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2. Weed control - Wikipedia

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   Weed control is a type of pest control, which attempts to stop or reduce growth of weeds, especially noxious weeds, with the aim of reducing their competition with desired flora and fauna including domesticated plants and livestock, and in natural settings preventing non native species competing with native species.

3. Fire-stick farming - Wikipedia

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   Regular firing favoured not only fire-tolerant or fire-resistant plants, but also encouraged those animals which were favoured by more open country. On this basis, it is clear that Aboriginal burning, in many areas at least, did affect the "natural" ecosystem, producing a range of vegetation associations which would maximise productivity in ...

4. Stale seed bed - Wikipedia

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   The stale seed bed technique of weed control was developed before herbicide use began. It reduces the soil's seed bank or quantity by allowing the weed seeds both opportunity and time to germinate, sprout, and appear before the intended crop is planted. Once the weeds appear, they are easily eliminated by various methods that minimize further ...

5. Herbicide - Wikipedia

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   Herbicides (US: / ˈ ɜːr b ɪ s aɪ d z /, UK: / ˈ h ɜːr-/), also commonly known as weed killers, are substances used to control undesired plants, also known as weeds. [1] Selective herbicides control specific weed species while leaving the desired crop relatively unharmed, while non-selective herbicides (sometimes called "total weed ...

6. The Best Time To Apply Weed Killer To A Lawn, According To ...

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   Or head straight for a weed killer to eliminate these unwanted plants. Weed killers or herbicides are made with chemicals that can be harmful to people, wildlife, and the environment.

7. Push–pull agricultural pest management - Wikipedia

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   Desmodium also controls the parasitic weed, Striga, resulting in significant yield increases of about 2 tonnes/hectare (0.9 short tons per acre) per cropping season. [ citation needed ] In addition to benefits derived from increased nitrogen availability and competition for light, it was found that D. uncinatum strongly suppresses striga growth ...