Volume 3, Issue 3
مرور بر اساس
ارسال های اخیر
-
Chemical and molecular characteristics of winter oilseed rape (<i>Brassica napus</i> L.) volunteers from the soil seed bank
(Sami Publishing Company (SPC), 2020-09-01)Oilseed rape (OSR) has one of the highest potential for gene flow through seed and pollen. Volunteer plants are one of the most important sources of contamination of OSR crop of different quality cultivars. The aim of this ...
-
Temporal deployment of cultivar mixture suppresses weed and enhances rice yield
(Sami Publishing Company (SPC), 2020-09-01)Growing two or more cultivars of same crop species in mixture reduces intra-specific competition for natural resources and increases competitive ability of crops against weed growth and thus enhances crop yield. The objective ...
-
Influence of Weed Management Practices on Weed Dynamics and Productivity of Maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) in Sierra Leone
(Sami Publishing Company (SPC), 2020-09-01)A two-year (2017 and 2018) field trials was conducted in the School of Agriculture, Njala University, Sierra Leone, to evaluate weed management practices on weed dynamics and productivity of maize. The experimental trials ...
-
Weed suppressing ability and performance of common crop residues for sustainable weed management
(Sami Publishing Company (SPC), 2020-09-01)Application of crop residues can be a good option for organic and sustainable weed management in rice. Consequently, the use of crop residues can suppress weed emergence and weed biomass. A study was conducted in two ...
-
Seed germination and seedling growth of some crops and weed seeds under different environmental conditions
(Sami Publishing Company (SPC), 2020-09-01)Seed germination of some crops (Brassica campestris and Triticum aestivum) and weed seeds (Ageratum conyzoides, Bidens pilosa, Cyperus rotundus and Galinsoga parviflora) ...
-
Performance of different herbicides and their combinations on weed control, growth and yield parameters of onion (<i>Allium cepa</i> L.)
(Sami Publishing Company (SPC), 2020-09-01)Two experiments were carried out to study the efficacy of herbicides with different rates for controlling broadleaf and narrow leaves weeds, growth and yield parameters of onion. The treatments of herbicides applied include ...
-
Weeds, Pollinators, and Parasitoids - Using Weeds for Insect Manipulation in Agriculture
(Sami Publishing Company (SPC), 2020-09-01)The use of weeds as insectary plants is an emerging management tactic by agroecologists to sustain beneficial insect species. Fallow lands have always been used by insects, and are an important part of their diet in ...
-
Allelopathic potential of <i>Lantana camara</i> for weed control in cowpea (<i>Vigna unguiculata</i> L. Walp)
(Sami Publishing Company (SPC), 2020-09-01)Smallholder farmers have challenges of weed control and mostly they use cultural control methods because chemical control with herbicides is usually costly. However, Lantana camara L. is known to be allelopathic ...
-
Weed density and control efficiency of different weed control methods in transplanted rice in Nepal
(Sami Publishing Company (SPC), 2020-09-01)This study was performed to evaluate the weed density and weed control efficiency (WCE) on transplanted rice under different treatments at a farmer's field, Bhanu-11, Rupakot, Nepal during Rainy season of 2017. Ten treatments ...
-
Response of lowland weeds and direct-seeded lowland rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.) to varying herbicide and surfactant dose mixtures
(Sami Publishing Company (SPC), 2020-09-01)Herbicide efficacy could be enhanced by herbicide combinations and addition of surfactants. These substances improve absorption of herbicides by lowering the surface tension of spray droplets resulting in increased area ...
