Determination of Possibilities of Microwave Application for Weed Control

dc.contributor.authorKacan, Koray
dc.contributor.authorCakir, Engin
dc.contributor.authorAygun, Ikbal
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T10:46:02Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T10:46:02Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractHerbicide use is a continuously growing threat against effective implementation of sustainable agriculture potential. Herbicide use for controlling weeds incurs at the cost of environment and is least cost effective. It also leads to herbicide resistance. This study uncovered possibilities of using microwave energy to control weeds in laboratory conditions. Tests were conducted on a prototype of microwave-based weed control. This study found out the limit of power levels for controlling weeds. For microwave experiments, the most important weeds were selected from among the perennial and annual weeds determined in cotton and maize fields. Microwave radiations were applied on annual weeds; black nightshade (Solanum nigrum L.) and common cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium L.) in addition to perennial weeds; Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.) and Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.). The weeds with three different development stages: (BBCH Scale; 12-13, 19-23, 29-33), four leaves, eight leaves and weeds at seeding stage were exposed to minimum 1.6 kW and maximum 5.6 kW microwave power with two different forward feed rates of 0.1-0.3 m s(-1). Results showed that microwave power required to control the weeds increased with increasing the speed of feed rate. The optimum microwave power to control weeds was at a forward speed of 1 m s-1. The ED50, ED80 and ED90 values were determined according to the dose-response effect analyses for fresh and dry weights of weeds. Consequently, the control of cocklebur and black nightshade required much less power in comparison to Johnson grass and Bermuda grass. Bermuda grass was the only weed which required maximum energy level at all feed rates at laboratory conditions. (C) 2018 Friends Science Publishersen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMinistry of Science, Industry and Technology of TurkeyMinistry of Science, Industry & Technology - Turkeyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology of Turkey supported this research.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.17957/IJAB/15.0584
dc.identifier.endpage974en_US
dc.identifier.issn1560-8530
dc.identifier.issn1814-9596
dc.identifier.issn1560-8530en_US
dc.identifier.issn1814-9596en_US
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage966en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.17957/IJAB/15.0584
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/31239
dc.identifier.volume20en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000432042400003en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFriends Science Publen_US
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Agriculture and Biologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectMicrowaveen_US
dc.subjectWeed controlen_US
dc.subjectCottonen_US
dc.subjectMaizeen_US
dc.subjectDifferent power levelsen_US
dc.subjectDifferent feed ratesen_US
dc.titleDetermination of Possibilities of Microwave Application for Weed Controlen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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