Question

Discuss the methods of weed management in agriculture.

Answer 1

What are weeds ?

Weeds are the unwanted plants that grows a long with the useful crops such as wheat , rise etc.

Why are weeds harmful ?

Weeds are harmful because they uses a lot of sunlight , water , fertilisers , pesticides etc and makes the quality and growth of the food crops low.

Weeds management methods -

1) By hand - Weeds can be removed by pulling and snatching them out of the soil or agricultural land by hand.

2) By using trowel - Weeds can be removed by uprooting them out of the soil using a trowel ( khurpa ).

3) By using weedicides - Weeds can be killed by using chemicals like weedicides.