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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...

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Hohenheim 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...

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Control 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....

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The 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...

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Steaming 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...

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Soil 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...

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Hot 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...

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Hot 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...

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DLR 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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Steam 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...

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Hot 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...

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More 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...

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SANITIZING 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...

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FREIBURG 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...

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KARLSRUHE 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...

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SANDWICH 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...

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CALIFORNIAN 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...

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STEAMING 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...

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Hot 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...

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DLR 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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