Weed remover
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Matériel
The désherbineuse is a hoe combined with a spraying system on the row. The assembly is mounted on the hoe or attached via a 3-point hitch at the front or rear of the tractor. The mixed weeding technique allows reducing by at least 60% the quantities of active substances used per hectare. A catch-up treatment is possible if the pressure from weeds remains strong.
Advantages
- The 2 nozzles placed on each side of the row limit the umbrella effect and improve the impact on weed.
- A reduction in the transfer of phytosanitary products outside the plot.
- Spraying by sight allows choosing products adapted to each flora.
- Better soil aeration which promotes mineralization and soil warming.
- Better water infiltration in the inter-row and thus less runoff.
- Prevents the formation of a crust.
Disadvantages
- The window of use can be short. Désherbinage is a delicate operation to implement because it combines two techniques that do not require the same conditions : for hoeing warm and drying weather, and for chemical weeding sufficient humidity, limited maximum temperatures, no wind.
- Ideally, 2 days of sunny weather should follow this work to allow the drying of seedlings uprooted by the hoe teeth.
- A weeding speed significantly lower than generalized weeding due to a smaller working width (3 to 9 m) and a lower working speed (6 to 8 km/h). Moreover, a second pass is often required to avoid the risk of late emergence.
See also
Sources
- CIPF. Le désherbinage ou Désherbage mixte. https://cipf.be/resources/shared/files/fr/desherbagemixtephyt.pdf
- Pool Machinisme Sud Ouest. 2010. Alternative weeding technical sheet. Hoe and désherbineuse. http://www.cuma.fr/sites/default/files/bineuse_et_d-shebineuse_v1.pdf
