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Microwave Based Weed Control and Soil Treatment / Graham Brodie, Dorin Gupta, Jamal Khan, Sally Foletta, Natalie Bootes.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Warsaw ; Berlin : De Gruyter Open Poland, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783110605570
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 General Introduction -- 2 The Growing Threat to Herbicide Use -- 3 A System Model for Crop Yield Potential as a Function of Herbicide Weed Control over Time -- 4 Physical Weed Control -- 5 A Brief Review of Microwave Heating -- 6 A Brief History of Microwave Weed Control Research -- 7 Applying Microwave Energy to Plants and the Soil -- 8 The Potential of Microwave Treatment to Kill Weed Plants -- 9 The Potential of Microwave Soil Treatment to Kill Weed Seeds -- 10 The Effect of Microwave Treatment on Soil Biota -- 11 The Effect of Microwave Soil Treatment on Subsequent Crop Growth and Yield -- 12 A System Model for Crop Yield Potential as a Function of Microwave Weed Control over Time -- 13 A Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Microwave Technology in an Herbicide Resistant World -- 14 Industry Acceptance and Conclusion -- Table of Figures -- Index
Summary: Herbicide resistance has become an important constraint on modern agricultural practices. An alarming increase in weed biotypes that are resistant to herbicides has also been reported. Opportunity exists for a novel weed management technology, which is also compatible with no-till agricultural practices. Microwave heating can kill both emerged weed plants and weed seeds in the soil. When the intensity of the microwave fields is moderate, plants, which have already emerged, are susceptible to microwave treatment. If the microwave field is intense enough, very rapid volumetric heating and some thermal runaway in the plant structures cause micro-steam explosions in the plant cells, which rupture the plant structures, leading to death. Soil treatment requires significantly more energy; however, there are secondary benefits for crops growing in microwave treated soil. These include: significant reduction of the dormant weed seed bank; significant reduction of nematode populations; significant reduction of fungal populations; better availability of indigenous nitrogen for the plants; more rapid humification; and significant increases in crop growth and yield. Microwave weed management and soil treatment is not restricted by weather conditions; therefore, the technology may offer some timeliness and environmental benefits, which are yet to be quantified in a cropping system.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 General Introduction -- 2 The Growing Threat to Herbicide Use -- 3 A System Model for Crop Yield Potential as a Function of Herbicide Weed Control over Time -- 4 Physical Weed Control -- 5 A Brief Review of Microwave Heating -- 6 A Brief History of Microwave Weed Control Research -- 7 Applying Microwave Energy to Plants and the Soil -- 8 The Potential of Microwave Treatment to Kill Weed Plants -- 9 The Potential of Microwave Soil Treatment to Kill Weed Seeds -- 10 The Effect of Microwave Treatment on Soil Biota -- 11 The Effect of Microwave Soil Treatment on Subsequent Crop Growth and Yield -- 12 A System Model for Crop Yield Potential as a Function of Microwave Weed Control over Time -- 13 A Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Microwave Technology in an Herbicide Resistant World -- 14 Industry Acceptance and Conclusion -- Table of Figures -- Index

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Herbicide resistance has become an important constraint on modern agricultural practices. An alarming increase in weed biotypes that are resistant to herbicides has also been reported. Opportunity exists for a novel weed management technology, which is also compatible with no-till agricultural practices. Microwave heating can kill both emerged weed plants and weed seeds in the soil. When the intensity of the microwave fields is moderate, plants, which have already emerged, are susceptible to microwave treatment. If the microwave field is intense enough, very rapid volumetric heating and some thermal runaway in the plant structures cause micro-steam explosions in the plant cells, which rupture the plant structures, leading to death. Soil treatment requires significantly more energy; however, there are secondary benefits for crops growing in microwave treated soil. These include: significant reduction of the dormant weed seed bank; significant reduction of nematode populations; significant reduction of fungal populations; better availability of indigenous nitrogen for the plants; more rapid humification; and significant increases in crop growth and yield. Microwave weed management and soil treatment is not restricted by weather conditions; therefore, the technology may offer some timeliness and environmental benefits, which are yet to be quantified in a cropping system.

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