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Mechanical weed control [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Evolution of herbicide resistance in weeds has increased the importance and scope of mechanical weed control. In many parts of the world, the efficacy of mechanical weed control has been reevaluated.
Jabran, K.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Prospects and limitations for agricultural engineering in the development of sustainable weed control methods – examples from European research [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
This paper gives a brief review of the major achievements in European research on physical weed control methods for agricultural and horticultural crops. Most of the work has emerged from an increasing awareness and concern about pesticide consumption in
Heisel, Scientist Torben   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Thermal weed control by flaming [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
The aim of this work was to study the influence of biological and technical factors on the effect of flame weeding, as a basis for reducing the energy consumption and increasing the effective ground speed required for good weed control Responses of weeds and test plants were evaluated in the field.
openaire   +1 more source

Cultivating change: A review of progressive technologies in weed detection and management [PDF]

open access: yesEmirates 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   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Advanced Non-Chemical and Close to Plant Weed Control system for Organic Agriculture [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Use of chemical has been reduced in agriculture for controlling weeds emergence. The use of alternative systems, such as cultural practices (mulching, flame, intercropping etc.) and mechanical system (hoe, tine etc.) has been introduced by various ...
Nørremark, Michael   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Hot foam: Evaluation of a new, non-chemical weed control option in perennial crops

open access: yesSmart Agricultural Technology, 2023
Hot foam applications represent a new, smart concept in the field of thermal weed control. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of hot foam and other weed control methods in two olive groves in southern Greece (Pyrgos and Kalamata).
Nikolaos Antonopoulos   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Procedures of image analysis for weed recognition in cereals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
An automatic weed recognition system is a prerequisite for site specific weed control when using weed threshold concepts. Segmentation, a preprocessing step, is applied to two- or three-dimensional images. In the following step, methods of graph matching,
Kluge, Alexander, Nordmeyer, Henning
core   +1 more source

Biological weed control [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The biological approach, as an integral part of integrated and sustainable weed control approaches, has an increasing importance and consideration due to increasing environmental and anthropogenic problems.
Uludağ, Ahmet   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Atmospheric Water Harvesting Through Polymer Hydrogel Sorbents: Materials Chemistry, Design Strategies, and Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Polymer‐based hydrogels have emerged as promising materials for atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) due to their high water affinity, tunable network structure, and excellent moisture adsorption‐desorption performance. Functional hydrogel systems enable efficient water capture and controlled release under low‐energy conditions, offering a sustainable ...
Swagata Datta   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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