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Spring weed control: Meeting the challenges of sugar beet weed control

With increasing weed pressures, herbicide use challenges and tougher regulations, what lies ahead for sugar beet weed control in GB? A British Beet Research Organisation weeds seminar in Peterborough took a look into the future

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Spring weed control: Meeting the challenges of sugar beet weed control

Sugar beet weed control in the UK remains heavily dependent on herbicide use. Compared with countries such as France and Germany, adoption of mechanical weeding, band spraying, and precision technologies...

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