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Weed Management Practice Selection Among Midwest U.S. Organic Growers

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Organic agricultural systems increase the complexity of weed management, leading organic farmers to
cite weeds as one of the greatest barriers to organic production. Integrated Weed Management
(IWM) systems have been developed to address the ecological implications of weeds and weed
management in cropping systems, but adoption is minimal. Organic agriculture offers a favorable
context for application of IWM, as both approaches are motivated by concern for environmental
quality and agricultural sustainability. However, adoption of IWM on organic farms is poorly
understood due to limited data on weed management practices used, absence of an IWM adoption
metric, and insufficient consideration given to the unique farming contexts within which weed
management decisions are made. Therefore, this study aimed to (1) characterize organic weed
management systems; (2) identify motivations for, and barriers to, selection of weed management
practices; and (3) generate guiding principles for effective targeting of weed management outreach.
We surveyed Midwestern organic growers to determine how specified psychosocial, demographic,
and farm structure factors influence selection of weed management practices. Cluster analysis of the
data detected three disparate, yet scaled, approaches to organic weed management. Clusters were
distinguished by perspective regarding weeds and the number of weed management practices used.
Categorization of individual farms within the identified approaches was influenced by primary farm
products as well as farmer education, years farming, and information-seeking behavior. The proposed
conceptual model allows weed management educators to target outreach for enhanced compatibility
of farming contexts and weed management technologies.

Key words: Cluster analysis, decision-making, integrated weed management, logistic regression
analysis.

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Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

Weed Science

No. Panggil

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Penerbit

New York : Weed Science Society America., 2014

Deskripsi Fisik

Weed Science 2014 62:520–531

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

DOI: 10.1614/WS-D-13

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Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

62, July–September 2014

Subjek

PERTANIAN.
ILMU GULMA

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

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