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Non-Chemical Weed Management in Vegetables by Using Cover Crops: A Review [PDF]

, 2020
Vegetables are a substantial part of our lives and possess great commercial and nutritional value. Weeds not only decrease vegetable yield but also reduce their quality. Non-chemical weed control is important both for the organic production of vegetables
Khawar Jabran, Zandstra, Bernard H., Bernard H. Zandstra, Firat Pala, Jabran, Khawar, Husrev Mennan, Mennan, Husrev, Pala, Firat   +7 more
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The combination of organic and inorganic fertilizers influence the weed growth, productivity and soil fertility of monsoon rice.

PLoS ONE, 2022
Synthetic fertilizer and herbicides encompass the largest share in nutrient and weed management on food grain crops that create serious environmental issues.
Dibakar Ghosh, Koushik Brahmachari, Milan Skalický, Dibakar Roy, Anupam Das, Sukamal Sarkar, Debojyoti Moulick, Marián Brestič, Vaclav Hejnak, Pavla Vachova, Mohamed M Hassan, Akbar Hossain   +11 more
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Cultivating change: A review of progressive technologies in weed detection and management [PDF]

Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture
Weed infestation poses a critical challenge to sustainable agriculture, leading to significant crop yield losses and escalating the use of chemical herbicides, which contribute to environmental degradation and health risks.
S. Christinal Infanta, T. Selvakumar, T. Ragavan, K. R. V. Sathya Sheela, C. Bharathi   +4 more
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Cultural Practices and Mechanical Weed Control for the Management of a Low-Diversity Weed Community in Spinach

Diversity, 2021
Low-diversity weed communities are dominated by few species that are highly competitive to crops. The management of such weed communities should rely upon sustainable cultural and non-chemical practices, especially in crops such as spinach (Spinacia ...
Ioannis Gazoulis, Panagiotis Kanatas, Nikolaos Antonopoulos   +2 more
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Assessment of Weeds of Cassava and Farmers’ Management Practices in Nigeria

Tropicultura, 2019
Competition from weeds is an obstacle to profitable cassava production. Knowledge of weed species negatively affecting productivity is essential for effective management.
F. Ekeleme, G. Atser, A. Dixon, S. Hauser, D. Chikoye, P. M. Olorunmaiye, G. Sokoya, J. Alfred, Moses C. Okwusi, D.S. Korieocha, Adeyemi O. Olojede, Toye Ayankanmi, S.T.O. Lagoke   +12 more
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Survey of Weed Management Practices in Direct-Seeded Rice in North-West Cambodia

, 2021
Two-hundred rice farming households from eight lowland rice villages in North-West Cambodia were surveyed in 2020 to determine changes in farmers’ knowledge, weed management practices and weed seed contamination in seed kept for sowing.
Sophea Yous, Robert Martin, Sokunroth Chhun, Ratha Rien, Chariya Korn, Pao Srean   +5 more
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Can Commercial Low-Cost Drones and Open-Source GIS Technologies Be Suitable for Semi-Automatic Weed Mapping for Smart Farming? A Case Study in NE Italy

Remote Sensing, 2021
Weed management is a crucial issue in agriculture, resulting in environmental in-field and off-field impacts. Within Agriculture 4.0, adoption of UASs combined with spatially explicit approaches may drastically reduce doses of herbicides, increasing ...
Pietro Mattivi, Salvatore Eugenio Pappalardo, Nebojša Nikolić, Luca Mandolesi, Antonio Persichetti, Massimo De Marchi, Roberta Masin   +6 more
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Opinions and Perceptions on Sustainable Weed Management: A Comparison between Greek and Tunisian Farmers

Proceedings
Societal awareness, demand for innovative food systems and increasing herbicide resistance have induced policy, regulatory and research actions towards the adoption of sustainable weed management, which is based on sustainable, integrated and ecological ...
Efstratios Michalis, Ahmed Yangui, Athanasios Ragkos, Mohamed Kharrat, Dimosthenis Chachalis   +4 more
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ANALYSIS OF THE PADDY FARMERS’ KNOWLEDGE ABOUT INTEGRATED WEED MANAGEMENT (IWM) [PDF]

Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2020
In the recent years chemical control of weeds has become a dominant method of weed control. The heavy use of these chemicals has had a negative impact on the environment and human health.
Iman SAYADMANSOUR, Mohammad Sadegh EBRAHIMI   +1 more
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A Roadmap for Sustainable Disease, Pest, and Weed Management

IECAG 2023, 2023
Effective disease, pest, and weed control are essential for achieving sustainable agricultural practices. The ever-growing global population, coupled with the increasing demand for food, poses a significant challenge to agriculture systems globally. To address this challenge sustainably, farmers must employ effective disease, pest, and weed control ...
Frank Yeboah Adusei, Mavis Afriyie Adusei, Benjamin Lartey   +2 more
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