{"id":3373,"date":"2020-02-23T21:05:38","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T02:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/integratedweedmanagement.org\/?page_id=3373"},"modified":"2025-05-05T10:27:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T14:27:51","slug":"weed-management-toolbox","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/growiwm.org\/weed-management-toolbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Weed Management Toolbox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"hero-block_e8b4773aebb084223b0721bb241d56f5\" class=\"row block-hero \">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-hero__container bg-image-cover\"\n\t\tstyle=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/growiwm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Weed-Management-Toolbox.png')\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"block-hero__text-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"block-hero__title\">Weed Management Toolbox<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-hero__content\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"wp-block-classic\"><div class=\"max-width-row\">\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-heading\"><div class=\"max-width-row\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-green-color has-text-color\">Weed Management Tactics Form a Toolbox of IWM<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"max-width-row\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Integrated weed management (IWM) can be thought of as a \u201ctoolbox\u201d of weed management strategies, or \u201ctools.\u201d The toolbox includes chemical (herbicides), mechanical, cultural, biological practices, and weed prevention measures.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-classic\"><div class=\"max-width-row\">\n\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-columns-container\"><div class=\"max-width-row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <div class=\"iwm-diagram-container\">\n      <svg id=\"Layer_1\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 1512 1736;\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"0 0 1512 1736\" x=\"0px\" xml:space=\"preserve\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" y=\"0px\">\n    <style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t    .iwm-d-0{opacity:0.8;}\n\t\t.iwm-d-prevention{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#448CCB;}\n\t\t.iwm-d-2{fill:none;}\n\t\t.iwm-d-3{fill:#FFFFFF;}\n\t\t.iwm-d-4{font-family:\"Poppins\",sans-serif;}\n\t\t.iwm-d-5{font-size:58.9867px;}\n\t\t.iwm-d-cultural{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#00AEEF;}\n\t\t.iwm-d-chemical{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#134074;}\n\t\t.iwm-d-biological{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#005F62;}\n\t\t.iwm-d-9{opacity:0.702;}\n\t\t.iwm-d-mechanical{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#55AB2C;}\n\t\t.iwm-d-iwm{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#004749;}\n\t\t.iwm-d-12{font-family:\"Poppins\",sans-serif;}\n\t\t.iwm-d-13{font-size:75.8976px;}\n\t\tg {\n\t\t\ttransition: all .25s ease-in-out;\n\t\t\ttransform-origin: 50% 50%;\n\t\t\ttransform-box: fill-box;\n\t\t}\n\t\t#iwm-d-iwm:hover,\n\t\t#iwm-d-prevention:hover,\n\t\t#iwm-d-cultural:hover,\n\t\t#iwm-d-chemical:hover,\n\t\t#iwm-d-biological:hover,\n\t\t#iwm-d-mechanical:hover\n\t\t{\n\t\t\ttransform: scale(1.2);\n\t\t}\n\n        a, a:hover { text-decoration:none !important; 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Many IWM tactics can be integrated without substantial changes to current management programs, while others require more extensive planning and implementation. Some examples of simpler options include:  equipment cleaning, timely scouting, and altering herbicide tank mixes. More extensive options include: changing crop rotations, cover cropping, changing tillage practices, and harvest weed seed control.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-classic\"><div class=\"max-width-row\">\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<section id=\"imagetext-block_cbd9d3058150ed559c6ba5e4503d9eca\" class=\"row block-imagetext leaves-right\">\n\t<div class=\"block-imagetext__container bg-green\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"max-width-row flex-standard\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-imagetext__leaves bg-image-cover\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/growiwm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/leaves-right.png\")\"> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-imagetext__title-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>IWM is not an alternative to herbicides in conventional crops<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-imagetext__text-container\" style=\"flex-basis: 50%\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For many decades, herbicides have been the primary means of weed management due to their simplicity, effectiveness, and affordability. 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But with integrated weed management, no weed management tool stands alone &#8212; IWM means using all options available to best manage weeds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-imagetext__image-container\" style=\"order: 5; flex-basis: 50%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/growiwm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pictures2.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"wp-block-classic\"><div class=\"max-width-row\">\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<section id=\"bubbles-block_9c868f4dce7215bcf546c46e9d1934ed\" class=\"row block-bubbles\">\n\t<div class=\"block-bubbles__container max-width-row\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bubbles__weed-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bubbles__image \" style=\"border-color: #d6d6d6;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/growiwm.org\/cultural-production-practices\/\" 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target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/growiwm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/herbicide.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hover-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bubbles__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/growiwm.org\/herbicide-control\/\"target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Herbicides<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bubbles__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/growiwm.org\/herbicide-control\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bubbles__weed-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bubbles__image \" style=\"border-color: #d6d6d6;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/growiwm.org\/biological-control\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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src=\"https:\/\/growiwm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC_0023-scaled-e1725557812436.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hover-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bubbles__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/growiwm.org\/prevention\/\"target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Scouting &#038; Prevention <\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bubbles__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/growiwm.org\/prevention\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bubbles__weed-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bubbles__image \" style=\"border-color: #d6d6d6;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/growiwm.org\/how-harvest-weed-seed-control\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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