In this project, two innovations for in-row weed control will be built, optimised and tested: inrow hoeing on RTK-GPS and abrasive weeding. With this we want to improve in-row weed control and make it more climate-robust in wet periods. They will be compared with the existing techniques.

The target group is broad, in-row hoeing is suitable for planted crops with wide planting distances (e.g. cabbages, lettuce, celer(y)(iac),...). Abrasive weeding will be tested in various crops. Presumably, the techniques are more likely to appeal to larger growers given the necessary investments, but there are certainly opportunities for smaller growers as well.