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    ArmenPress
    Nov. 3, 2004

    HOME-MADE VINEGAR PROVES EFFECTIVE IN CONTROLLING WEEDS

    YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 3, ARMENPRESS: The Marketing Assistant Project
    (MAP), administered by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Yerevan
    office, said two groups of fresh herb growers recently participated in
    an experiment that has profound implications for improving crop
    management.
    They sprayed their own commonly made household vinegar (acidic acid)
    on weeds in their plots of tarragon and within one hour saw dramatic
    results: the weeds that they normally must remove by hand hoeing every
    10 days were rapidly dying.
    "The results are simply dramatic" was the reaction of Alvard
    Tovmasyan and the 10 women of Nalbandian Village who witnessed the
    demonstration. The participants in Mrgashat Village echoed the same
    reaction. Four concentrations of vinegar were demonstrated: 6%, 10 %,
    15%, and 20%.
    Dr. Sergey Yeritsyan of the Armenian Agricultural Academy (AAA)
    carefully prepared them. Growers under the supervision of Dr. Hrant
    Terlemezyan did the actual spraying. Nuneh Sarukhanyan of Agrogitaspir
    served as extension leader for the project.
    According to Sarukhanyan, the random plot findings showed that
    vinegar concentrations of 15% and 20% had the most immediate effect on
    weeds. However, spray drift caused slight damage to the tarragon. The
    10% and homemade 6% concentrated vinegar worked slower and also proved
    effective, however they caused no damage to the tarragon crop.
    The idea for the demonstration came from Paul Sommers and Felix
    Vardarian of USDA/MAP. "The idea was to validate research conducted by
    the USDA National Research Center at Beltsville under Armenian
    conditions," said Mr. Sommers." Vinegar is bio-safe, low cost, and is
    traditionally made by farm families. This successful exercise has great
    implications for reducing one of the most labor demanding and costly
    aspects of growing quality crops-weeds.
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