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Integrated weed management (IWM) in arable farming (Integrated weed management (IWM) in arable farming)
Project
Project code: A/19/03
Contract period: 01.06.2019
- 01.04.2025
Budget: 367,224 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: weeds, regulation, herbicide, alternative methods, yield, economic efficiency, environmental compatibility, biodiversity
Weed control in conventional farming has so far been carried out almost exclusively by the use of herbicides. Through primarily economically oriented crop rotations and production methods, high weed densities and difficult-to-control weeds, right up to the development of herbicide-resistant populations, are tolerated and, if necessary, regulated by the use of glyphosate. The research project develops new weed control concepts and checks their economic and ecological performance. The aim is to beable to control weeds in arable farming with a considerably reduced herbicide application rate and even to dispense with the use of chemical synthetic herbicides. The predominantly chemical weed control in conventional agriculture is subject to social and political criticism. The long-term political goals are to significantly reduce herbicide use and increase biodiversity in arable farming. These challenges are being investigated within the framework of an extensive permanent field test programme at two locations in Bavaria.
Section overview
Subjects
- Crop Production
- Crop Protection
- Process engineering
