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Carrot Common Weeds and Weed Management

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. […]

What is Glyphosate (RoundUp) Understanding Its Role, Controversies and Alternatives

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. […]

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 […]

Echinochloa How to control one of the most economically important weeds globally

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 […]

How to fight the current alarming invasion of the Parthenium weed

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 […]

Weed resistance to herbicides and how to manage it

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 […]

broad spectrum pesticides

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 […]

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 […]

Weed Management in Wheat Farming

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 […]