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"Utilising Crop Residues to Control Weeds" Jones, E. et al. 1998
... changes in the weed flora on a given site (Holt and LeBaron 1990). Retention of crop residues in conservation tillage systems is recognised as providing several benefits including improved soil conservation and ... effects of the residue (Figure 1). Numbers of target weeds did not indicate a consistent crop treatment effect (Table 1). Table 1. Mean number of target weeds surviving to flowering stage ...
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Plant Pathology: Disease Management: Cultural Management Practices
... the value of planting mixed cultivars, which incorporate a range of resistances. The destruction of crop residues, which can harbour many pathogens, by burying, burning or removal is an important practice ... density. Tillage can also influence nutrient release in the soil and can generally benefit the crop. Farming practices have moved away from regular tillage, reducing damage to roots and spread of ...
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OSU Extension Service and Agricultural Research Station News
... Ornamental and Shade Trees, (FS 103) downloading and ordering information given. Buckwheat is good summer cover crop for home gardens Buckwheat is a fast-growing, warm-season, succulent, broad-leafed annual plant that ... gardeners. Not only are fruits and vegetables plentiful - so are the leftovers of the season. Crop residues such as leaves, nutshells, mint hay and fruit pomace can be used as mulch, ...
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Crop Diseases in Wheat 1 (Purdue University)
... ). Fungal fruiting bodies (pseudothecia) are visible as dark raised specks on wheat straw. Conditions: Disease is favored by prolonged wet periods. Inoculum Survival: Infected crop residues. Inoculum Dispersal: Airborne spores. Management: Crop rotation, tolerant or resistant cultivars, destruction of wheat stubble, fungicides. Click on an image to display it in larger detail. Index, Search or Top ...
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Crop Diseases in Wheat 2 (Purdue University)
... specks (pycnidia) visible in rows in mature lesions. Conditions: Cool, wet, windy weather favors S. tritici development. Warm wet weather favors S. nodorum. Inoculum Survival: Infected crop residues, seed, voluteer wheat, some grassy weed hosts. Inoculum Dispersal: Seedborne spores. Management: Pathogen-free seed, fungicide seed treatment, resistant cultivars, crop rotatation, foliar fungicides. ...
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Myzus persicae
... hot, dry weather. Cultural Control This aphid develops on crop and non-crop hosts. Thus it is important to remove crop residues and weed hosts prior to planting new crops. Biological ... , Distribution, Hosts, Parasites, etc. Volume 5, Homoptera: Aphididae. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 464 pages. OCT/1991. M-PERSIC RELATED LINKS Back To: Crop Master Menu Knowledge Master Home Pest Search
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Liriomyza sativae
... -leaf weeds. These plants can serve as reservoirs for pest. Removal or destruction of all crop residues is an important control tactic that is overlooked. Host ResistancE Some plant varieties appear ... abamectin (Avid) are effective against this leafminer pest. Both of the insecticide products have limited crop registrations and must not be used on unregistered crops. The pest is highly resistant to ...
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Publication: Choosing the Right Tillage System for Row Crop Production
... compaction and sealing with reduced infiltration. Raindrop splashes then move soil particles downhill, and runoff increases. Crop residue protects the soil from these raindrop effects. The volume and velocity of the flowing ... reduced tillage. Corn ear disease and stalk rot pathogens of corn and sorghum survive in crop residues, but stalk rot of grain sorghum was found to be much less with reduced ...
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Publication: Ecofarming: Spring Row Crop Planing and Weed Control in Winter Wheat Stubble
... surface for good germination. The exception would be when there is a small amount of crop residue and a dry fall, winter and spring. At the surface, damp stubble can be ... than in untilled soil. Planter Characteristics and Performance Manufacturers have developed planter attachments to handle crop residues, including wheat stubble. The most effective have been the spider wheel residue movers. These ...
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Making the Transition from Conventional to Organic Farming Using Conservation Tillage in Florida
... Ready crops) and using conservation tillage or no-tillage with cover crops, converting to organic crop production may seem like a step backwards in soil and water conservation and environmental stewardship. ... till planting into residue. (Courtesy G. Hoyt) Figure 3. Corn in residue from the previous crop. Residues prevent soil erosion and preserve soil moisture. Small-grain cover crops can be planted ...
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