in order to compare of ecological management of weed control on economical income, yield and yield components of cotton (gossypium hirsutum l.), a randomized complete block design with 12 treatments and four replications was conducted in mahvelat of khorasan razavi province, iran. treatments consisted of weeding, harrowing, burning, two times weeding, weeding + harrowing, weeding + burning, har...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of different biotic processes (limiting similarity, weaker competitor exclusion) and historical contingency due to priority effects are in the focus of ongoing discussions about community assembly and non-random functional trait distributions. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We experimentally manipulated assembly history in a grassland biodiversity experiment (Jena Ex...

Scope The autonomous navigation in agricultural environments allows also to carry out autonomous operations of special interest in agriculture environments. The goal of an autonomous navigation is to cover all the required areas where the operation has to be made. We take into account different navigation strategies using proper sensors being also able to detect references which makes possible ...

A reduced herbicide rate with hand-weeding (HW) can act as a safer and sustainable approach for weed control. field study was conducted at CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, India during 2018 2019 to analyze the efficacy of herbicides in combination manual weeding on control yield wild marigold (Tagetes minuta L). The experiment laid 12 treatments, consisting two dosages prescribed rates (R) pendimethalin, i...

An experiment was conducted at DKS College of Agriculture and Research Station, Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh to judge the profitability suitability different weed management in field pea clay loam soil. Experiments with 12 treatment combination indicates that depends upon availability labour, rabi could be achieved through 2 hand weeding 20 40 days after sowing. The study also reveals application of...