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Hand weeding tools in vegetable production systems: an agronomic, ergonomic and economic evaluation
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2022 Hand weeding is a common method of weed control on vegetable farms, especially in developing countries. It requires considerable physical labour and is a significant economic burden, yet comparative studies on hand weeding tools are rare.
Sita Tiwari +7 more
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Design, Construct and Evaluation of a Single Row Hand-Pushed Mechanical Weed Control Machine
Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2021 Weed control is one of the major problems in crop and vegetable production in Nigeria. Most of the peasant farmers use manual weeders in their cultivation, a process that is costly, labour intensive and time consuming. The process does not also give the
A. Saleh, M.L. Suleiman
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Interaction Effect of Cover Crop Residues and Hand Weeding of Weeds on Iceberg Lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. Iceberg) Yield [PDF]
Ikufīziyuluzhī-i Giyāhān-i Zirā̒ī, 2022 High quality standards in vegetables is one of the most important expectation of consumers presence of weeds would also reduce the quantity and quality of crops produced. Use of cover crops could be an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional
Fatemeh Ahmadnia +2 more
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Utilizing Silage Tarps, S-metolachlor, and Hand-Weeding for Weed Management in Transplanted Onions
HortTechnologySmall farms play a crucial role in food security and agricultural diversity in the United States. Small-scale onion (Allium cepa) production faces unique challenges because of the crop’s susceptibility to weed competition.
Josué Cerritos-García +4 more
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Peanut Science, 2014 ABSTRACT Previous research has shown that mechanical cultivation is the most effective and affordable method of weed control in organic peanut production. However, growers are in need of more information on specific integrated cultivation regimes for effective season-long weed control with minimal hand-weeding requirements.
R S Tubbs
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Assessment of mechanical weeders in paddy fields: A study on operational effectiveness in Bangladesh [PDF]
HeliyonRice is a vital crop for food security in Bangladesh, occupying 75 % of its agricultural land. Weed management is crucial for maintaining rice yields because weeds compete for nutrients, water, and space, leading to yield losses ranging from 15 % to 60 %.
Subrata Paul +4 more
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Effect of hand weeding and chemical treatments on weed flora in Potato crop
International Journal of Horticulture and Food Science, 2022 Najla Sayari +2 more
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Science Journal of University of Zakho, 2023 The use of expired herbicides to suppress weeds growth is becoming prevalent among farmers. Hence the need to investigate and compare the effect of expired and non-expired pendimethalin and hand weeding on weed suppression, growth, yield and composition ...
Amudalat Lawal +5 more
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The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2020 A field experiment was conducted during 2016-17 and 2017-18 at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, to study the effect of integrated weed management on weed species, yield and economics of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) grown under chemical and non-chemical ...
VARSHA GUPTA +3 more
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Effect of weed management on the growth and yield performances of boro rice cultivars
Journal of Agriculture, Food and Environment, 2020 An experiment was conducted at the Agronomy Field Laboratory, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensinghduring the period from December 2017 through May 2018 to evaluate the effect of weed management practices on the ...
M. A. Salam
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