Weeds are one of the foremost constraints in vegetable production as they compete with crops for water, nutrients, light, and space.
— Hamza Iftikhar, Integrated Crop Science, Protection and Food Systems
“Climate change is also a factor in biotic stresses; warmer and wetter climates tend to increase the reproduction and evolution of pests and pathogens.”

“Relative Growth Rate analysis is a classical technique used to evaluate the increase in plant biomass relative to the existing biomass over time.”
