Weed control is critical to maintaining agricultural yield, farm profitability and food security in India, where weeds account for one-third of pest-related losses. Herbicidal-based weed management is very popular among the various weed control solutions because it is very effective at managing weeds while also saving a significant amount of time and effort. Over-reliance on herbicides, like other pesticides, has been criticized for a number of reasons, including herbicide resistance in weeds, weed shifts, surface and groundwater water pollution, herbicide residues in food chains, toxicity on non-target organisms, risk in farming systems, and so on. The growing concern about pesticide side effects has largely driven the emphasis on organic weed management. Organic weed management is a multi-pronged approach that includes preventive, physical, cultural or ecological, biological, allelopathic and organically derived chemical-based approaches.
Akarsha Raj*
Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan (313 001), India
Anjali Rawat
Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh (176 062), India
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