Ecology and Non-chemical Management of Weeds
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Weed Science and Weed Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022) | Viewed by 4660
Special Issue Editor
Interests: weed biology; process between dormancy release and emergence of weeds; weed growth; weed populations management; weed control; rare arable plant conservation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The natural process for a spare soil, such as disturbed soils for cropping, is to be colonized by plants. But when their growth interferes with the human objectives, they become weeds, which must be maintained under threshold levels to avoid yield losses. The control of weeds is probably the greatest deal for agriculture, and are mostly controlled by herbicides. But two different aspects are promoting the management of weeds with non-chemical strategies. On one hand, the rise of ecological concern in society that demand for organically grown products. On the other hand, the appearance of resistant weed species to herbicides of many modes of action, that make the application of several herbicides completely ineffective. Knowledge on the ecology of weeds can help find the weak points for each species, where an action can be performed in order to improve its management without chemical tools, while maintaining their populations under threshold values. These strategies can be valid for their application in either organic or conventional farming systems. In the present Special Issue research manuscripts that study the ecological characteristics of weeds and that seek innovative ways to manage them are invited for their publication.
Dr. Aritz Royo-Esnal
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- alternative strategies
- cover crops
- cultural control
- dormancy
- germination
- mechanical control
- phenology
- rotation
- weed biology
