Killing Weed Seeds with Exhaust Gas from a Combine Harvester

We investigated if hot exhaust gas from a combine harvester could be used to reduce germination or kill weed seeds during the harvesting process. During the threshing and cleaning process in the combine, weed seeds and chaff are separated from the crop grains. After this separation, weed and crop se...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Klaus Jakobsen, Jakob A. Jensen, Zahra Bitarafan, Christian Andreasen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/9/9/544