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Weed Management in Dryland Cropping Systems

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With dryland cropping regions (<500 mm annual rainfall) comprising a substantial proportion (≈40 %) of the world’s land area the production from these regions defines global food supply. Therefore, it is imperative that weeds, the major constraint to dryland crop production, are controlled to reduce their impact on food supply. With soil moisture and nutrient availability constantly limiting conservation cropping systems have been successfully and widely adopted through dryland cropping regions. There are numerous weed control opportunities throughout the production cycle. However, because of their efficacy and efficiency of use in dryland production systems herbicides are singularly relied on for weed control. The ensuing widespread evolution of herbicide resistance in very many weed biotypes threatens the future of these productive conservation cropping systems. Fortunately, there are now examples emerging (e.g., HWSC in Australia) of how the development and introduction of new weed control techniques can be used to support or even replace the use of herbicides.

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Walsh, M. (2016). Weed Management in Dryland Cropping Systems. In: Farooq, M., Siddique, K. (eds) Innovations in Dryland Agriculture. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47928-6_4

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