WeedSmart provides solutions to control crop weeds using our ‘Big 6’ principles, utilising herbicide, mechanical and cultural tactics.
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WeedSmart Big 6
The WeedSmart Big 6 are a set of chemical, mechanical and cultural tactics to help growers control crop weeds and fight herbicide resistance. The Big 6 include:
- Rotate crops and pastures
- Increase crop competition
- Mix and rotate herbicides
- Optimise spray efficacy
- Stop weed seed set
- Implement harvest weed seed control
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Keeping weed numbers low pays off in cotton
Cotton growers are keeping weed numbers low and preserving yield, mainly through effective herbicide use costing $387/ha annually. Read More...
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New seed technology requires broader herbicide resistance management in cotton
The new cotton HRMS suggests using at least six different tactics to target weeds across a 2-year period, and eliminating survivor weeds. Read More...
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Field-testing pre-emergent herbicide packages
SLR's Showpiece trials provide a matrix of benefit of weed control vs the cost of the various pre-em herbicide mode of action combinations. Read More...
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Keeping weed numbers low pays off in cotton
Cotton growers are keeping weed numbers low and preserving yield, mainly through effective herbicide use costing $387/ha annually. Read More...
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New seed technology requires broader herbicide resistance management in cotton
The new cotton HRMS suggests using at least six different tactics to target weeds across a 2-year period, and eliminating survivor weeds. Read More...
News
Field-testing pre-emergent herbicide packages
SLR's Showpiece trials provide a matrix of benefit of weed control vs the cost of the various pre-em herbicide mode of action combinations. Read More...
Ask an Expert
Navigating precision agriculture for weed control
There are technologies and systems that have the potential to achieve gains in each of the six pillars of the WeedSmart Big 6. Read More...
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Killing weeds and staying below maximum residue limits
Steven Tilbrook, agronomist with the CBH Group in Western Australia, says that two of the greatest risks to Australian grain markets are weed seed contamination and chemical residues. Read More...
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Keeping weed numbers low pays off
CSIRO’s Jackie Ouzman, says growers’ investment in weed control is minimising yield losses from residual weeds growing in crops and fallows. Read More...
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Science backs Double-breaks to beat Annual ryegrass
A double-break is a strategic tactic to deploy within the WeedSmart Big 6 to drive down the weed seedbank throughout the crop sequence. Read More...
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Low-dose herbicide applications can accelerate resistance
Sub-lethal herbicide doses cause an effect called hormesis, which results in some weeds showing a fitness advantage over untreated plants. Read More...