Not exact matches
The industry claims that this farming system requires less skills and knowledge than the conventional farming system because farmers do not have to select among a range of herbicide active ingredients, carefully
time their herbicide application and apply other non-chemical
control practices such as plowing, deep tillage or manual
weeding.
Since the
timing of
weed emergence and seed persistence in the soil can influence the selection of effective
weed control practices, researchers conducted a two - year study to explore kochia emergence patterns and seed persistence.
In
controlled studies, exposure to the
weed killer paraquat or the fungicides maneb and mancozeb was associated with two
times the risk of developing the disease.