The Electric Spatula: Killing Weeds with Pulsed Microshocks from a Flat-Plate Electrode

The Electric Spatula: Killing Weeds with Pulsed Microshocks from a Flat-Plate Electrode

Seeking an easy-to-deploy, energy-efficient, non-herbicide weed control method, we tested a flat-plate electrode to apply pulsed electric microshocks (PMS) to a grass and four broadleaf weed species. The method can be deployed via a hand-held unit or as part of a fully automated system to control es...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Daniel J. Bloomer, Kerry C. Harrington, Hossein Ghanizadeh, Trevor K. James
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-10-01
Series:Agronomy
Subjects:
nonchemical weed control
site-specific weed management
electric weeding
robotic weeding
electric shocks
applied energy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/11/2694

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