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1 July 2019 Weed management practices in Argentina crops
Julio Alejandro Scursoni, Alejandra Carolina Duarte Vera, Fernando Hugo Oreja, Betina Claudia Kruk, Elba Beatriz de la Fuente
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Abstract

Data from surveys are used to help quantitatively diagnose the relative importance of chemical and nonchemical management practices, identify weed problems, and provide potential solutions. However, to our knowledge, such surveys have not been conducted in Argentina. In 2016, advisors and crop producers from cropping areas across Argentina were surveyed through email with the objectives to identify the main weed species problems and assess the use of chemical and nonchemical weed management practices in different crop production areas in Argentina. Fleabane, pigweed, johnsongrass, fingergrass, goosegrass, barnyardgrass, and ryegrass were considered the most important weeds. More than 53% of the producers used only chemical options; 86% used chemical fallow (i.e., keeping weed free with chemical application); 62% used full herbicide rates; 46% used proper herbicide timing; 41% used multiple modes of action; and 32% used rotation of herbicide modes of action. The main nonchemical practices used were crop rotation (45%); avoiding seed production during (31%) and after (25%) the crop cycle; narrow row spacing (19%); and cultivars with greater competitive ability (18%). Less than 15% of the people surveyed used increased crop densities or altered date of sowing. There is a high dependence on chemical control in the main crops grown in Argentina. Extension efforts are needed to emphasize the importance of integrated weed management.

© Weed Science Society of America, 2019.
Julio Alejandro Scursoni, Alejandra Carolina Duarte Vera, Fernando Hugo Oreja, Betina Claudia Kruk, and Elba Beatriz de la Fuente "Weed management practices in Argentina crops," Weed Technology 33(3), 459-463, (1 July 2019). https://doi.org/10.1017/wet.2019.26
Received: 26 December 2018; Accepted: 27 March 2019; Published: 1 July 2019
KEYWORDS
Cultural practices
herbicides
problematic weeds
survey
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