Four cultivations of cotton [Gossypium hirsutum L. 'Stoneville 213'] alone failed to reduce green weed biomass or increase seed cotton yields above that of the no weed control treatment, and thus ...

URBANA, Ill. - Weeds are a major scourge for organic growers, who often must invest in multiple control methods to protect crop yields. A relatively new weed control method known as abrasive weeding, ...

While a healthy garden starts with healthy soil, there's one time-tested task used to improve soil aeration that may actually ...

WESTMINSTER, Colorado – 17 July 2025 – A recently published article in the journal Weed Science shows electric control technologies can eradicate weeds just as effectively as herbicides or mechanical ...

Standard weed control methods, such as herbicides and the use of machines, can damage the environment, but Cambridge University researchers have found "weed-zapping technologies" that use electricity ...

In weed control, there are many reasons herbicide applications fail, but the primary one is timing. Most pasture and hay meadow herbicides depend upon foliar absorption to be effective and don’t have ...

Get ahead of weeds by tilling early, removing perennials by the root, and mulching well before planting to stop summer weeds before they sprout. Use methods like hand-pulling, hoeing, newspaper or ...

Weeding under this method is done by generat­ing intense heat through torch that scorches the leaves of the weeds. Over the last few weeks, farmers have been discussing on social media how weeds have ...

A 3-yr field study was conducted to determine the effect of a biological control agent, Sclerotinia minor Jagger, and a common herbicide, Killex, on the population dynamics of dandelion and other ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association and its partners are hosting the first in a series of in-person workshops to discuss potential solutions to the spread of aquatic ...

Following a thorough analysis and significant public input, in 2022 the Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association (TKPOA) began a project to test innovative methods to control the aquatic invasive weeds ...

A new Weed Science Society of America research article shows weed-zapping technologies to be equally effective as herbicides and mechanical control methods Miranda Slaven (left) and Catherine Borger ...