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Electric weed control efficiency investigated

A recent study looks at whether soil moisture impacts weed control efficiency.

Claire Harris
DPIRD’s Catherine Borger, Dave Nicholson and Miranda Slaven investigated electric weed control, and the effect of soil moisture on its efficiency. Credit: Western Australian Local Government Association.

DPIRD’s Catherine Borger, Dave Nicholson and Miranda Slaven investigated electric weed control, and the effect of soil moisture on its efficiency. Credit: Western Australian Local Government Association. | Credits: Western Australian Local Government Association

Electric weed control may be an effective strategy for tackling weeds – particularly where or when herbicide resistance is a problem – yet the effect of soil moisture on the control method is relatively...

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