The following points highlight the top five factors affecting weed-crop competition. The factors are: 1. Period of Weed-Crop Competition 2. Weed and Crop Densities 3. Weed and Crop Species 4. Cropping Practices 5. Climatic Influences. Factor # 1. Period of Weed-Crop Competition: Farmers often assume that removing the weeds any time during the growing season shall benefit the crops equally well. Substantial evidence, [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Definition of Weeds 2. Misutilisation of Weeds 3. Distribution 4. Factors Governing the Weed Composition 5. Propagation 6. Dispersal 7. Economic Uses 8. Prevention 9. Control 10. Eradication 11. Integrated Weed Management. Definition of Weeds: Jethro Tull, a Great Britain farmer, was the first person to use the term weed as a [...]
Bamboo has been traditionally in used from time immemorial, the important uses was being housing, scaffolding, ladder, fence post, tent pole, bridges, bullock cart and agricultural implements. However, bamboo is non-durable as it is liable to attack by fungi (brown-rot, white-rot, soft-rot and moulds) and also susceptible to attack by insects (termites and borers). As its natural durability is low, [...]