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Integrated weed management in coffee production

Code: 9781801465991
Cláudio Pagotto Ronchi, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil

Chapter synopsis: Coffee plants show very low initial growth rates and are usually grown in large-spacing inter-rows, which makes the crop highly sensitive to weed species competition. Therefore, the weeds must be efficiently managed. Considering that coffee is grown in many different production-systems worldwide, the best integrated weed control practices in coffee farms vary significantly between different regions. This chapter thus discusses the effects of weed species on coffee plantations and the main integrated weed management practices that are applied in the crop, focusing on nonherbicidal methods. Emphasis is given to the width of strip weeding required to prevent competition in young coffee plantations without suppressing natural (or introduced) vegetation in the inter-rows. Sustainable weed control practices used worldwide like cover crops, grazing with ovines, and electrical discharge are discussed. Finally, some major aspects of weed control in Robusta (Conilon) coffee are also presented.

DOI: 10.19103/AS.2021.0096.28
£25.00
Table of contents 1 Introduction 2 Weed interference: yield losses and economic impact 3 Young coffee plantations: the most weed-sensitive crop phase 4 Integrated weed management 5 Weed control methods 6 Main aspects of weed control in Robusta coffee 7 Summary and future trends 8 Where to look for further information 9 References

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