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Organic weed management in orchard

Organic weed management in orchard. Cultivation. In systems where permanent soil covering is applied cultivation may be limited to a row-strip under the dripline I n systems where mulches are employed for weed suppression under the crop

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Organic weed management in orchard

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  1. Organic weed management in orchard

  2. Cultivation • In systems where permanent soil covering is applied • cultivation may be limited to a row-strip under the dripline • In systems where mulches are employed for weed suppression under the crop • cultivation used to control weeds and incorporate cover crops between the rows

  3. cultivation must be kept shallow • to minimize damage to crop roots • to avoid bringing more weed seeds near the surface to germinate cultivated orchard floor

  4. In-row tillage • In large-scale plantings of trees or vines where in-row tillage is desired: • tractor-mounted cultivators extend from the tractor and can till right up to the tree or vine without damaging the plant

  5. Weeder geese • Geese feed heavily on weeds–especially grasses–and also to remove windfall fruit* • *considerable literature citing their use in strawberries and occasional mention of usage in blueberries, bramble fruits and tree orchards geese in orchard

  6. Flame weeding • = use of torch-directed flame to kill weeds • not by burning them • but rather by searing them and causing the plant cells to rupture • frequency of application is needed to be quite high costly treatment

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