Non-toxic weed control to boost crop production

Non-toxic weed control to boost crop production

A non-toxic, environmentally friendly method of controlling weeds and pests in horticultural crops that has already proved successful in the United States and Europe will now be tested in Australia through a project led by La Trobe University. The five-year study will offer Australian growers sustainable alternatives to chemical-based approaches to weed management.

Subseeds can slow down weeds, improve the soil – and later serve as food. However, there are also limits.

Limiting the presence of docks as growth rates take off - Agriland.co.uk

In the last few weeks, growth rates have improved drastically, and with that has been the emergence of docks in grassland swards, which can be a difficult weed to control. It is essential that farmers – if they have not already done so – start controlling docks and other weeds on their farm now, to catch the plants in the rosette stage before they are too difficult to kill off. With the increase in temperature and growth rates, weeds such as doc…

Non-toxic weed control to boost horticultural crop production I Australian Rural & Regional News

La Trobe University, Media Release, 13 May 2025 A non-toxic, environmentally friendly method of controlling weeds and pests in horticultural crops that has already proved successful in the United States and Europe will now be tested in Australia through a $4.74 million project led by La Trobe University.  Supported by funding from Hort Innovation, with co-investment by La Trobe University and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Northern …