Sentences with phrase «weed control practices»

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.

«We wanted to document that weeds were still a significant pest to manage, that we need to maintain all the different weed control practices that we have.

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[25] However, under US federal organic standards, if pests and weeds are not controllable through management practices, nor via organic pesticides and herbicides, «a substance included on the National List of synthetic substances allowed for use in organic crop production may be applied to prevent, suppress, or control pests, weeds, or diseases.»

IFOAM President, Andre Leu, who presented a paper on «Alternative to external inputs», highlighted that organic agriculture is part of the agroecology paradigm, and that innovative and science - based methods provide the practices and inputs needed for soil nutrition, pest, disease and weed control that lead to good yields.

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.

For Fire Cider to be considered USDA Certified Organic, its ingredients are grown and processed according to federal guidelines addressing, among many factors, soil quality, animal raising practices, pest and weed control, and use of additives.

Working with scientists from five other states, Owen is comparing different weed - control practices on about 150 fields throughout the South and Midwest.

Nolte said herbicide - resistant weeds are an area where more education of growers is needed to help them better understand what weed control options are available and to continue to promote good weed - resistance management practices.

AgriLife Extension offers the opportunity to conduct field demonstrations of new technologies such as seed treatments, weed control, forage and grazing management, pesticide and herbicide resistance, and agronomic management practices including planting dates, seeding rates and nutrient management.

Instead of the traditional cultural practices of plowing land and discing or harrowing it to prepare the seedbed, and then using a mechanical cultivator to control weeds in row crops, farmers simply drill seeds directly through crop residues into undisturbed soil, controlling weeds with herbicides.