Non-Chemical Weed Control for Plant Health and Environment: Ecological Integrated Weed Management (EIWM)
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Pavlović, Danijela
Vrbničanin, Sava

Anđelković, Ana
Božić, Dragana
Rajković, Miloš
Malidža, Goran
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Herbicide application has long been considered the most efficient weed control method in agricultural production worldwide. However, long-term use of agrochemicals has numerous negative effects on crops and the environment. Bearing in mind these negative impacts, the EU strategy for withdrawing many herbicides from use, and modern market demands for the production of healthy and safe food, there is a need for developing new effective, sustainable, and ecological weed control measures. To bring a fresh perspective on this topic, this paper aims to describe the most important non-chemical weed control strategies, including ecological integrated weed management (EIWM), limiting weed seed bank, site-specific weed management, mechanical weeding, mulching, crop competitiveness, intercropping, subsidiary crops, green manure, and bioherbicides.
Keywords:
bioherbicides / crop competitiveness / green manure / intercropping / mechanical weeding / mulching / subsidiary cropsSource:
Agronomy, 12, 5, 1091-Publisher:
- MDPI
Funding / projects:
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia, Grant no. 200010 (Institute for Plant Protection and Environment, Belgrade) (RS-200010)
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia, Grant no. 200116 (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture) (RS-200116)
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia, Grant no. 200032 (Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad) (RS-200032)