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Weed Control

Author : Muhammad Afzal
Working to advance the whole of Pakistani agriculture that improve profitability, stewardship and quality of life by the use of Technology.
Studied at : KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm Sweden.
Co-founder : Nordic Experts AB Sweden
Lives in : Stavanger, Norway
From : Shorkot, Dist Jhang Pakistan
Timestamp: 31 December 2017 08:59 am

Giving rauni or pre-sowing watering before seed bed preparation followed by ploughing can control weeds and increase the yield. Progressive farmers use two raunies in case of cotton crop. Mechanical weeding (hoeing, mulching or interculturing) should be preferred over using hazardous weedicides.

Mulching can help in controlling weeds and saving water in vegetable crops and increase the yield Weeds must be controlled within 4¬5 weeks after sowing because late weeding does not pay except waste of time, money and labour. If seeds are set then one year seeding equals to 10 years of weeding.