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DeepWeeds: A Multiclass Weed Species Image Dataset for Deep Learning Open
Robotic weed control has seen increased research of late with its potential for boosting productivity in agriculture. Majority of works focus on developing robotics for croplands, ignoring the weed management problems facing rangeland stoc…
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Weed Management in 2050: Perspectives on the Future of Weed Science Open
The discipline of weed science is at a critical juncture. Decades of efficient chemical weed control have led to a rise in the number of herbicide-resistant weed populations, with few new herbicides with unique modes of action to counter t…
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An ecological future for weed science to sustain crop production and the environment. A review Open
Sustainable strategies for managing weeds are critical to meeting agriculture’s potential to feed the world’s population while conserving the ecosystems and biodiversity on which we depend. The dominant paradigm of weed management in devel…
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An Automatic Random Forest-OBIA Algorithm for Early Weed Mapping between and within Crop Rows Using UAV Imagery Open
Accurate and timely detection of weeds between and within crop rows in the early growth stage is considered one of the main challenges in site-specific weed management (SSWM). In this context, a robust and innovative automatic object-based…
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Grand Challenges in Weed Management Open
SPECIALTY GRAND CHALLENGE article Front. Agron., 22 January 2020Sec. Weed Management Volume 1 - 2019 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2019.00003
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Fully Convolutional Networks With Sequential Information for Robust Crop and Weed Detection in Precision Farming Open
Reducing the use of agrochemicals is an important component towards sustainable agriculture. Robots that can perform targeted weed control offer the potential to contribute to this goal, for example, through specialized weeding actions suc…
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Review of Weed Detection Methods Based on Computer Vision Open
Weeds are one of the most important factors affecting agricultural production. The waste and pollution of farmland ecological environment caused by full-coverage chemical herbicide spraying are becoming increasingly evident. With the conti…
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Mutation in sorghum <i>LOW GERMINATION STIMULANT 1</i> alters strigolactones and causes <i>Striga</i> resistance Open
Significance The parasitic weed Striga is the greatest biological constraint to production of many crops in Africa and parts of Asia. Genetic control is the most feasible means of crop protection from this pest. We report on identification…
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Weed Identification Using Deep Learning and Image Processing in Vegetable Plantation Open
Weed identification in vegetable plantation is more challenging than crop weed identification due to their random plant spacing. So far, little work has been found on identifying weeds in vegetable plantation. Traditional methods of crop w…
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Weeds in a Changing Climate: Vulnerabilities, Consequences, and Implications for Future Weed Management Open
Whilst it is agreed that climate change will impact on the long-term interactions between crops and weeds, the results of this impact are far from clear. We suggest that a thorough understanding of weed dominance and weed interactions, dep…
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Glyphosate: Its Environmental Persistence and Impact on Crop Health and Nutrition Open
Glyphosate-based herbicide products are the most widely used broad-spectrum herbicides in the world for postemergent weed control. There are ever-increasing concerns that glyphosate, if not used judiciously, may cause adverse nontarget imp…
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Current Status and Future Prospects in Herbicide Discovery Open
Herbicides represent about 60% of the pesticides (by volume) used worldwide. The success of herbicides can be attributed in part to a relatively steady discovery of one unique mechanisms of action (MOA) every two years from the early 1950s…
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Sustainable Approach to Weed Management: The Role of Precision Weed Management Open
In the last few decades, the increase in the world’s population has created a need to produce more food, generating, consequently, greater pressure on agricultural production. In addition, problems related to climate change, water scarcity…
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Bioherbicides: An Eco-Friendly Tool for Sustainable Weed Management Open
Weed management is an arduous undertaking in crop production. Integrated weed management, inclusive of the application of bioherbicides, is an emerging weed control strategy toward sustainable agriculture. In general, bioherbicides are der…
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What good is weed diversity? Open
Summary Should the declining diversity of weed communities in conventionally managed arable fields be regarded as a problem? The answer to this question has tended to divide researchers into those whose primary focus is on conserving farml…
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Engineering herbicide resistance via prime editing in rice Open
Although CRISPR-Cas9 has revolutionized our ability to generate site-specific double-strand breaks, precise editing of the genome remains challenging in most eukaryotes, including plants (Shan et al., 2013). In plants homology-directed rep…
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Biological control of weeds: an analysis of introductions, rates of establishment and estimates of success, worldwide Open
The foremost document that comprehensively reports on biological control introductions against weeds—'Biological control of weeds: a world catalogue of agents and their target weeds'—has been updated and now includes all deliberate release…
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Weed resistance to synthetic auxin herbicides Open
Herbicides classified as synthetic auxins have been most commonly used to control broadleaf weeds in a variety of crops and in non‐cropland areas since the first synthetic auxin herbicide (SAH), 2,4‐D, was introduced to the market in the m…
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Cover Crop for Early Season Weed Suppression in Crops: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis Open
Core Ideas Cover crops can effectively suppress weeds after termination and up to early stage of crop growth. Use of cover crops for early season weed suppression did not affect grain crop yield, but improved yield of vegetable crops. Use …
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Advances in site‐specific weed management in agriculture—A review Open
The developments of information and automation technologies have opened a new era for weed management to fit physical and chemical control treatments to the spatial and temporal heterogeneity of weed distributions in agricultural fields. T…
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Integrated Weed Management in Herbaceous Field Crops Open
Current awareness about the environmental impact of intensive agriculture, mainly pesticides and herbicides, has driven the research community and the government institutions to program and develop new eco-friendly agronomic practices for …
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Robotic weed control using automated weed and crop classification Open
Autonomous robotic weeding systems in precision farming have demonstrated their full potential to alleviate the current dependency on agrochemicals such as herbicides and pesticides, thus reducing environmental pollution and improving sust…
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Direct Seeded Rice: Prospects, Problems/Constraints and Researchable Issues in India Open
Transplanting after repeated puddling is the conventional method of rice (Oryza sativa) growing which is not only intensive water user but also cumbersome and laborious. Different problems like lowering water table, scarcity of labour duri…
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Sustainable Crop and Weed Management in the Era of the EU Green Deal: A Survival Guide Open
Agricultural systems in the EU have become more vulnerable and less sustainable due to an overreliance on herbicides and the tremendous increase in herbicide-resistant weeds. The EU Green Deal aims to reduce the use and risk of chemical pe…
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Crop Allelopathy for Sustainable Weed Management in Agroecosystems: Knowing the Present with a View to the Future Open
In the face of yield losses caused by weeds, especially in low-input agricultural systems, and environmental pollution due to the excessive use of synthetic herbicides, sustainable weed management has become mandatory. To address these iss…
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Weed Detection in Perennial Ryegrass With Deep Learning Convolutional Neural Network Open
Precision herbicide application can substantially reduce herbicide input and weed control cost in turfgrass management systems. Intelligent spot-spraying system predominantly relies on machine vision-based detectors for autonomous weed con…
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Herbicide Resistance in Plants Open
Economic effects of herbicide resistance. How resistance develops and how its pathways can be used for crop improvement.
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Is the current state of the art of weed monitoring suitable for site‐specific weed management in arable crops? Open
Summary Weed monitoring is the first step in any site‐specific weed management programme. A relatively large variety of platforms, cameras, sensors and image analysis procedures are available to detect and map weed presence/abundance at va…
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Herbicide Resistance Management: Recent Developments and Trends Open
This review covers recent developments and trends in herbicide-resistant (HR) weed management in agronomic field crops. In countries where input-intensive agriculture is practiced, these developments and trends over the past decade include…
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Plant Diseases and Management Approaches in Organic Farming Systems Open
Organic agriculture has expanded worldwide. Numerous papers were published in the past 20 years comparing plant diseases in organic and conventional crops. Root diseases are generally less severe owing to greater soil health, whereas some …