Recent Weed Control, Weed Management, and Integrated Weed Management

• Published in: Weed technology Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11
• Main Authors: Harker, K. Neil, O'Donovan, John T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lawrence The Weed Science Society of America 01.01.2013; Weed Science Society of America; Cambridge University Press
• Subjects: Agricultural management; Alternative weed control; Alternatives; arable soils; Australia; biological control; Biology; Canada; chemical control; chemical weed control; Chemicals; crop production; Crop rotation; Cropping systems; cultural weed control; Discipline; Ecology; EDITORIAL; environmental impact; evolution; farms; herbicide-resistant weeds; Herbicides; integrated cropping systems; integrated pest management; integrated weed management; management systems; methodology; Netherlands; New Zealand; physical weed control; population; preventative weed control; R&D; Research & development; Research methods; Research universities; Science; scientists; Studies; Sustainable agriculture; Switzerland; Technology; United States; Weed control; weed resistance to herbicides; Weed science; Weeds; New Zealand; Canada; Netherlands; Australia; United States; Switzerland

Integrated weed management (IWM) can be defined as a holistic approach to weed management that integrates different methods of weed control to provide the crop with an advantage over weeds. It is practiced globally at varying levels of adoption from farm to farm. IWM has the potential to restrict we...