SQUASH PRODUCTION AND ORGANIC WEED CONTROL

2011 Organic Spring Wheat Weed Control Strategies

Weed Control in Organic Cropping Systems

Weed control in organic horticultural cropping systems

A review of organic growers' concerns about weeds is presented and several issues that may ease those concerns are highlighted. The underlying principles of organic weed management (OWM) are briefly discussed and results from organic grower surveys regarding weed management practices in organic horticultural cropping are presented. The most common weeds encountered by organic growers, often tho...

Weed Control Effi cacy of Organic Mulches in Two Organically Managed Bell Pepper Production Systems

A 2-year field study in Lexington, Ky., evaluated weed control efficacy and infl uence on yields of several organic mulches in two organically managed bell pepper (Capsicum annuum) production systems. Five weed control treatments [straw, compost, wood chips, undersown white dutch clover (Trifolium repens) “living mulch,” and the organically approved herbicide corn gluten] were applied to two pr...

Corn Gluten Meal Applicator for Weed Control in Organic Vegetable Production

Producers of organic vegetables often report that weeds are their most troublesome production problem. Corn gluten meal (CGM), a by-product of the wet-milling process Qf corn, is phytotoxic. As a preemergence or preplant-incorporated herbicide, CGM inhibits root development, decreases shoot length, and reduces plant survival of weed or crop seedlings. The development of a mechanized application...