New Herbicide Boosts Potato Yields and Cuts Costs for Farmers
The study evaluated different herbicides for controlling weeds in potato fields. Metribuzin at 0.75 kg/ha was the most effective herbicide, providing 90.1% weed control efficiency. It resulted in similar potato yields as weed-free conditions. Diuron at 1.0 kg/ha and farmers' usual practices also produced good yields. Metribuzin at 0.75 kg/ha had the highest benefit-cost ratio compared to other herbicides and traditional weed management methods.