Editing Weed control (section)

{{Short description|Botanical component of pest control for plants}}
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[[File:MIGRANTS WEED SUGAR BEETS FOR $2.00 AN HOUR - NARA - 543858.jpg|thumb|A field of [[beets]] being weeded in Colorado, United States, in 1972]]
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'''Weed control''' is a type of [[pest control]], which attempts to stop or reduce growth of [[weed]]s, especially [[noxious weed]]s, with the aim of reducing their competition with desired flora and fauna including [[domesticate]]d [[plant]]s and [[livestock]], and in natural settings preventing non native species competing with native species.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Klingman |first=G. C. |title=Weed control: as a science |publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |year=1961 |location=New York, London |language=En}}</ref>

Weed control is important in [[agriculture]]. Methods include hand cultivation with [[hoe (tool)|hoes]], powered cultivation with [[cultivator]]s, smothering with [[mulch]], lethal [[wilting]] with high heat, [[burn]]ing, and [[Benthiocarb|chemical control]] with [[herbicide]]s (weed killers).