Integrated Weed Management in Treenut Orchards Thursday Dec 31st, 2020 Wolter explains the goals of orchard floor, weed management. “So integrated weed management; this is generally composed of five components including mechanical control. This can include anything from hand pulling, tillage burning, which is also known as flaming mowing and some of the other exciting emerging technologies in our industry, which include anywhere from superheated air to the electrostatic control of weeds,” Wolter said. And Wolter spoke about the Cultural component, which can include anything from the use of cover crops, to compete against weeds, berming your tree rows and keeping weeds and ditches and canals under control. “And there's the chemical component, which I've included some the application stewardship guidelines,” said Wolter. “So perhaps one of the most important things here is proper weed identification. This allows you to be aware of which herbicide resistant species are prevalent in your region or in your specific orchard,” he said.