Seedbank and Emerged Annual Weed Populations in Cornfields (Zea mays) in Colorado

1998 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward E. Schweizer ◽  
Philip Westra ◽  
Donald W. Lybecker
Keyword(s):  
Zea Mays ◽  
Grass Species ◽  
Single Plant ◽  
Annual Grass ◽  
Weed Species ◽  
Plant Populations ◽  
Redroot Pigweed ◽  
Broadleaf Species

Fifty irrigated cornfields in five eastern Colorado counties were sampled for their seedbanks and annual weed seedlings and mature populations between 1988 and 1992. Fourteen annual broadleaf species and seven annual grass species were identified in the 50 seedbanks sampled after the fields were tilled in the fall. Redroot pigweed and a mixture of green and yellow foxtail were the weed species encountered most, occurring in 90 and 54% of the fields, respectively. The single-plant populations of broadleaf and grass species in June and September were similar to those observed in the seedbanks. The number of weed species as seeds in the seedbank, June seedlings, and September plants per field ranged from zero to five grass species and zero to eight broadleaf species.

ICIA-0051 for Postemergence Weed Control in Conventional Corn (Zea Mays)

1991 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 509-512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishna N. Reddy ◽  
Prasanta C. Bhowmik
Keyword(s):  
Zea Mays ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Weed Control ◽  
Conventional Tillage ◽  
Annual Grass ◽  
Weed Species ◽  
Grain Yields ◽  
Common Lambsquarters ◽  
Redroot Pigweed ◽  
Large Crabgrass

A 2-yr field study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of ICIA-0051 for the control of annual grass and broadleaf weed species in conventional tillage corn. Treatments consisted of postemergence applications of ICIA-0051 alone and in combination with cyanazine or atrazine. ICIA-0051 at 0.6 kg ha-1 alone and in combination with cyanazine or atrazine at 1.1 kg ha-1 controlled large crabgrass, yellow foxtail, fall panicum, common lambsquarters, and redroot pigweed effectively (over 90%). The addition of cyanazine or atrazine at 1.1 kg ha-1 to the lowest rate (0.3 kg ha-1) of ICIA-0051 also improved large crabgrass, yellow foxtail, and fall panicum control by 9, 7, and 26%, respectively. None of the treatments of ICIA-0051 except the highest rate (1.1 kg ha-1) reduced either silage or grain yields of corn.

scholarly journals Seed shattering phenology at soybean harvest of economically important weeds in multiple regions of the United States. Part 2: grass species

Weed Science ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Lauren M. Schwartz-Lazaro ◽  
Lovreet S. Shergill ◽  
Jeffery A. Evans ◽  
Muthukumar V. Bagavathiannan ◽  
Shawn C. Beam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Grass Species ◽  
Annual Grass ◽  
Weed Seed ◽  
Weed Species ◽  
Seed Shattering ◽  
Physiological Maturity ◽  
Rate Of Progression ◽  
Multiple Regions ◽  
Grass Weed

Abstract Seed shatter is an important weediness trait on which the efficacy of harvest weed seed control (HWSC) depends. The level of seed shatter in a species is likely influenced by agroecological and environmental factors. In 2016 and 2017, we assessed seed shatter of eight economically important grass weed species in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] from crop physiological maturity to four weeks after maturity at multiple sites spread across eleven states in the southern, northern, and mid-Atlantic U.S. From soybean maturity to four weeks after maturity, cumulative percent seed shatter was lowest in the southern U.S. regions and increased as the states moved further north. At soybean maturity, the percent of seed shatter ranged from 1 to 70%. That range had shifted to 5 to 100% (mean: 42%) by 25 days after soybean maturity. There were considerable differences in seed shatter onset and rate of progression between sites and years in some species that could impact their susceptibility to HWSC. Our results suggest that many summer annual grass species are likely not ideal candidates for HWSC, although HWSC could substantially reduce their seed output at during certain years.

Effect of Ensiling and Rumen Digestion by Cattle on Weed Seed Viability

Weed Science ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Blackshaw ◽  
Lyle M. Rode
Keyword(s):  
Time Course ◽  
Seed Viability ◽  
Grass Species ◽  
Lag Phase ◽  
Rapid Decline ◽  
Weed Species ◽  
Embryo Viability ◽  
Seed Survival ◽  
Gradual Process ◽  
Broadleaf Species

Studies were conducted to determine the effect of ensiling and/or rumen digestion by cattle on the germination and viability of several common weed species. Seed survival of grass species subjected to ensiling and/or rumen digestion tended to be less than that of broadleaf species. Downy brome, foxtail barley, and barnyardgrass were nonviable after either ensiling for 8 weeks or rumen digestion for 24 h. Some green foxtail (17%) and wild oats (0 to 88%) seeds survived digestion in the rumen but were killed by the ensiling process. Varying percentages of seeds of kochia, redroot pigweed, common lambsquarters, wild buckwheat, round-leaved mallow, and field pennycress remained viable after ensiling (3 to 30%), rumen digestion (15 to 98%), and ensiling plus rumen digestion (2 to 19%). A time course study of rumen digestion indicated that loss of seed viability often was not a gradual process. With some species, there was an initial lag phase while degradation of the protective seed coat likely occurred, followed by a rapid decline in embryo viability. The diet fed to livestock appeared to affect viability losses caused by rumen digestion. Estimates of seed survival with varying rates of passage through the rumen due to differing ratios of grain to forage in the diet are presented.

Emergence characteristics of four annual weed species

Weed Science ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 578-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert G. Hartzler ◽  
Douglas D. Buhler ◽  
David E. Stoltenberg
Keyword(s):  
Initial Time ◽  
Grass Species ◽  
First Year ◽  
Weed Species ◽  
Emergence Period ◽  
Seed Sources ◽  
Amaranthus Rudis ◽  
Eriochloa Villosa ◽  
Broadleaf Species ◽  
Emergence Date

Emergence characteristics, including initial time of emergence, magnitude of emergence, and mean time of emergence, ofAmaranthus rudisSauer,Setaria faberiHerrm.,Eriochloa villosa(Thunb.) Kunth, andAbutilon theophrastiMedik. were studied in central Iowa during the first 3 yr following burial of seed collected and buried in the fall of 1994 or 1995. Although the initial emergence date varied among years, the emergence sequence among species was consistent.Eriochloa villosaand A.theophrastiwere the first species to emerge, with initial emergence occurring between April 28 and May 10. Initial emergence dates for these species were the same, except for 1995 whenA. theophrastiemerged 4 d prior toE. villosa. Amaranthus rudiswas the last species to emerge, with initial emergence ranging from 5 to 25 d afterA. theophrasti.First-year emergence in 1995 was 8% forA. theophrasti, 7% for A.rudis, 41% forE. villosa, and 33% forS. faberi, based on the number of buried seed. Proportional emergence during the first year following burial in 1996 was similar to 1995 forA. theophrastiandS. faberi, but greater emergence was observed in 1996 forE. villosaandA. rudis.During the 3 yr of both studies, cumulative emergence of the two grass species (43 to 71%) was higher than for the broadleaf species (13 to 35%). A high percentage of the total annual emergence ofE. villosaoccurred within the first 2 wk of initial emergence, whereas a high percentage ofA. rudisemergence occurred late in its emergence period. Emergence characteristics of the four species were consistent among years and seed sources.

Seed Longevity of 41 Weed Species Buried 17 Years in Eastern and Western Nebraska

Weed Science ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orvin C. Burnside ◽  
Robert G. Wilson ◽  
Sanford Weisberg ◽  
Kenneth G. Hubbard
Keyword(s):  
Great Plains ◽  
Weed Management ◽  
The United States ◽  
Decay Rates ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Annual Grass ◽  
Weed Species ◽  
Seed Germinability ◽  
Soil Temperatures ◽  
Broadleaf Species

Seed of 41 economically important weed species of the Great Plains region of the United States were buried 20 cm deep in soil in eastern and western Nebraska in 1976. The 41 species consisted of 11 annual grass, 14 annual broadleaf, 4 biennial broadleaf, and 12 perennial broadleaf species. Weed seeds were exhumed annually for germination tests the first 9 yr, then after 12 and 17 yr. Germination percentages at the two burial locations averaged over 0, 1 to 4, 5 to 8, and 9 to 17 yr of burial were 57, 28, 9, and 4% for annual grass; 47, 26, 16, and 11 % for annual broadleaf; 52, 49, 44, and 30 % for biennial broadleaf; 36, 18, 13, and 8% for perennial broadleaf; and 47, 26, 16, and 10% for all 41 weed species, respectively. Biennial broadleaf weeds showed the greatest seed germination over years. Annual grass weeds showed less seed germinability over 17 yr of burial than annual broadleaf weeds and perennial broadleaf weed species were intermediate. Weed seed germinability in soil was greater in the reduced rainfall and more moderate soil temperatures of western Nebraska than in the greater rainfall and more fluctuating soil temperatures of eastern Nebraska. The greatest seed survival among the 41 weed species was shown by common mullein, which had 95% germination after 17 yr of burial in western Nebraska. Decay rates of individual weed species in soil will be of most value to weed scientists, agriculturalists, and modelers evaluating past or designing future weed management systems.

Consecutive Annual Applications of Alachlor and Metolachlor to Continuous No-Till Corn (Zea mays)

Weed Science ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 340-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Peyton Doub ◽  
Henry P. Wilson ◽  
Thomas E. Hines ◽  
Kriton K. Hatzios
Keyword(s):  
Zea Mays ◽  
Grass Species ◽  
Annual Grass ◽  
Digitaria Sanguinalis ◽  
Setaria Faberi ◽  
No Till ◽  
Giant Foxtail ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Panicum Dichotomiflorum ◽  
Large Crabgrass

Consecutive annual applications of alachlor [2-chloro-N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-N-(methoxymethyl)acetamide] and metolachlor [2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1-methylethyl)acetamide] were made to continuous no-till corn (Zea maysL. ‘Pioneer 3184’ in 1982 and 1983, ‘Pioneer 3744’ in 1984, and ‘Pioneer 3378’ in 1985 to 1987). In a 5-yr study, control of the dominant annual grass species, large crabgrass [Digitaria sanguinalis(L.) Scop. # DIGSA], by alachlor declined to less than 50% by the fifth year. Control of large crabgrass by metolachlor remained greater than 80% throughout the study but metolachlor allowed the establishment of a greater fall panicum (Panicum dichotomiflorumMichx. # PANDI) population in this and an additional 3-yr study than in chloroacetamide-free checks. In the 3-yr study in which giant foxtail (Setaria faberiHerrm. # SETFA) was dominant, annual applications of metolachlor and a microencapsulated formulation of alachlor provided better control in the second year than the emulsifiable concentrate formulation of alachlor, but formulation differences diminished in the third year.

Effects of Tillage and Light Environment on Emergence of 13 Annual Weeds

1997 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 496-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas D. Buhler
Keyword(s):  
Light Environment ◽  
Soil Tillage ◽  
No Tillage ◽  
Agricultural Systems ◽  
Annual Grass ◽  
Weed Species ◽  
Common Lambsquarters ◽  
Broadleaf Species ◽  
Annual Weeds ◽  
Weed Emergence

Seeds of many plant species require a brief exposure to light to induce germination. Modifying the light environment during soil tillage may alter weed emergence in agricultural systems. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of secondary tillage conducted during daylight and at night on the emergence of 13 summer annual weed species under the same soil and environmental conditions. Annual grass and large-seeded broadleaf species showed little response to light environment during tillage. However, emergence was often less when no tillage was conducted than with any tillage by light environment combination. Emergence of small-seeded broadleaf species often was lower when tillage was conducted during darkness than with tillage during the light. Reductions varied by experiment and species and ranged from 70% for common lambsquarters to less than 30% for Pennsylvania smartweed. Large variations in response also occurred within species.

scholarly journals Seed shattering phenology at soybean harvest of economically important weeds in multiple regions of the United States. Part 1: broadleaf species

Weed Science ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Lauren M. Schwartz-Lazaro ◽  
Lovreet S. Shergill ◽  
Jeffrey A. Evans ◽  
Muthukumar V. Bagavathiannan ◽  
Shawn C. Beam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Ambrosia Artemisiifolia ◽  
Retention Rates ◽  
Weed Species ◽  
Physiological Maturity ◽  
Seed Retention ◽  
Northern Latitudes ◽  
Multiple Regions ◽  
Broadleaf Species ◽  
Crop Maturity

Abstract Potential effectiveness of harvest weed seed control (HWSC) systems depends upon seed shatter of the target weed species at crop maturity, enabling its collection and processing at crop harvest. However, seed retention likely is influenced by agroecological and environmental factors. In 2016 and 2017, we assessed seed shatter phenology in thirteen economically important broadleaf weed species in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] from crop physiological maturity to four weeks after physiological maturity at multiple sites spread across fourteen states in the southern, northern, and mid-Atlantic U.S. Greater proportions of seeds were retained by weeds in southern latitudes and shatter rate increased at northern latitudes. Amaranthus species seed shatter was low (0 to 2%), whereas shatter varied widely in common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) (2 to 90%) over the weeks following soybean physiological maturity. Overall, the broadleaf species studied shattered less than ten percent of their seeds by soybean harvest. Our results suggest that some of the broadleaf species with greater seed retention rates in the weeks following soybean physiological maturity may be good candidates for HWSC.

Herbicide Effects on Weed Control and Shoot Growth of Young Apple (Malus sylvestris) and Peach (Prunus persica) Trees

1994 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 840-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chester L. Foy ◽  
Susan B. Harrison ◽  
Harold L. Witt
Keyword(s):  
Shoot Growth ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Prunus Persica ◽  
Weed Species ◽  
Apple Trees ◽  
Herbicide Treatments ◽  
One Year ◽  
Broadleaf Species ◽  
Old Trees ◽  
Peach Trees

Field experiments were conducted at two locations in Virginia to evaluate the following herbicides: alachlor, diphenamid, diuron, metolachlor, napropamide, norflurazon, oryzalin, oxyfluorfen, paraquat, pendimethalin, and simazine. One experiment involved newly-transplanted apple trees; the others, three in apple and one in peach trees, involved one-year-old trees. Treatments were applied in the spring (mid-April to early-May). Control of annual weed species was excellent with several treatments. A broader spectrum of weeds was controlled in several instances when the preemergence herbicides were used in combinations. Perennial species, particularly broadleaf species and johnsongrass, were released when annual species were suppressed by the herbicides. A rye cover crop in nontreated plots suppressed the growth of weeds. New shoot growth of newly-transplanted apple trees was increased with 3 of 20 herbicide treatments and scion circumference was increased with 11 of 20 herbicide treatments compared to the nontreated control. Growth of one-year-old apple trees was not affected. Scion circumference of one-year-old peach trees was increased with 25 of 33 herbicide treatments.

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