Chemical v/s hand weeding in young citrus and mango orchards
Code (CO)MSI99P1631
Author (AU)Mc Intyre, G.
Barbe, C.
Title - English (ET)Chemical v/s hand weeding in young citrus and mango orchards
Document Type(DT)Periodical article
Date of publication (DP)1994
Series (SE)Revue agric. sucr. Ile Maurice
Source (SO)73 (3): 44-47
Notes (NO)Published 1995
Language of text (LT)En
Language of summaries (LS)En
Fr
Abstract (AB)Hand weeding has for a long time been the only method of weed control practised in Mauritian orchards. Trials were carried out in citrus and mango orchards to find herbicide treatments which would be suitable for controlling a varied weed spectrum and at the same time provide durable control, safe to the fruit trees. In fact, highly satisfactory results were obtained with alternate treatments of glyphosate and a mixture of Krovar I + paraquat. Alternate treatments of glyphosate and a mixture of diuron + paraquat were also satisfactory. The treated spaces around the fruit trees were kept weed-free for more than 40 weeks with there alternate treatments, which did not affect growth and fruit formation.
Descriptors - English (DE)MANGOES
CITRUS
WEED CONTROL
CHEMICAL WEED CONTROL
MANUAL WEED CONTROL
WEEDING
HERBICIDES
GLYPHOSATE
DIURON
PARAQUAT
KROVAR I
Descriptors - Geographic (DG)MAURITIUS
Sort Key 1(K1)Weeds, weed control and management
Sort Key 2 (K2)Mango
Citrus
Date record entered (DA)1995-05-05
Language of analysis (LA)En
Location (LO)LIB
Processing status (PS)CAT
MSIRI Staff (MS)cowa