Solarization Covers

Intensive production takes place in greenhouse soils. Disease and pest rate is higher in tired soil. By utilizing sunlight, the soil can be purified from harmful organisms and some diseases can be prevented by solarization cover. The higher the soil temperature, the more successful the solarization will be. In solarization covers; High light transmittance, thickness and film width are the most important factors.

The cover should be left in place for six weeks in order to obtain the appropriate result. The soil must be moist so that the heat can be transferred to the desired depth. If solarization cover is used together with fumigation chemicals, the amount of drug can be reduced. Quantity reduction should be done with the help of an agricultural expert.