weed control effects
DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE SYSTEM
Weed conventional management herbicides and mowing (tractor mounted PTO driven mulcher)
Four management systems consisted of: cover crop 1 autonomously mowed (hereafter referred to as CC1-AM), cover crop 2 autonomously mowed (CC2-AM), spontaneous cover autonomously mowed (SC-AM) and spontaneous cover conventionally managed (SC-CM). Four replicates for a total of 16 experimental plots of 12 × 2.5 m (30 m2) were provided for this study.
PILAR
Direct control
TACTICS
Mechanical weeding
Mowing
CROPS
VINEYARDS
ORCHARDS
COUNTRY
Italy
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