Tillage management: weed control

This week, Andy Doyle looks at weeds as part of the tillage management notes with many clean crops looking dirty in recent weeks due to them.

13 July 2017

Many clean crops have come to look quite dirty in recent weeks, as grassweeds, poppy and cleavers grow over the top.

Take a mental note of these areas for extra cultivation post harvest and additional vigilance next year.

Rotation is a key tool for grass weed control because it provides different planting seasons and different chemical tools.

Cultural control must be part of the strategy to control weeds.

Stubble cultivation helps encourage more weeds to grow prior to crop establishment, thus decreasing weed-seed number in the soil.

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