Cultivate Early to Improve Weed Control in Organic Peanut Crops
Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 13:31
in Mathematics & Economics
For more than a decade, consumer demand for organic products in the United States has seen double-digit growth. Organic foods now comprise more than 3 percent of U.S. food sales, and the amount of certified organic farmland is increasing as well. Yet demand still supports importation of organic products. A major limitation affecting domestic organic crop production is effective weed control.