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Here are some tips (based on scientific literature given below) to manage the weeds during transition from conventional to organic farming.
During and after transition periods, the weed seed bank may be reduced through cultivation, chipping and hand-weeding, interrow cultivation, straw mulch, palletized paper-waste mulch, flame weeding and the use of weed mats, crop competition, and cover crop residues, water management, solarization, and chemical controls such as acetic acid, corn gluten, and citric acid.
Other methods useful for all crops and essential for long-term weed management include a program of crop rotations, including green manure crops between cash crops, preplanting cultivation, slashing/mowing to avoid seeding, maintaining good farm hygiene, and avoiding procrastination.
Source of the article: Transition from Conventional to Organic Farming Systems: I. Challenges, Recommendations, and Guidelines for Pest Management. By Gladis M. Zinati, Department of Environmental Horticulture, 1533 Fifield Hall, Gainesville, FL 32.
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Here are some tips (based on scientific literature given below) to manage the weeds during transition from conventional to organic farming.
During and after transition periods, the weed seed bank may be reduced through cultivation, chipping and hand-weeding, interrow cultivation, straw mulch, palletized paper-waste mulch, flame weeding and the use of weed mats, crop competition, and cover crop residues, water management, solarization, and chemical controls such as acetic acid, corn gluten, and citric acid.
Other methods useful for all crops and essential for long-term weed management include a program of crop rotations, including green manure crops between cash crops, preplanting cultivation, slashing/mowing to avoid seeding, maintaining good farm hygiene, and avoiding procrastination.
Source of the article: Transition from Conventional to Organic Farming Systems: I. Challenges, Recommendations, and Guidelines for Pest Management. By Gladis M. Zinati, Department of Environmental Horticulture, 1533 Fifield Hall, Gainesville, FL 32.
Best Regards
FBAO