Skip to content

CPAP

Home » Competitive crops can boost weed control

Competitive crops can boost weed control

  • by
Home-ToCPAP

Depriving weeds of sunlight and space has been proven to work as a complementary tactic to take the pressure off herbicides as the ‘heavy lifters’ of in-crop weed control.

Depriving weeds of sunlight and space has been proven to work as a complementary tactic to take the pressure off herbicides as the ‘heavy lifters’ of in-crop weed control.

As part of a five-year Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) investment project, crop competition factors are being assessed in a bid to boost weed control options for grain growers and agronomists in the northern region.

The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) evaluated the effect of crop row spacing and density on the presence and growth of common sowthistle in faba beans and chickpea, and on early emerging awnless barnyard grass in wheat.

See full article at Agropages

Loading

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *