Question

Match the correct pairs regarding methods of weed control.

• A. Preventive Method
• B. Chemical Method
• C. Crop Manangement

Answer 1

The weed methods can be broadly categorised into three types i.e, chemical methods, preventive methods and methods that involve crop management.

• Chemical methods involve use of herbicide to kill weeds.
• Preventive methods involve ways by which weed growth can be prevented. This can be achieved by sowing the crop seeds at the right time before the weeds germinate and summer ploughing in order to remove the seeds or germinating weed from the field before the crop seeds are sowed.
• Crop management methods involve intercropping, crop rotation and creation of disease and pest resistant varieties of crops.