Organic weed control

Gut, D. and Weibel, F.P. (2005). Integrated and organic weed control in pome and stone fruit , in Tromp J., Webster A.D. and Wertheim S J. Fundamentals of Temperate Zone Tree Fruit Production, Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands, 372-377. 

Beveridge, L.E. and Naylor, R.E.L. 1999. Options for organic weed control - what farmers do. In Marshal, G. (ed.) Weeds. Proceedings of the 1999 Brighton Conference. -15-18 November 1999. British Grop Protection Council, Surrey, pp. 939-944. 

Metal Organics and Inorganics. The metal organic herbicides are arsenicals used for the selective, post-emergence control of grass and broadleaved weeds in cropland and noncroplands. These herbicides are particularly usehil for weed control in cotton and turf crops (2,296,294). CacodyUc acid is a contact herbicide used for nonselective weed control in cropland and noncropland (299). Ammonium sulfamate [7773-06-0] (AMS) is an inorganic herbicide used for control of woody plants and herbaceous perennials (2). 

Compared to the preventative strategies described above, weed control is thought to have a relatively minor effect on Fusarium infection and mycotoxin levels in grain, but there are few studies available. However, it should be noted that weed density is often higher in organic farming systems and that certain weeds can act as alternative hosts for Fusarium. For example, Fusarium contamination has been detected by Meier (2003) especially on climbing... 

Application methods Usually as water spray or in liquid fertilizers applied preemergence, but also may be applied preplant or postemergence. Rates of 2-4 pounds/acre (2.24-4.48 kg/ha) are effective for most situations higher rates are used for nonselective weed control, and on high organic soils... 

Paraquat is used to control aquatic weeds. It also passes into aquatic environments through rain, where it is rapidly accumulated by aquatic organisms, especially fish (Gabryelak and Klekot 1985). Paraquat applied to control aquatic weeds is accumulated by aquatic macrophytes and algae, and it is adsorbed to sediments and suspended materials. Initial applications of 1 to 5 mg/L in the water column are usually not detectable under field conditions after 8 to 27 days (Summers 1980). The half-time persistence of paraquat in water column at normal doses for weed control (i.e., 0.5 to 1.0 mg/L) was 36 h less than 0.01 mg/L was detectable in 2 weeks (Calderbank 1975). In solution, paraquat was subject to photodecomposition and microbial metabolism, degrading to methylamine... 

Stapleton JJ, Molinar RH, Lynn-Patterson K, Me Feeters SK, Shrestha A (2005) Soil solarization provides weed control for limited-resource and organic growers in warmer climates. Calif Agric 59 84-89... 

Providing weed suppression through the use of allelopathic cover crops is an important method of weed control in organic farming and it is one of the best possibilities of allelopathy application (Sullivan 2003a). Besides, growing of cover... 

On weed-free ground, a loose mulch, 4 in (10 cm) deep, will provide effective weed control. Any weeds that may appear are easily removed. An organic, biodegradable material is the preferred organic option as a bonus, this sort of mulch will attract beetles, centipedes, and other pest-eating creatures that enjoy the dark, moist conditions. 

Organic farming systems rely more on mechanical weed control and in certain crops on considerably more intensive soil tillage as the use of synthetic herbicides is prohibited. This can have negative effects on other key species of soil meso-fauna, i.e. a reduction of population of Collembola with organic cultivation (Krogh 1994). 

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