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EFFECTS OF WEED CONTROL METHODS ON VEGETATION AND SOIL
CONTENT- Effects of Chemical Control of Weeds on Vegetation and Soil
- Effects of Bush Burning on Vegetation and Soil
- Effects of Mechanical/Physical Control of Weeds on Vegetation and Soil
- Effects of Biological Control of Weeds on Vegetation and Soil
- Adverse Effects of Weeds/Problems Posed by Weeds in Agriculture/Economic Importance of Weeds
Effects of Chemical Control of Weeds on Vegetation and Soil
The following are the effects of chemical control of weeds on vegetation and soil:- Herbicides can be poisonous to human beings.
- Beneficial organisms may be destroyed.
- Herbicides can pollute soil and ground water.
- Herbicides can contaminate livestock pasture thereby killing the animals that feed on them.
- Some herbicides, when used, can kill both good and unwanted plants and animals.
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