Effective Weed Control in Maize

  • Ileana BOGDAN University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Cluj-Napoca
  • Teodor RUSU University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Timisoara Banat Plant Protection Department
  • Ştefania GADEA University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj Napoca, Grassland and Forage Crops Department, 3-5, Calea Manastur Street, 400372 Cluj
  • Ilarie IVAN
  • Paula MORARU
  • Adrian POP
Keywords: maize, weed control, technological efficiency, Central Transylvania

Abstract

The paper present the results of 26 variants of weed control in maize (grouped in 6 distinctly strategies) which were tested in 2010 agricultural year in a one factorial stationary experiment. Three of the strategies were based on post emergence weed control methods, two of them – on pre-emergent weed control method and one of them – based on both methods. The main goal was establishing an optimal network weeds control in maize crop. Maize weed in Luduş area increased, due to weed seeds reserve in the arable stratum and weather conditions, which allow weeds to grow alternatively, and because of the development of problem-causing species during the maize vegetation period, when no tilling is performed.
Published
2011-10-11