Potential of microwave soil heating for weed management and yield improvement in rice cropping
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DOI: 10.1071/cp18515
Abstract: Herbicide-resistant weeds have prompted the development of non-chemical weed-control techniques for sustainable crop production. We examined the potential of pre-emergence microwave (MW) soil treatment to suppress weeds and enhance grain yield in rice (Oryza sativa… read more here.
Keywords: control; soil; yield; soil treatment ... See more keywords
Downscaling of passive microwave soil moisture retrievals based on spectral analysis
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DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2017.1378456
Abstract: ABSTRACT The retrieval of soil moisture from passive microwave remote-sensing data is presently one of the most effective methods for monitoring soil moisture. However, the spatial resolution of passive microwave soil moisture products is generally… read more here.
Keywords: soil; microwave soil; passive microwave; soil moisture ... See more keywords
Microwave soil heating reduces seedling emergence of a wide range of species including invasives
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DOI: 10.1111/rec.12668
Abstract: A microwave‐based process to control invasive species (seeds and adult stages) in the field prior to plant community restoration is currently under development. We investigated the effect of four microwave treatment pairings of Power ×… read more here.
Keywords: seed; invasive species; seedling emergence; soil ... See more keywords