Tag Archives: weeds

TAR VATTAR DSR: An eco-friendly weed-control and water-conservation technology for direct-seeded rice

Compared to the high cost of labor and inputs for the transplanted rice cropping system, the improved TAR VATTAR DSR technology saves farmers them about...

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...

Pest surveillance system for food security: A case study in the Philippines

Ensuring food security amidst the increasing population requires a pest surveillance system for staple food. Regularly collected pest surveillance data...

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...

Africa’s rice farmers lose $200 million annually to parasitic weeds

AfricaRice News Release Striga aspera on rice in Cote d’Ivoire. (Photo: AfricaRice) An international team of researchers representing the Africa...

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