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- Chapter 1 - Cultural techniques to control weeds in Conservation Agriculture systems: Francisco Skora Neto, No-till Brazilian Federation (FEBRAPDP)/ formerly Agronomic Institute of Parana (IAPAR), Brazil; - 1 Introduction
- 2 Cultural methods: occupation of space
- 3 Cultural methods: reduction of the presence of competing species
- 4 Organic agriculture
- 5 Case study
- 6 Conclusion and future trends
- 7 Where to look for further information
- 8 References


Chapter taken from: Basch, G., González-Sanchez, E., Geraghty, J., Eslami, S. V., Duiker, S. W., Mkomwa, S. and Bartz, M. (eds.), Weed management in Conservation Agriculture systems, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 20125 (ISBN 978 1 80146 784 1)
- Chapter 2 - Developments in physical weed control: Eric R. Gallandt, University of Maine, USA; Daniel Brainard, Michigan State University, USA; and Bryan Brown, University of Maine, USA; - 1 Introduction
- 2 Tillage
- 3 Physical weed control: overview
- 4 Tools, weeds and soil conditions
- 5 Weed-crop selectivity
- 6 Fundamental problems with cultivation
- 7 Future research priorities
- 8 Where to look for further information
- 9 References


Chapter taken from: Zimdahl, R. L. (ed.), Integrated weed management for sustainable agriculture, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2017, (ISBN 978 1 78676 164 4)
- Chapter 3 - Flame weeding techniques: Stevan Z. Knezevic, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA; - 1 Introduction
- 2 Flaming specifications, effectiveness and equipment
- 3 Weed response to heat
- 4 Uses of flame weeding
- 5 Advantages, disadvantages and environmental impacts
- 6 Future research and practical recommendations
- 7 Where to look for further information
- 8 References


Chapter taken from: Zimdahl, R. L. (ed.), Integrated weed management for sustainable agriculture, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2017, (ISBN 978 1 78676 164 4)
- Chapter 4 - Thermal weed control in Conservation Agriculture systems: Bernhard Streit and Martin V. Bauer, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland; - 1 Introduction
- 2 Thermal weed control: general aspects
- 3 Flame weeding
- 4 Electrical weed control
- 5 Hot water or steam used for weed control
- 6 Laser-based weed control
- 7 Conclusion
- 8 References


Chapter taken from: Basch, G., González-Sanchez, E., Geraghty, J., Eslami, S. V., Duiker, S. W., Mkomwa, S. and Bartz, M. (eds.), Weed management in Conservation Agriculture systems, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 20125 (ISBN 978 1 80146 784 1)
- Chapter 5 - Advances in mechanical weed control technologies: Bo Melander and Margaret R. McCollough, Aarhus University, Denmark; - 1 Introduction
- 2 The mechanisms of mechanical weed control
- 3 Full-width cultivation
- 4 Inter-row cultivation
- 5 Intra-row cultivation
- 6 Future trends and conclusion
- 7 Where to look for further information
- 8 References


Chapter taken from: Kudsk, P. (ed.), Advances in integrated weed management, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2022, (ISBN 978 1 78676 745 5)