INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF WEED SEEDBANK

The weed seedbank is an important part of crop-weed ecology as it is the most important source of annual weeds in cropping systems. These relationships make understanding the weed seedbank even more important for increasing the efficiency of weed management. Understanding the dynamics of weed seedbanks is an essential first step in improving weed management plans. Lack of weed seedbank studies represents an important knowledge gap for producers in the area. This study aims to acquire the information on weed seedbank dynamics and its integrated management by incorporating cultural, physical and chemical methods. Management of weeds in particular area would require prior information regarding weed seedbank which can helpful in designing weed management practices related to a particular microclimate in an area. Thus, there will almost always be some weeds that tolerate, or even thrive on, whatever combination of seedbank management strategies to be adopted. Very meagre efforts were made to estimate weed seedbank in soil and practically very little research work was carried out regarding weed seedbank estimation under the influence of different weed management practices.