Weeds cause an estimated crop yield loss of about 43% world-wide. The heavy use of
herbicides in weed management has several environmental and health risks. Therefore …

Soil health refers to soil's capacity to perform agronomic functions including sustainable
production of crops and animals while maintaining and improving the environment. Key …

Apricot fruits provide important health, economic, and nutritional benefits. Weeds damage
apricot production directly and host the pests that cause damages to apricot trees. However …

In this study we evaluated the effects of hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth.) residues used as
mulches on weed control and yield in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) production …

Phase out of most chemicals available for weed management renewed the interest in soil
solarization as a technically effective and environmentally safe practice for lettuce weed …

Introduction Plants have the ability to interfere with other organisms in their immediate
environment, a phenomenon called allelopathy. Allelopathy is a common phenomenon in …

Increasing world population entails an increase in agricultural productions. Climate change
and resultant global warming points out more efficient use of soil and water resources …

Scant rainfall and poor soil fertility are the two major obstructions to crop production on the
Loess Plateau. To improve crop productivity and to reduce N fertilizer rates, a 4‐yr field …

Cultivation of cover crops for soil surface management of hazelnut orchards is important to
control weeds and water erosion as well as to improve yield and quality of hazelnut. This …

Common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus L.), native to Europe, is widely distributed
worldwide as a difficult-to-control weed due to its intermittent and prolonged emergence …