PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - B.L. Appleton
AU  - J.F. Derr
AU  - B.B. Ross
TI  - The Effect of Various Landscape Weed Control Measures on Soil Moisture and Temperature, and Tree Root Growth
AID  - 10.48044/jauf.1990.059
DP  - 1990 Oct 01
TA  - Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF)
PG  - 264--268
VI  - 16
IP  - 10
4099  - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/16/10/264.short
4100  - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/16/10/264.full
SO  - JOA1990 Oct 01; 16
AB  - Seven landscape weed control measures (five landscape fabrics/films, black plastic, and a preemergence herbicide, each with and without mulch) were compared with bare soil to determine their affect on soil moisture and temperature. When mulched, there were no differences during any season. When unmulched, landscape fabrics/films varied in their effects. Soil moisture in unmulched plots decreased as weed growth increased. Mulching affected plant growth more than type of soil covering beneath the mulch. Mulched plants were generally larger than unmulched plants.