Tag Archives: weed management

Narrowing maize yield gaps in the rainfed plateau region of Odisha

The low average maize yield in the state of Odisha is associated with nutrient-depleted lateritic soils, high monsoon rainfall variability coupled with...

Weeds and their responses to management efforts in a changing climate

Climate change is likely to have huge impacts on the problematic weeds and their management. Therefore, continuous research is needed to formulate new...

Continuous practice of conservation agriculture for 3–5 years in intensive rice-based cropping patterns reduces soil weed seedbank

Conservation agriculture (CA) has a major influence on the relative abundance of weed species, while weed control is perceived as one of the most challenging...

Interactive effect of weeding regimes, rice cultivars, and seeding rates influence the rice-weed competition under dry direct-seeded condition

The rice production method, dry direct seeding (DSR), is the alternate option for the successful cultivation of aus rice where irrigation water is scarce...

Climate-smart agriculture practices influence weed density and diversity in cereal-based agri-food systems of western Indo-Gangetic plains

Climate-smart agriculture (CSA)-based management practices are evolving as a viable and sustainable alternative to conventional rice-wheat cropping systems...

Integrated management of weeds in direct-seeded rice in Cambodia

Weeds are a bigger problem for dry direct seeding rice (DDSR) compared to transplanting because they germinate and emerge at the same time as the rice...

An app to help African rice farmers beat weeds

AfricaRice recently launched a powerful decision-support tool, called RiceAdvice-WeedManager, to help African rice farmers find the most effective and...

Africa’s rice farmers lose millions of dollars to parasitic weeds

Rice lost to parasitic weeds would be enough to feed 4.5 million people a year. ...

Bangladeshi rice farmers learn safer, more effective management practices to combat weeds

IWM trials organized by CSISA and BRRI) during the 2016 aman cropping season to spread awareness in the proper use of herbicides and low-cost weed management...

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