Publications
Articles
- Ahmad, Waqas, Lisa W. DeVetter, Dakota McFadden, Brian Maupin, Dilpreet S. Bajwa, Andrew Durado, Sharon Weyers, Suzette P. Galinato, Ben Weiss, Greta Gramig. 2024. Hydromulches suppress weeds and maintain fruit production in organically managed strawberry systems. Frontiers in Agronomy 6. 31 May 2024. Available at https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2024.1375505
- Bajwa, Dilpreet and Andrew Durado. 2023. Hydromulch Testing. Sustainable Mulch Management Newsletter. May 2023. p.4. Available at https://smallfruits.wsu.edu/documents/2023/05/sustainable-mulch-management-newsletter-may-2023.pdf/
- Bajwa, Dilpreet, Andrew Durado, Greta Gramig, Sharon Weyers, Lisa Wasko DeVetter, Alice K. Formiga, and Suzette Galinato. 2023. Some fundamental properties to consider for organic hydromulch development. Sustainable Mulch Management Newsletter. Fall/Winter 2023. p. 7. Available at https://smallfruits.wsu.edu/documents/2023/12/sustainable-mulch-management-newsletter-fall-winter-2023.pdf/
- Durado, Andrew, Dilpreet S. Bajwa, Greta GramigSharon Weyers,Lisa Wasko DeVetter,Alice Formiga,Suzette Galinato. 2024. Biodegradable composite hydromulches for sustainable organic horticulture. Industrial Crops and Products. Volume 221, 1 December 2024, 119349. Available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.119349
- McFadden, Dakota, 2022. Introduction to Hydromulch. Sustainable Mulch Management Newsletter. May 2022. p. 6. Available at https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2181/2022/05/BDM-Newsletter-Draft-May-2022-issue.pdf
- Puka-Beals, J. and Gramig, G. 2020. Hydromulching in Carrot: An Organic Weed Control Tool for Direct Seeded Crops. eOrganic article. Available at https://eorganic.org/node/34194.
- Shcherbatyuk, N., Wortman, S.E., McFadden, D., Weiss, B., Weyers, S., Ahmad, W., Bajwa, D.S., Galinato, S.P., Formiga, A., Gramig, G. and DeVetter, L.W., 2024. Alternative and Emerging Mulch Technologies for Organic and Sustainable Agriculture in the United States: A Review. HortScience 59(10):1524-1533. Available at https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI18029-24.
- Weiss, Ben. 2023. MulchH2O Update: A Berry Good, Certifiably Organic Biodegradable Mulch. Sustainable Mulch Management Newsletter. May 2023. p. 3-4. Available at https://smallfruits.wsu.edu/documents/2023/05/sustainable-mulch-management-newsletter-may-2023.pdf/
Presentations
- Dort University Eco-Ag Field Trip. July 19, 2022. Mount Vernon, WA
- Washington State Commission of Pesticide Registration Tour. July 26, 2022
- NDSU Absaraka Horticultural Research Field Day. September 15, 2022
- 33rd Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops Meeting, Oct 9-12, 2022, Bozeman, MT.
- DeVetter, Lisa. Hydromulching for Sustainable Agriculture. Washington Small Fruit Conference, Nov 29, 2022, Lynden, WA.
- Gramig G, Ahmad A, Bajwa D, DeVetter L, Durado A, Formiga A, Galinato S, Weyers S. 2023. Liquid-applied Cellulosic Mulches for Weed Suppression in Day-Neutral Strawberry. Western Society of Weed Science 23rd Annual Meeting, February 27-March 2, Boise ID (116).
- Weiss, Ben. 2023. Hydromulching for sustainable agriculture. Skagit County Berry Workshop. March 10, 2023.
- Weiss, Ben. 2023. Hyromulching for sustainable agriculture. Snohomish and King County Fruit Society Meeting. March 25, 2023.
- NDSU ‘Spring Fever’ Webinar series, April 3, 2023
- American Society for Horticultural Science, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2023, Orlando, Florida
- NDSU Absaraka Horticultural Research Field Day 2023, date TBD
Funding
This project was funded in 2021 by the Organic Research and Extension Initiative grant, part of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Grant number 2021-51300-34909.