Practical experience of weed seed control with hot steam in horticulture
Since the middle of the last century, the effectiveness of humid heat to fight weeds, in particular their seeds, has been researched thoroughly. Within just 5 minutes all seeds can be rendered...
View ArticleHohenheim Univeristy confirms the high effectiveness of steam against weeds...
On the 19.09.2009 (32nd horticulture day) Hohenheim University located close to Stuttgart presented the results of open field tests for weed control. From June to September 2009 three methods of weed...
View ArticleControl of wild herbs with hot steam
The public sector, such as communities, must also deal with solutions to control wild herbs and weeds. On squares, streets and sidewalks, weeds amass in gaps and free areas and have to be eliminated....
View ArticleThe regional board of Freiburg fights Japanese knotweed, an invasive...
Japanese knotweed (Fallopia Japonica) belongs to the problematic non-native plants (neophytes). The plant originates from the far east and has spread rapidly through Central Europe, the British Isles...
View ArticleSteaming on the “Green Week 2010″, Berlin
The horticulture consulting department of LB Berlin plans to introduce steaming systems for hobby gardeners on the Green Week in Berlin in January. Owners of smaller garden plots shall have the chance...
View ArticleSoil decontamination with hot steam
Decontaminating and disinfecting soil with hot steam has been applied for more than 100 years and is well proven. The Swiss Friedrich Miescher Institute in Basel has made use of this method. The...
View ArticleHot steam proves effective against neophytes
The decontamination of large areas from Japanese knotweed by steaming is further advancing. After the association for sewage treatment Offenburg and the regional board Freiburg have successfully used...
View ArticleHot steam finds its way into Kenya
Even where labor and land is cheap, hot steam is needed to sterilize arable land. In September 2010 a big Dutch flower grower started to use its steam generator in its Kenyan green houses. Area...
View ArticleDLR intensifies tests on hood steaming
End of May 2011 the Service Center for Rural Areas (DLR) Rheinlandpfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate) has continued its last years‘ successful test series at the research center “Queckbrunner Hof”. In 2010...
View ArticleSteam is also a hot thing for vine plants
Last year the Service Center for Rural Areas (DLR) Rheinlandpfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate) has steamed vineyards for the very first time, in order to research the effects of this soil sterilization...
View ArticleHot Steam Against Parsites in Bark Substrate
Mediterranean countries are the suppliers of bark substrates which is much sought-after. This nutritious plant material which is the preferred choice for cultivation of beet, balcony and indoor plants...
View ArticleMore research trials with steam at DLR & Agroscope
Also in 2012 renowned research institutes plan to do more research on hot steam.. The Service Center for Rural Areas (DLR) Rheinlandpfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate) will do more field studies in tree...
View ArticleSANITIZING SUBSTRATES DIRECTLY IN FLOWER POTS. THIS NEW STEAMING METHOD IS...
One of the largest American poinsettia growers having many production locations in Central America uses a new steaming system for 50ha area. The company already used steaming for sanitisation of...
View ArticleFREIBURG REGIONAL COUNCIL ONCE AGAIN USES STEAM AGAINST JAPANESE KNOT WEED
Japanese knot weed remains a major topic of control in Freiburg regional council. The extremely positive experiences using various steaming experiments against the pest introduced has additionally...
View ArticleKARLSRUHE AGRICULTURAL OFFICE STEAMS STRAWBERRY FIELDS
The solution to soil-borne problems most primarily with diseases is becoming particularly more urgent for cultivated areas for strawberries. In order to take new routes without chemistry, Karlsruhe...
View ArticleSANDWICH STEAMING FOR 0.30 €/SQ.M: SOIL STERILIZING AT EVEN MORE FAVOURABLE...
The MSD sandwich-type steaming hood that is now put into operation in Alicante is the first MSD steaming hood of this type on the Iberian Peninsula. Due to the innovative spiked hood technology...
View ArticleCALIFORNIAN STRAWBERRY CULTIVATION FIRM INVESTS IN STEAMING EQUIPMENT
Replacing methyl bromide is one of the most urgent challenges facing California too, in particular for strawberry growers. MSD GmbH’s international representative in the United States, Dutch firm...
View ArticleSTEAMING TESTS FOR STRAWBERRY CULTIVATION IN THE KARLSRUHE DISTRICT SHOW...
Steaming tests for strawberry cultivation were held on 1.06.2016 and included a tour of inspection, offering consultancy from Karlsruhe district experts on horticulture, fruit and wine cultivation and...
View ArticleHot steam proves effective against neophytes
The decontamination of large areas from Japanese knotweed by steaming is further advancing. After the association for sewage treatment Offenburg and the regional board Freiburg have successfully used...
View ArticleDLR intensifies tests on hood steaming
End of May 2011 the Service Center for Rural Areas (DLR) Rheinlandpfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate) has continued its last years‘ successful test series at the research center “Queckbrunner Hof”. In 2010...
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