Publication Date

2024

Publisher

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia

City

Perth

Abstract

There are various methods of weed control in the pre-sowing phase, including removing weed seed numbers in the soil, fallow, stubble, and by various methods. This factsheet covers some of the methods, including:

• Burning crop residues to reduce the surface seed bank of many weeds

• Encouraging insect predation of seed

• Inversion ploughing to bury weed seeds at a depth they can’t germinate

• Autumn tickle to encourage earlier germination of weed seeds for destruction using a knockdown herbicide

• Delaying sowing to allow greater germination of weed seeds for destruction using a knockdown herbicide or cultivation, prior to crop sowing.

Number of Pages

6

Keywords

weeds, biosecurity, management

Disciplines

Agricultural Education | Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Biosecurity

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