Clipping weeds above crop canopy reduces subsequent seedling recruitment

dc.contributor.author	Johnson, E.N.
dc.contributor.author	Hultgreen, G.E.
dc.date.accessioned	2018-09-01T04:08:14Z
dc.date.available	2018-09-01T04:08:14Z
dc.date.issued	2002-02-20
dc.description.abstract	Weed control is a challenge for organic growers. Organic producers rely on crop rotation, cultural practices, and mechanical weed control to control weeds. Some organic producers have experimented with clipping weeds above the canopy of short stature crops such as lentil or flax. A project was initiated in 1999 to develop or modify equipment for weed clipping and to evaluate whether the practice improved crop yield and/or reduced weed seedling recruitment the following growing season. At Scott, a field experiment was conducted over two years where clipping at various stages of weed development was evaluated. The clipping was done above a lentil crop canopy with a gas-powered hedge trimmer. The Prairie Agriculture Machinery Institute at Humboldt modified the cutting component of a self-propelled swather and carried out field trials on four farmer’s fields.	en_US
dc.description.version	Non-Peer Reviewed
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10388/9794
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Soils and Crops Workshop
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/	*
dc.title	Clipping weeds above crop canopy reduces subsequent seedling recruitment	en_US
dc.type	Poster Presentation	en_US

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