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Going organic: a study of weed management in an intensive organic vegetable production system
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Bishop, A and Dennis, J and French, J and Gardam, P, Going organic: a study of weed management in an intensive organic vegetable production system, 13th Australian Weeds Conference Proceedings: Weeds 'Threats Now and Forever', 8-13 September 2002, Perth, Australia, pp. 218-221. ISBN 9780958111102 (2002) [Non Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
The conversion of a ten hectare conventional
farmlet in north-west Tasmania to a certified
organic intensive vegetable production system over a
three year period highlighted weeds as the most challenging
management issue. The project objectives were
to test and evaluate on a commercial scale, organic production
protocols for a range of vegetable crops. Weed
management issues were addressed through assessment
of weed species present and field evaluation of
a range of non-herbicide weeding techniques. Detailed
organic weed management protocols are presented for
onions (Allium cepa L.), carrots (Daucus carota L.),
and broad beans (Vicia faba L.) as examples of nonherbicide
weed management in vegetable crops. The
fi eld study indicated an increased focus on mechanical
weed control methods is essential for organic vegetable
cropping if time consuming hand weeding operations
are to be minimised or eliminated. Field operator experience
in the timing and use of equipment such as
fl ame and brush weeders was shown to be an essential
requirement for successful weed management.
Item Details
Item Type: | Non Refereed Conference Paper |
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Keywords: | organic, certification, non-herbicide, commercial, vegetables, onions, carrots, broad beans, brush weeder, flame weeder |
Research Division: | Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences |
Research Group: | Horticultural production |
Research Field: | Horticultural crop growth and development |
Objective Division: | Plant Production and Plant Primary Products |
Objective Group: | Horticultural crops |
Objective Field: | Field grown vegetable crops |
UTAS Author: | Gardam, P (Mr Phillip Gardam) |
ID Code: | 102752 |
Year Published: | 2002 |
Deposited By: | Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture |
Deposited On: | 2015-09-04 |
Last Modified: | 2015-09-04 |
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