2025, Vol. 8, Issue 4, Part I

author(s)
Aanchal and Sandeep Menon

abstract
An overview of several studies on weeds and weed management in soybeans is presented in this publication. As far as global production and commerce go, soybeans are the most significant oil seed and grain legume crop. Weed losses, however, have been one of the main causes restricting soybean output. Effective weed management is therefore one of the most crucial procedures for producing soybeans in an efficient manner. When weeds sprout concurrently with soybeans, they develop more quickly, maintain a canopy above and below the top of the soybean canopy, and lower the quality of the soybean. While a variety of herbicides are employed, a combination of imazethapyr and quizalofop appears to work best. These chemicals, when combined with mechanical or human weeding, yield weed control throughout the crop's growth season. Certain weed species can develop dominant in the system and eventually become difficult to control when a single crop or crops with similar management methods are grown continuously. A key component of a weed control program is making sure that clean seeds are utilized for every crop in the rotation, that weeds do not need to go to seed, and that harvesting equipment does not carry weed seeds. Rather of using a single management strategy, combining weed control methods can assist maintain weed damage below economic threshold levels.