Band-steaming reduces laborious hand-weeding in vegetables

Band-steaming is a new method that may reduce the need for hand-weeding in demanding row crops like carrot and drilled onion. Band-steaming only affects a soil volume equal to the intra-row area of the subsequent crop, and effectively kills the weed seeds in this soil volume. Side-effects on beneficial soil organisms are minimized as compared to current steaming technology, but still need to be assessed

Recent results in the development of band steaming for intra-row weed control

The recent achievements with developing band-steaming techniques for intra-row weed control in vegetables are presente

Aspects of steaming the soil to reduce weed seedling emergence

Aspects of using steam for intra-row weed control in organic row crops are presented

Band steaming for intra-row weed control in direct-sown vegetables

Recent results with band-steaming in organic vegetables are presented