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Concepts in weed control -- how does biocontrol fit in?

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Up until now there have only been twoprincipal concepts in weed control: control at any cost, and theuse of economic thresholds. Control at any cost is characteristicof situations where no effective control methods are available.The use of economic thresholds has evolved alongside chemicalcontrol, enabling weeds to be controlled effectively and at areasonable price. A future concept may be that of ecologicalthresholds, which takes into account not only the costs but alsothe benefits of weeds. The role that weed control methods shouldfulfil in arable crops, and how biocontrol methods can meet theserequirements, is discussed

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HURLE , K. Concepts in weed control -- how does biocontrol fit in?. Integrated Pest Management Reviews 2, 87–89 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018488631523

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