Integrated Weed Management

Integrated Weed Management

1. application of mutually supportive methods

   • a pre emergence can reduce number of weeds
     • makes post emergence more effective
       • as opposed to just a post emergence

2. minimal adverse environmental impact

   • can help to prevent herbicide bans
   • adequate economic returns

3. part of ICM

4. crop nutrition

5. crop rotation

6. crop husbandry

7. variety

8. organisation and planning

9. energy

10. wildlife and conservation

11. crop protection

12. site

13. manual - hand pulling

14. mechanical - inter row

15. cultural - drill date

16. biological - glass house

17. chemical

18. reduce herbicide resistance

    • inheritable ability to survive a dose which would be lethal to the normal population