SUSDOCK: Sustainable control of docks (Rumex spp.) – Synergies of detection, mapping and innovative weed control
The project aims to develop sustainable strategies for the control and image-based mapping of broad-leaved dock in forage production.
About the project
Docks (Rumex spp.) are perennial weeds that can pose major challenges in grassland and pasture. The plants have strong taproots and a large, persistent seed bank, making them difficult to control. The challenge is particularly significant in farming systems where the use of herbicides and intensive tillage is limited.
The project combines image-based mapping with the development and testing of integrated control strategies. The mapping will provide better knowledge of where docks occur and which local conditions may explain their occurrence. This knowledge can be used to target measures and reduce the need for herbicides and extensive tillage.
NORSØK's role
NORSØK is participating in Work Package 2, which will contribute new knowledge about the relationship between the occurrence of docks and abiotic and biotic conditions on Norwegian farms.
NORSØK will also conduct a field trial at Tingvoll farm. The trial forms part of the project's work on integrated strategies for dock control. The use of a root cutter at different ploughing depths will be tested.
Expected benefits
The results will provide researchers, agricultural advisers and farmers with better tools for mapping docks and selecting targeted control measures. The overall aim is to provide farmers with new knowledge about how docks can be controlled with substantially less use of herbicides and intensive tillage.
Project Details
Project details
| Project number: | 352958 |
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| Project owner: | NMBU |
| Project coordinator: | Lars Olav Brandsæter, NMBU |
| Project staff NORSØK: | Sara Hansdotter, Martha Ebbesvik and Kari Löe |
| Project partners: | Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), RISE, Kverneland Group Operations Norway AS and BIODRONE AS |
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