Vegetables are a valuable group of literally hundreds of different crops in the Philippines. Innovative, yet simple, techniques can improve crop production efficiency and sustainability thanks to paraquat’s unique properties.

World Agriculture and the Environment is animportant new book addressing the fear that increasing demand for food and fibre is on a “collision course” with soil quality.

Integrated weed management and no-till are advanced agronomic tools with common aims to improve efficiency and profitabilty, while reducing the environmental impact of crop production. Although advanced in concept, these tools are straightforward and can be adapted for use in all cropping systems, from highly mechanised ones to subsistence farming, all around the world.

Paraquat has an important role to play in vegetable cropping because its unique characteristics are particularly suited to the challenges posed by controlling weeds in these diverse crops.