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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. Weed - Wikipedia

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    Weeds may also act as a "living mulch", providing ground cover that reduces moisture loss and prevents erosion. Weeds may also improve soil fertility; dandelions, for example, bring up nutrients like calcium and nitrogen from deep in the soil with their tap root, and clover hosts nitrogen-fixing bacteria in its roots, fertilizing the soil directly.

  4. Smother crop - Wikipedia

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    A smother crop is a thick, rapidly growing crop that is used to suppress or stop the growth of weeds which have better root systems that help them compete with weeds for water and as a result, the root systems of weeds get weak. Meanwhile, the dense top growth of the smother crop suppresses the top growth of weeds.

  5. 20 Common Types of Weeds That Grow in Your Garden and ... - AOL

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    Every time you pull one weed, you expose new soil to sunlight, and if that soil contains more seeds, more weeds can easily grow in its place. However, if you plant grasses that are well-suited to ...

  6. How to Stop Crabgrass From Taking Over Your Lawn - AOL

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    Crabgrass loves the heat, so it doesn’t start popping up until soil surfaces warm up. When soil temperatures remain around 55 degrees for a few days, baby crabgrass plants start appearing.

  7. Mechanical weed control - Wikipedia

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    Some of these methods cause direct damage to the weeds through complete removal or causing a lethal injury. Other techniques may alter the growing environment by eliminating light, increasing the temperature of the soil, or depriving the plant of carbon dioxide or oxygen. [2] Mechanical control techniques can be either selective or non-selective.

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