Posts Tagged: mechanical

Mechanical Weed Control under the Vine

From the Weeders of the West blog • 07/14/2021   Mechanical Weed Control under the Vine Vineyard floor management can be divided into two areas, the area under the vine and the area between the rows. Cover crops are often planted between the rows and mowed as needed during the season....

DBW Begins Herbicide Treatment in the Delta for Water Hyacinth and Egeria Densa

Here's something from the Aquatic Plant Management Society blog :: posted Feb. 2017 (Original source: East County Today) DBW Begins Herbicide Treatment in the Delta for Water Hyacinth and Egeria Densa SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) will begin herbicide...

2015 Evaluation of intelligent cultivators for use in lettuce production

Richard Smith, Farm Advisor and Tricia Love, Research Assistant University of California Cooperative Extension Monterey County SUMMARY The current automated weeding machines use cameras to detect plants, and a computer algorithm to process the image, calculate which plants to keep/remove, and...

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Non-chemical strategies for weed control

Spray and pray? Squirt and look? Burn baby burn? Besides the Beavis and Butthead laughs (Heh. Heh-heh. Heh) that usually come when you tell someone you are a weed scientist, is the expectation that you advocate for the use of herbicides as the sole weed management strategy in any given...

UC Davis developing faster, more accurate robotic cultivator

From the UC Davis News Service • January 21, 2015   Controlling weeds could soon become more effective, affordable and sustainable for vegetable growers in California and beyond, thanks to a system under development at UC Davis that will help plants communicate with a robotic...

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