Just a reminder to everyone now that summer is nearly upon us to carefully monitor your silverleaf nightshade to correctly time your herbicide application to acheive maximum effect.
The aim of the summer application is to prevent all seedset - that is stop flowers maturing to the berry stage.
Silverleaf nightshade key messages & advice - Part 3
The Silverleaf Nightshade Team have spoken to hundreds of farmers and advisors thoughtout the past two years collating their tips and tricks learnt from tackling with this persistent weed.
Here are this week's tips and tricks:
1. Don’t underestimate the effect of seedling spread: seed will germinate if the soil moisture is good for more than 5 days. Seeds are time bombs.
2. Small green berries still contain viable seeds – be warned!
published by Karen Herbert on 13 May 2016 - 2:19pm
The Silverleaf Nightshade Team have spoken to hundreds of farmers and advisors thoughtout the past two years collating their tips and tricks learnt from tacking with this persistent weed.
Here are this week's tips and tricks:
1. The ‘dual action’ approach still has some issues with the re-emergence. Farmers estimate about 90% effectiveness with the second application in preventing re-emergence
The Silverleaft Nightshade Team have spoken to hundreds of farmers and advisors thoughtout the past two years collating their tips and tricks learnt from tacking with this persistent weed. Over the next few weeks I'll be posting 5 consistent key messages and advice:
1. Perennial weeds need attention every year (to prevent seed set and control rootbank)
2. Farm hygiene is important so that seeds and roots are not transferred from paddock to paddock or to neighbouring properties
A guide by EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation.
Silverleaf nightshade is a deep rooted, summer active perennial closely related to horticultural crops such as tomatoes and eggplants, making biological control problematic. The extensive root system, up to several metres in width and depth, poses a large problem for control.
