Chapter 1 - Cultural techniques to control weeds in Conservation Agriculture systems: Francisco Skora Neto, No-till Brazilian Federation (FEBRAPDP)/ formerly Agronomic Institute of Parana (IAPAR), Brazil
1 Introduction
2 Cultural methods: occupation of space
3 Cultural methods: reduction of the presence of competing species
4 Organic agriculture
5 Case study
6 Conclusion and future trends
7 Where to look for further information
8 References
Chapter taken from: Basch, G., Gonz¡lez-Sanchez, E., Geraghty, J., Eslami, S. V., Duiker, S. W., Mkomwa, S. and Bartz, M. (eds.), Weed management in Conservation Agriculture systems, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 20125 (ISBN 978 1 80146 784 1)
Chapter 2 - Developments in physical weed control: Eric R. Gallandt, University of Maine, USA; Daniel Brainard, Michigan State University, USA; and Bryan Brown, University of Maine, USA
1 Introduction
2 Tillage
3 Physical weed control: overview
4 Tools, weeds and soil conditions
5 Weed-crop selectivity
6 Fundamental problems with cultivation
7 Future research priorities
8 Where to look for further information
9 References
Chapter taken from: Zimdahl, R. L. (ed.), Integrated weed management for sustainable agriculture, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2017, (ISBN 978 1 78676 164 4)
Chapter 3 - Flame weeding techniques: Stevan Z. Knezevic, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
1 Introduction
2 Flaming specifications, effectiveness and equipment
3 Weed response to heat
4 Uses of flame weeding
5 Advantages, disadvantages and environmental impacts
6 Future research and practical recommendations
7 Where to look for further information
8 References
Chapter taken from: Zimdahl, R. L. (ed.), Integrated weed management for sustainable agriculture, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2017, (ISBN 978 1 78676 164 4)
Chapter 4 - Thermal weed control in Conservation Agriculture systems: Bernhard Streit and Martin V. Bauer, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
1 Introduction
2 Thermal weed control: general aspects
3 Flame weeding
4 Electrical weed control
5 Hot water or steam used for weed control
6 Laser-based weed control
7 Conclusion
8 References
Chapter taken from: Basch, G., Gonz¡lez-Sanchez, E., Geraghty, J., Eslami, S. V., Duiker, S. W., Mkomwa, S. and Bartz, M. (eds.), Weed management in Conservation Agriculture systems, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 20125 (ISBN 978 1 80146 784 1)
Chapter 5 - Advances in mechanical weed control technologies: Bo Melander and Margaret R. McCollough, Aarhus University, Denmark;
1 Introduction
2 The mechanisms of mechanical weed control
3 Full-width cultivation
4 Inter-row cultivation
5 Intra-row cultivation
6 Future trends and conclusion
7 Where to look for further information
8 References
Chapter taken from: Kudsk, P. (ed.), Advances in integrated weed management, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2022, (ISBN 978 1 78676 745 5)
