Researcher, agr., Ph.D.
This project seeks to develop a knowledge transfer tool to assist organic market gardeners with weed control. The tool will take the form of a digital datasheet with hyperlinks that facilitate access to the videos and websites of machinery manufacturers and distributors, among others. It will provide information on a wide variety of weeding equipment and the parameters for using them with a variety of market garden crops.
From 2019 to 2020
Project duration
Market gardening
Activity areas
Pest, weed, and disease control
Service
This tool will help organic market gardeners seeking weed control solutions.
Centre de référence en agriculture et agroalimentaire du Québec
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