Einsatz von Thermoplasten zur Steigerung der Effizienz bei der thermischen Unkrautregulierung

Abstract

To increase crop yield it is essential to minimize the competition by weeds, which can be reached by flame weeding. The effect is based on the input of heat energy which leads to plants death after a short time. A problem of flame weeding is the lack of practically orientated devices to adjust the equipment. The field experiments as described below show the correlation between weed reduction and deformation of an indicator material. The results demonstrate that this method can be used as a decision support to optimize the setting of a flame weeder.