IWM of Cuscuta in Lucerne

• In fields with history of Cuscuta (dodder), adopt crop raotations with non-susceptible crops. Grow lucerne only once in three years in such fields.
• Do not move animals and machinery from the dodder infested fields to the new ones.
• Treat densely infested patches of lucerne with a non-residue herbicide like paraquat.
• Do not feed the cuscuta infested crop to the animals.
• Do not collect the lucerne seeds from the crop infested with dodder.