Diverse weed control: giving your crop the upper hand and reducing weeds by 50% for free

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DIVERSE WEED CONTROL:

Giving your crop the upper hand &

reducing weeds by 50% for free.

AUSTRALIAN HERBICIDE RESISTANCE INITIATIVE

Who doesn’t like free stuff?

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Who doesn’t like free stuff?

Raise your hand.



We thought so.


This is how you reduce your weeds by




50%



50%

FOR FREE


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We’re talking about


seeding direction


Can be used to suppress weeds



Why does it work?


Why does it work?

Light availability

Why does it work?

Light availability

Light is an important resource


Why does it work?

Light availability

Light is an important resource

weeds & crop compete for it



So,

for winter crops

So,

for winter crops


when the sun is lower in the sky

We can use seeding direction

so that the crop shades the weeds



Sowing

Sowing

may not be practical for all paddocks


You might not have autosteer


It doesn’t suit your paddock shape


But if it DOES fit your situation




or maybe just a

certain paddock



or maybe just a

certain paddock

crop row orientation is a great form of free weed control

Reduce weedsby 50%


Reduce weedsby 50%

for free


Reduce weedsby 50%

for free


by sowing east-west

So why not try it out?

Reduce weedsby 50%

for free


by sowing east-west

Thanks to


Dr Catherine Borger

Want more?

Head over to ahri.uwa.edu.au

and weedsmart.org.au

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Diverse weed control: giving your crop the upper hand and reducing weeds by 50% for free