Autumn weed control in cereal crops is cheaper and more effective than spring control, opinion suggests

Weeds accompany crops throughout their entire growth period. Which weeds are particularly worth fighting in autumn? Autumn weed destruction is a good choice and less expensive than spring control, writes Farmer.pl. Depending on their biology, different types of weeds can appear in winter cereal crops at various stages of the vegetation period. Many of them have a life cycle similar to that of the crop: they germinate at the end of summer and autumn (and some even during mild winters), enter a state of winter dormancy, and then continue their development after the resumption of spring vegetation. Therefore, weed control in winter cereal crops should begin in autumn. Currently, autumn herbicide treatment is considered the main approach in cereal crop management strategies, while spring is the time for potential adjustments. Autumn weed control has advantages over exclusively spring strategies for several reasons. Firstly, because in autumn, when weeds are at early stages of ...