Spatial Pattern of Weeds Based on Multispecies Infestation Maps Created by Imagery
| Autor: | Bernard Panneton, Robin Reich, Louis Longchamps, Marie-Josée Simard, Gilles D. Leroux |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Weed infestation Spatial segregation 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Plant Science Image segmentation Biology medicine.disease_cause Spatial distribution 01 natural sciences Agronomy Infestation 040103 agronomy & agriculture medicine 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Common spatial pattern Weed Agronomy and Crop Science 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | Weed Science. 64:474-485 |
| ISSN: | 1550-2759 0043-1745 |
| DOI: | 10.1614/ws-d-15-00178.1 |
| Popis: | Weeds are often spatially aggregated in maize fields, and the level of aggregation varies across and within fields. Several annual weed species are present in maize fields before postemergence herbicide application, and herbicides applied will control several species at a time. The goal of this study was to assess the spatial distribution of multispecies weed infestation in maize fields. Ground-based imagery was used to map weed infestations in rain-fed maize fields. Image segmentation was used to extract weed cover information from geocoded images, and an expert-based threshold of 0.102% weed cover was used to generate maps of weed presence/absence. From 19 site-years, 13 (68%) demonstrated a random spatial distribution, whereas six site-years demonstrated an aggregated spatial pattern of either monocotyledons, dicotyledons, or both groups. The results of this study indicated that monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous weed groups were not spatially segregated, but discriminating these weed groups slightly increased the chances of detecting an aggregated pattern. It was concluded that weeds were not always spatially aggregated in maize fields. These findings emphasize the need for techniques allowing the assessment of weed aggregation prior to conducting site-specific weed management. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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