Open AccessIntegrated Weed Management in Zimbabwe’s Smallholder Sector, Where Are We? : A Review
Author(s) -
Ronald Mandumbu,
P. Jowah,
Charles Karavina,
T Handisen
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
modern applied science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1913-1852
pISSN - 1913-1844
DOI - 10.5539/mas.v5n5p111
Subject(s) - weed control , weed , cropping , business , agroforestry , agriculture , agricultural economics , economics , environmental science , geography , agronomy , biology , archaeology
The introduction of the Integrated weed Management (IWM) in Zimbabwe’s small holder sector seemed to be the answer to the weed management problem in the sector. However up to the present moment the drudgery associated with weeding still dominate in the sector. Research in Zimbabwe has investigated various techniques varying from cultural, chemical to mechanical weed management techniques. Despite the fact that some of them have produced excellent results, the integration of these techniques into a weed suppressive cropping system still lags behind. Research information accessibility by both extension personnel and the smallholder sector constitutes one of the major challenges