RESEARCH PROJECT

SUSWECO – Sustainable weed control in cereals

Updated: May 2025

Project overview

Project manager: Goran Bergkvist
Funded by: Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri (FFL/JA), Kverneland Group Operations Norway AS, Myhres maskinomsetning AS och Felleskjøpet.

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Short summary

The project develops and evaluates methods for controlling the amount of perennial weeds without pesticides and heavy tillage.

The Swedish part of the project is responsible for the task of investigating a system where the underground parts of perennial weeds are cut off with the help of a root cutter (Kverneland Group) and annual weeds are regulated with shallow cultivation and competition from the main crop and intercropped service crops. Experiments are carried out at SLU Lövsta field research station.

Samarbetspartners: The Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) (koordinator), NIBIO – Norsk Institutt for Bioøkonomi, RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden AB, Kverneland Group Operations Norway AS, MYHRES Maskinomsetning AS, FELLESKJØPET, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences.

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