Controlling weeds in a potato land
Mar 18, 2022
2 minutes
Weed control in a potato crop can be chemical, mechanical, or a combination of the two. If nutgrass is present in the land, it will have to be controlled; this weed not only affects the cropâs performance, but has the ability to grow right through a potato, rendering it unmarketable.
The species that or nutsedge. Being a sedge, it is not actually a grass. Purple nutgrass () is much more difficult to control chemically, but fortunately does not thrive in a tillage environment and is not usually found on cultivated lands.
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