Author : Acacio da Costa Guterres
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)
Book Synopsis The Effects of Different Cutting Heights, Mulching and Burning on the Control of Bellyache Bush (jatropha Gossypifolia L.) Applicable in East Timor by : Acacio da Costa Guterres
Download or read book The Effects of Different Cutting Heights, Mulching and Burning on the Control of Bellyache Bush (jatropha Gossypifolia L.) Applicable in East Timor written by Acacio da Costa Guterres and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since bellyache bush invaded to East Timor it has significantly reduced crop and animal production and consequential loss of income from farm enterprises. Methods of control of bellyache bush chosen should be appropriate to the poor economic position of the farmers. An integrated method of controlling bellyache bush involving slashing combined with mulching and or burning is low cost and is widely used by the Timorese farmers. Although these practices are commonly used to control weeds, there are still many problems that appear in the field during and after weed control. For instance, rapid regeneration of cut stems and production of less fuel than mixed stands to support burning management. Therefore, the objective of this study is to investigate mechanical control such as cutting stems at different heights and cutting stems at different heights in combination with mulch, handpulling and mulching of small plants and mulching of seedlings. This study also investigates bellyache bush properties as a fuel for burning management in the late dry season to control its infestations. Mechanical control of bellyache bush plants was undertaken south of Darwin at Acacia (12\U+00ba\45\U+2019\S, 131\U+00ba\09\U+2019\E) which has an annual average rainfall of 1588.1 mm and Channel Island (12\U+00ba\33\U+2019\S, 130\U+00ba\51\U+2019\E) which has annual rainfall of 1713.9 mm. This study was conducted from January 2007 to February 2008. All bellyache bush plants were cut off at different heights according to treatment 0cm (ground level), 10cm, 20cm, 30cm, 40cm and uncut plants considered as a control.