Optimization of the Adjustment of a Vertical Axis Rotary Brush Weeder for Intra-Row Weed Control in Row Crops
✍ Scribed by B. Melander
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 615 KB
- Volume
- 68
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-8634
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✦ Synopsis
Mechanical intra-row (within the row) weeding is important in non-herbicidal growing systems as it reduces time-consuming hand-weeding . Brush weeding , with brushes placed on a vertical rotating axis is a new method of intra-row weeding . It can be operated in two dif ferent ways determined by the direction of brush rotation . The one is primarily uprooting the weeds , while the other one is mainly co ering them with soil . In this study , the optimal adjustment of this weeder was studied in two field experiments both sown with onions in rows . Both the intra-row weeding ef fect and the ef fect on crop yield were measured .