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Growing Mustard as a Biofumigant
Katie Campbell-NelsonVegetable Program
Outline
• 4 Trials
• Precautions
• Benefits
• How to grow mustard as a biofumigant
How it works• Leaf tissues contain glucosinolates.
• Break down to isothiocyanates
• Similar to Vapam (metam sodium)
Phytophthora Blight Trials (2014 -2015)
Materials and Methods
Field
South Deerfield, 2014 & 2015 Hadley, 2015
Greenhouse Bioassay
Amherst
2014 & 2015
*NS
p = 0.0061
ResultsMustard Oat Sterile
Soil
P. Capsici inoculated (left) Non-inoculated (right)
Root Knot Nematode Trials(2015-2016)
Billy McCaffrey, Spring Rain Farm, Taunton, MA
Angie Madeiras, UMass
Root Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne hapla)
The process of root-knot nematode parasitism
Bartlem, et al., 2013.
Egg masses of the root-knot nematodeR.Wick
Close view of eggs from an egg mass of a root-knot
nematode. Note the juvenile nematode within the egg.
R.Wick
2nd molt juvenile nematode inside eggR.Wick
Materials and MethodsPlot design
Spring Rain Farm Red Fire Farm
200ft
1 2 3
mustardbare fallow undisturbed
30ft 30 ft 30ft
bare fallow
2
1,000 ft 3 1 3
undisturbed mustard (1acre) undisturbed
harvest isle harvest isle
2
bare fallow
10 ft. 50 ft 10 ft
1 gallon ziplockbag for Sugar Floatation Assay
bucket for Lettuce Bioassay
6” trowel forLettuce Bioassay
1” soil probe to take 6” deep samples for Sugar Floatation Assay
Materials and Methods
Lettuce Bioassay Severity Rating
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0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
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4.50
5.00
Before During After
Red Fire Farm
Mustard Bare fallow Undisturbed
Lettuce Bioassay Severity Ratings
Carrot Threshold
Onion Threshold
Potato and Bean Thresholda a
b bb
a
p <.0001
p = .0066
a
b
bp = .0002
b
b
a
p = <.0001
Free living nematodes (multiple spp.)
3) Predacious
nematode
spearing a
victim
2) Fungal feeders
have narrow stylets
for piercing hypha.
1) Acrobeloides,
feeds on bacteria.
4) Omnivore
Photos: R L Wick
Sugar Floatation AssayFree living nematodes per 100cc soil
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700.00
Before During After
Red Fire
Mustard
Bare Fallow
Undisturbed
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2500.00
Before During After
Spring Rain
*NS*NS
Precautions
• Attractive to same insect pests as Brassica crops
flea beetleimported cabbage worm
cabbage root maggot
Precautions
• Susceptible to same diseases as Brassica crops
Black Rot Alternaria Leaf Spot
Benefits• Reduce weed pressure
• Reduce populations of parasitic nematodes
• Reduce soil-borne pathogens:– Pythium
– Rhizoctonia
– Sclerotinia
– Verticillium
– Phytophthora
• Green Manure
• Pollinator habitat
How to grow mustard as a biofumigant
1. Buy the seed
2. Select a field
3. Prepare and Fertilize
4. Seed the field
5. Chop, incorporate, and seal
6. Plant your main season crop
1) Buy the Seed
Caliente (Seedway or Siegers)Pacific Gold
(Johnny’s Selected Seeds)
About $5/lb or $50/A
2) Select a field• Reduce weed pressure
• Reduce populations of parasitic nematodes
• Reduce soil-borne pathogens
• Not planned for other Brassicas
• 55-70 days
• Minimum soil temperature = 45⁰F
3) Prepare and Fertilize
• 50-80 lbs N
• 20-30 lbs S
• pH 6-7
4) Seed the Field
no-till grain drill
Brillion Sure Stand
Broad cast and Perfecta cultivator
9 to 12 lbs/acre
12-15 lbs/acre
15-20lbs/acre
5) Chop, incorporate, and seal
1) Use a flail or rotary mower to chop the plant tissue while the mustard is in bloom.
3) Seal the soil surface immediately after incorporation with a heavy board, roller, or culti-packer.
2) Immediately incorporate the residue with a chisel plow, rototiller, or heavy disc .
6) Plant your main season crop
• Same year (eg. Pumpkin)
• Next year (eg. Strawberries)
• Maintain other management strategies
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