Advances in mechanical weed control technologies
Author(s)
Melander, Bo
McCollough, Margaret R.
Language
EnglishAbstract
Mechanical weed control can be grouped into three categories: full-width cultivators, inter-row cultivators and intra-row cultivators. This chapter will highlight the most recent and relevant advances within each category. The focus will be on novel inventions and developments of mechanical devices, designs, and the weed problems they are meant to solve. Moreover, automation technologies that assist weeding operations are becoming increasingly important and will be given special attention.
Keywords
Inter-row cultivation; full-width cultivation; intra-row cultivation; vision technology; GNSS technology; annual weeds; perennial weeds; automatic intra-row weeding; automatic steeringDOI
10.19103/AS.2021.0098.11ISBN
9781801462464, 9781801462464Publisher
Burleigh Dodds Science PublishingPublisher website
https://bdspublishing.com/Publication date and place
Cambridge, 2021Grantor
Imprint
Burleigh Dodds Science PublishingSeries
Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science,Classification
Pest control / plant diseases
Sustainable agriculture
Agronomy and crop production