Efficacy of Various Mechanical Weeding Methods—Single and in Combination—In Terms of Different Field Conditions and Weed Densities

• Published in: Agronomy (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 10; p. 2084
• Main Authors: Naruhn, Georg-Peter, Peteinatos, Gerassimos G., Butz, Andreas F., Möller, Kurt, Gerhards, Roland
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2021
• Subjects: Agricultural practices; agronomy; Automation; Control methods; Density; Environmental policy; Experiments; Farming; Farming systems; Germany; Harrowing; Herbicides; hoeing; mechanical methods; mechanical weed control; pea; Peas; Public awareness; R&D; Radiation; Regulation; Research & development; Sensors; soybean; Soybeans; Triticum aestivum; Weather; Weed control; Weeds; Wheat; Winter wheat; Germany

Public awareness and environmental policies have increased interest in applying non-herbicide weed control methods in conventional farming systems. Even though mechanical weed control has been used for centuries in agricultural practice, continuous developments—both in terms of implements and automa...