Mastering Threshold Concepts in Weed Science By understanding economic thresholds and applying threshold concepts in weed management, farmers and agronomists can optimize crop yields, reduce unnecessary herbicide applications, and minimize the environmental impact of weed control strategies
The Threshold Concept and Its Application to Weed Science Economic threshold may be used to describe short-term effects of weed interference occurring in a single growing season, or multiple-season effects including some cost associated with seed produced by uncontrolled plants
The Threshold Concept and its Application to Weed Science Regardless of the type, thresholds imply that weed effects are population dependent, and as such, allow some type of prediction to be made relative to the consequences of control decisions
Weed control thresholds: a useful concept in natural ecosystems? The threshold concept has received con-siderable attention in relation to the management of well-established weeds and other pests in agricultural systems, but its applicability to the management of weeds of natural ecosystems has yet to be examined in any depth
Economic Threshold Weed Control Farming: Smart Decision Guide Adopting economic threshold weed control farming practices typically reduces herbicide costs while maintaining profitability University research demonstrates that threshold-based programs decrease herbicide applications by 20-40% compared to calendar-based programs
Bosi Sara: IPM for weed control: the threshold concept - JKI 2023 Monitor and identify pests weeds accurately an appropriate control decisions can be made in combination with action thresholds This stage avoids the possibility of using treatments when they are not really needed