handweed
verbEtymology From hand + weed.
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To remove weeds using only hand tools, that is, without spraying or using other weed-suppression technology.
- Snce the plots were wheel-hoed and handweeded twice, the number of man-minutes to handweed each plot is a good indication of the effect of the different treatments on the different weed species.1956, The Philippine Agriculturist - Volumes 40-41, page 435:
- Filipino farmers usually handweed upland rice twice.1989, Tropical Pest Management, page 34:
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- Thus, an additional 283.5 hours per acre were required to handweed plots not treated with Prowl.1993, New York State Vegetable Growers Association, Proceedings of the New Your State Vegetable Conference, page 163: