Weed management in organic crops

Funders: 
Defra
Organisation: 
Garden Organic
Copyright: 
All rights reserved.
Evidence: 
Applied research
Related theme: 
Organic farming
Weeds
Cereals, oil seeds & pulses
Grasslands & forage crops
Roots & horticulture
People & skills
Key Farming Practices: 
Mechanical weeding
Related links: 
Annual Weed Management in Organic Systems
Organic weed management
Weed Control in Organic Vegetable Cultivation
Perennial weed control in organic agriculture
Crop rotation and its ability to suppress perennial weeds

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Resource explained: 

These leaflets, produced by Garden Organic (formerly HDRA) as part of the Organic Weed Management Project OF0315, provide information on weed management split into different crop types. They cover crop growth habits, sowing, germination, establishment, cultivation, and the different weed management options available within an organic system. Each have specific sections on how weed problems can be reduced and weed control options. They are divided in to: alliums, beans, brassicas, carrots, cereals, fruit, grassland, lettuce, peas and lupins and potatoes.

Findings & recommendations: 

The attachment above takes you to the leaflet on brassicas. You can access all the other leaflets here:

Summary provided by: 
Janie Caldbeck

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