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WEEDS AND WEED CONTROL
CONTENT- Meaning of Weeds
- Common Weeds
- Effects of Weeds on Crops and Economy
- Economic Importance of Weeds
- Characteristic Features of Weeds
- Methods of Weed Dispersal
- Methods of Controlling Weeds
Meaning of Weeds
Weeds are often called volunteer plants because they grow where they are not planted. They are plants which grow where they are not wanted. They can also be defined as”plants out of place”. They are usually unwanted, uninvited quests on farms.Also ,their growth interfere with that of cultivated crops and therefore constitute nuisance to crops, livestock or even man. An edible crop could become a weed if it grows where and when it was not planted, example maize growing on a land where cassava is planted is a weed.Common Weeds
Some of the common weeds include:You are viewing an excerpt of this lesson. Subscribing to the subject will give you access to the following:
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Halima Ahmadu
Frank Nima
Wilfred Bassey
Isaac Ansah
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