Due to the big number of small farms production of minor crops is important in Poland, as it gives comparatively large income per hectare. However the possibilities of chemical protection of minor crops, such as spinach, are often insufficient in Poland. In spite of spinach comparatively low susceptibility for weeds, its weed management is very important as presence of weeds can disqualify the trade value of harvested crop. The paper presents non-chemical methods of weed management in spinach as well before, as after sowing. In Poland the chemical methods can be used only before sowing as in 2015 there are no herbicides registered for spinach protection. The situation of the Polish farmers is challenging, especially as in the other EU Member States herbicides for spinach protection are available.
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