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Mechanical Weed Control

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The aim of this chapter is to highlight and focus on novel and promising developments in soil-engaging intra-row hoeing. Conventional weeding tools for intra-row treatments based on selectivity are limited in control efficacy. Four intra-row weeders based on computer-controlled soil-engaging tools are described. They all rely on input information about the crop plant locations for the tool control because they use non-selective principles. These systems use crop detection methods based on image analysis techniques, except for the tine rotor which uses geo-referenced seeds. Through these technological developments it is possible to control weeds with reduced or no use of herbicides, thereby meeting consumer and environmental demands.

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  1. Centre for Research and Technology, Institute of Technology and Management of Agricultural Eco-Systems, Thessaly, Greece

    Hans W. Griepentrog

  2. University of Copenhagen, Institute of Agriculture and Ecology, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Athanasios P. Dedousis

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  1. Management of Agricultural Ecosystems, Thessaly Institute of Technology &, Volos, 385 00, Greece

    Athanasios P. Dedousis

  2. Management of Agricultural Ecosystems, Thessaly Institute of Technology &, Volos, 385 00, Greece

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Griepentrog, H.W., Dedousis, A.P. (2010). Mechanical Weed Control. In: Dedousis, A., Bartzanas, T. (eds) Soil Engineering. Soil Biology, vol 20. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03681-1_11

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