Ways to tackle weeds after wet start to season

摘要

It is shaping up to be a tough spring for controlling weeds, as the legacy of the wet autumn and winter means many crops are at greater risk of yield losses if weeds are allowed to get established in the coming weeks.Significant areas were left uncropped in the wettest parts of the UK, resulting in more unplanned spring cropping on land that will take time and effort before it's ready for drilling.What's more, many autumn-sown crops did not receive their usual pre-emergence herbicide programmes, while others established poorly.This means large, vigorous, overwintered weeds could be more yield-damaging and harder to control this spring, while spray decisions are complicated further as spring-germinating weeds emerge, presenting a wide spectrum of growth stages to tackle.