23 February 2021
Fact sheet: Integrated weed management – Oxalis
Fact sheet
Pests diseases and biosecurity and On-farm and crop management
23 February 2021
Ag-tech trial turns up the heat on weeds
Article
Technology and On-farm and crop management
Problem weeds such as oxalis and nutgrass could be a thing of the past for vegetable growers following an Australian-first trial of microwave weed control technology in Victoria.
In November and December 2020, the Soil Wealth ICP team partnered with ag-tech company Growave to investigate the effect of a prototype unit that aims to reduce herbicide use within the horticulture industry using microwave technology.
Find out more about the initial results at the project’s Koo Wee Rup demonstration site and next steps here.
This resource has been produced by the Hort Innovation-funded Soil Wealth and ICP project – jointly delivered by RM Consulting Group and Applied Horticultural Research.
