Teaching Organic Farming and Gardening

Managing Weeds

4 | Unit 1.10

Learning Objectives

COnCEPTS

• The need for managing weeds in cropping

systems

• The biology of weeds

SKILLS

•    How    to  identify    weeds   

•    How    to  design  a   cropping    rotation    specifically    

for weed management

•    How    to  manage  a   cropping    system  for 

maximum weed suppression

•    How    to  assess  a   cropping    system  for potential   

weed problems

Introduction