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Weeds reduce crop yield because they compete with the crop for nutrients, water and light. Weed control measures are focused directly or indirectly on improving the competitive ability of the crop with regard to the weeds. In this chapter weed problems will be considered from the angle of competition.
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Spitters, C.J.T., Van Den Bergh, J.P. (1982). Competition between crop and weeds: A system approach. In: Holzner, W., Numata, M. (eds) Biology and ecology of weeds. Geobotany, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0916-3_12
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