However, because most weed populations generate effects that carry over to following years, an eco-nomically-defined action threshold that deals solely with impact in the current sea-son is …
Economic Threshold Weed Control Farming: Smart Decision Guide
Nov 15, 2025 · Adopting economic threshold weed control farming practices typically reduces herbicide costs while maintaining profitability. University research demonstrates that threshold …
Integrating Biodiversity Benefits of Weeds into the Economic Threshold ...
May 24, 2025 · The economic threshold indicates a weed density that will generate the same expenses with or without weed control. Given that both types of costs can be ex-ante …
ABSTRACT The economic threshold (ET) is one of the major decision-making frameworks for rationalizing herbicides use for better weed management while reducing environmental …
Mastering Threshold Concepts in Weed Science
Jun 12, 2025 · By understanding economic thresholds and applying threshold concepts in weed management, farmers and agronomists can optimize crop yields, reduce unnecessary …
Weed management decision models: pitfalls, perceptions, and ...
The use of scouting and economic thresholds has not been accepted as readily for managing weeds as it has been for insects, but the economic threshold concept is the basis of most …
Weed Science - University of Queensland
The extent to which weeds should be reduced is the key question that engages the farmer in further decision making and which determines the economic outcome of the farming operation.