Objective(s) – Weed Management

To conduct survey and surveillance of weed flora, mapping their distribution, ecology and habitat
To evaluate new herbicides and work out the residual effect on non-targeted organisms
To work out effective and economic weed management modules for field and horticultural crops
To study biology and control of problem weeds including aquatic and parasitic weeds
To study long-term residual and cumulative effects of herbicides
To standardize techniques for estimation of herbicide residues in soil, water and food chain
To test available tools and implements for weed management under various agro-ecosystems, and
To transfer weed management technologies on farmers’ fields through on-Farm Research and FLDs, their impact assessment and training.