Continuous Mowing for Erigeron canadensis L. Control in Vineyards

Erigeron canadensis L. directly competes with vines for nutrients, light, and water, its management represents a challenge, especially under vineyard trellis. Conventional weed control in the under-trellis area is achieved by cultivation or multiple herbicides applications, thus leading to relevant environmental issues. For this reason, several eco-friendly nature-based strategies such as use of cover crops (CC) that become more last years. A two-year trial was conducted on aimed at evaluating effect CC (sown both inter-rows under-trellis) managed an autonomous mower (AM) E. trellis control. The combination AM provided reduction between 61 84% compared conventional management. work when managing spontaneous density 26%. Moreover, analysis trampling floor conducted.