Integrating New Cultivation Technology and Photocontrol of Weeds to Reduce Herbicide Use in Vegetables

Project Overview

LNE94-040

Project Type: Research and Education

Funds awarded in 1994: $91,546.00

Projected End Date: 12/31/1996

Matching Non-Federal Funds: $133,128.00

Region: Northeast

State: New York

Project Leader:

Robin R. Bellinder

Cornell University, Dept. of Fruit and Vegetable Science

View the project final report

Annual Reports

1994 annual report

Information Products

Mechinal In Row Cultivation in Row Crops (Conference Proceeding)

Using Cultivation and interseeded Cover Crops to Control Weeds in Transplanted Cabbage (Conference Proceeding)

New Cultivation Tools for Mechanical Weed Control in Vegetables (Fact Sheet)

ReEvalutating Cultivation and Its Potential Role in American Vegetable Weed Control (Conference Proceeding)

Commodities

Agronomic: potatoes
Vegetables: beans, beets, broccoli, cabbages, sweet corn

Practices

Crop Production: application rate management
Education and Training: demonstration, extension, farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research
Farm Business Management: budgets/cost and returns
Pest Management: physical control, cultivation, precision herbicide use

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.