Amir J.

In a  cooperative program with a weed researcher, we evaluated chemical weed control possibilities for peanut , aiming to replace costly manual

weeding, which required 5-7 workdays per 1000 m2. The best weed control was achieved using a combination of two herbicides-alachlor and

terbutryn. In 1974, we introduced the new herbicid,

glyphosphate as a preemergence treatment, and this herbicide kept the

fields completely clean of C. dactylon ford a period of two years.

Amir, J. (1964). Weed control experiments in peanuts. Proc. 1st Weed

Control Conference 1: 139 (in Hebrew with English abstract).

Hurwitz, N. and Amir, J. (1965). Experiments on the control of weeds in

peanuts. Hassadeh 35: 663-666(in Hebrew).

Amir, J., Lachover, D. and Goldin, E. (1965). Experiments on the influence

of green-manure and nitrogen fertilizer in peanuts. Research and

Experiments in Peanuts, Agricultural Publication Division No. 614,

Hakyria, Tel Aviv (in Hebrew).

Amir, J. (1965). Research and Experiments in Peanuts, pp. 63-67.

Agricultural Publication No. 67, Hakyria, Tel Aviv (in Hebrew).

Amir, J., Vanunu, E., and Lifshitz, N. (1975). Control of .Cynadon datylon L. Pers. in peanuts with glyphosate. Proc. 6th Israel Weed Control

Amir, J., Vanunu, E. and Lifshitz, N. (1977). Trials with glyphosate to control Cynadon dactylon in peanut in the Negev. Hassadeh 58; 2323-2326.