Laotian rice growers fighting a losing war against weeds Women and girls do most of the backbreaking weeding by hand Two Australians have developed a mechanical solution The backbreaking work is done ...

WEEDS reduces the yield and quality of a crop. It also raises the cost of production. In case of paddy, the yield drops by 15-20 per cent and sometimes, even 50 per cent. A crop badly infested with ...

Varanasi: Scientists at the International Rice Research Institute - South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) have developed a tractor-operated dry and wet land weeder that can be operated using narrow ...

Barnyard grass (Echinochola crus-galli (L.) Beauv) locally known as “Dhidden” is distributed in rice growing areas of Pakistan. It is troublesome weed in rice because at early growth stage, it ...

Ramalingayya Matpathi, a progressive farmer, has made a breakthrough in agriculture by simplifying the weeding method through an innovative and simple-to-operate hand-held weed removing equipment.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Weeds are the main constraint in the adoption of zero-till, dry-seeded rice systems because weeds and rice emerge simultaneously in these ...