Modelling rotations: can crop sequences explain arable weed seedbank abundance?

Autor: Bohan, David, Powers, S J, Champion, G, Haughton, A J, Hawes, C, Squires, G, Cussans, J, Mertens, S K
Přispěvatelé: Biologie et Gestion des Adventices (BGA), Université de Bourgogne (UB)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Etablissement National d'Enseignement Supérieur Agronomique de Dijon (ENESAD), Rothamsted Research, BBSRC Rothamsted Research, Partenaires INRAE, Scottish Crop Research Institute
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Weed Research
Weed Research, Wiley, 2011, 51 (4), pp.422-432. ⟨10.1111/j.1365-3180.2011.00860.x⟩
ISSN: 0043-1737
1365-3180
Popis: International audience; We investigated the effects of crop sequences on monocotyledon, dicotyledon and total weed seedbank abundance. Using seedbank data sampled from the conventionally cropped part of the GB farm-scale evaluations of genetically modified, herbicide-tolerant (GMHT) crops, we asked whether it is possible to identify crop sequence effects, to identify their duration and to simplify crop sequences into crop management classes with similar effects on weed seedbanks. This work showed that it is possible to detect historical effects of past crops, sown in sequence, on weed seedbanks for up to 3 years and that crop sequences may be simplified to crop management classes describing the season of sowing, crop type and weed target for herbicide application. Model estimates for the seedbanks were validated against an independent, follow-up seedbank data set. The analysis provided abundance estimates that ranged over 3 and 1.7 orders of magnitude for the monocotyledon and dicotyledon weed seedbanks for different crop sequence. This work yields a methodology for estimating seedbank abundance in current crop sequences, potentially allowing sequences to be identified that better reconcile the competing needs for weed control to maintain crop productivity and the demand for increased farmland biodiversity.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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