Carrot Common Weeds and Weed Management
Weed Control in Carrot Production Weeds pose a significant challenge in carrot farming due to the crop’s slow growth and delicate, feathery leaves, which provide little shade to suppress weeds. […]
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Pest, Disease and Weed Management
What is Glyphosate (RoundUp)? Understanding Its Role, Controversies and Alternatives
RoundUp is a well-known systemic herbicide with glyphosate as its primary active ingredient. Originally developed by Monsanto (now owned by Bayer), RoundUp has significantly contributed to the company’s multi-billion-dollar profits. […]
Pest, Disease and Weed Management
Potato Weed Management Practices in Kenya
Management of weeds is crucial in potato production; if not properly managed, weeds can lead to significant crop yield reduction and can host pests, diseases, and viruses (that can be […]
Pest, Disease and Weed Management
Echinochloa: How to control one of the most economically important weeds globally
The Echinochloa genus (barnyard grasses) is native to tropical and warm temperate regions. Plants of that genus are spread worldwide, able to establish and grow in various environments, and survive a great […]
Pest, Disease and Weed Management
How to fight the current alarming invasion of the Parthenium weed?
Parthenium genus includes a minimum of 15 described species. Today, one of the Parthenium species, the P. hysterophorus, has become a very noxious weed for many farmers in Africa and Asia. Coming from North America, this species invaded the Asian […]
Pest, Disease and Weed Management
Weed resistance to herbicides and how to manage it
How herbicide-resistant weeds occur – The mechanisms behind herbicide resistance Herbicide resistance (HR) is “the selected, heritable ability of some weed biotypes to survive the application of the recommended dose […]
Thesaurus of Sustainability
What are the broad-spectrum pesticides?
Pesticides that cause toxicity to a wide range of organisms are called broad-spectrum pesticides. In contrast, selective pesticides attack a narrow range of organisms (bugs, broadleaf weeds, and oomycetes). Their […]
Pigeon pea
Weed Management in Pigeon Pea Farming
Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) is also known as red gram or arhar dal. It is an important leguminous crop cultivated for its protein-rich seeds and numerous health benefits. However, like […]
Wheat
Weed Management in Wheat Farming
The wheat crop can be infested with a great variety of weed species. This is because it grows under diverse agroclimatic conditions, different irrigation methods, different tillage systems, and crop […]
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