Sustainable Organic Corn Production with the Use of Flame Weeding as the Most Sustainable Economical Solution

Flame weeding is an alternative method of weed control. Essentially, it a supplement to other physical and mechanical processes used in organic production. Weed control costs have large share the total cost crop This study aimed investigate hand hoeing’s cost-effectiveness, accompanied by inter-row cultivation flame applied maize production using two different machines determine economically best solution. For this purpose, prototype weeder commercial flame-weeding machinery were used. Designed primarily for smaller fields, was equipped with cultivator 70 kg propane bottle. Commercial Red Dragon weeder, fitted 800 tank featuring no implements, designed larger areas. The analysis has shown that hoeing produced higher yield (8.3 t/ha total), but contributed significantly costs. per hectare decreased when compared hoeing. More beneficial economic impacts recorded (489.39 €/ha) than applying (456.47 €/ha). efficacy somewhat limited could be enhanced additional hoeing, if effect machine terms observed. However, that, case, investments are not justified because operating incurred therein (168 met increase 500 kg/ha, i.e., surplus revenue 100 €/ha. Moreover, would considerably more significant fields.