In this article we will discuss about the competition of weeds and crops for mineral nutrition, soil moisture and light. Competition for Mineral Nutrients: Analysis of a large number of weeds reported by different authors during the last five decades have shown that the weeds absorb and accumulate mineral nutrients in higher concentrations than the […]
What do Weeds and Crop Plants Compete for?
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Top 5 Factors Affecting Weed-Crop Competition | Agriculture
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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 […]
Treatments to Enhance Durability of Bamboo | Agriculture
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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 […]