Functionally diverse flax-based rotations improve wild oat (Avena fatua) and cleavers (Galium spurium) management

Weed Science ◽  
2022 ◽  
pp. 1-37
Author(s):  
Dilshan Benaragama ◽  
William E. May ◽  
Robert H. Gulden ◽  
Christian J. Willenborg
Keyword(s):  
Crop Rotation ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Avena Fatua ◽  
Crop Rotations ◽  
Cereal Crops ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Wild Oat ◽  
Crop Species ◽  
Winter Cereal ◽  
Galium Spurium

Abstract Wild oat (Avena fatua L.) and false cleavers (Galium spurium) are currently a challenge to manage in less competitive crops such as flax (Linum usitatissimum L.). Increasing the functional diversity in crop rotations can be an option to improve weed management. Nonetheless, this strategy is not tested in flax in Western Canada. A 5-yr (2015-2019) crop rotation study was carried at three locations in western Canada to determine the effect of diverse flax-based crop rotations with differences in crop species, crop life cycles, harvesting time and reduced herbicides on managing A. fatua and G. spurium. The perennial rotation (flax-alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)-alfalfa-alfalfa-flax) under reduced herbicide use was found to be the most consistent cropping system, providing similar A. fatua and G. spurium control to the conventional annual flax crop rotation[flax-barley (Hordium vulgare L.)-flax-oat (Avena sativa L.)-flax] with standard herbicides. At Carman, this alfalfa rotation provided even better weed control (80% A. fatua, 75% G. spurium) than the conventional rotation. Furthermore, a greater A. fatua control was identified compared to conventional rotation where two consecutive winter cereal crops were grown successfully in rotation (flax-barley-winter triticale (x Triticosecale ex A. Camus)-winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)-flax), greater A. fatua control was observed compared to the conventional crop rotation under standard herbicides. Incorporation of silage oat crops did not show consistent management benefits compared to the perennial alfalfa rotation but were generally similar to the conventional rotation with standard herbicides. The results showed that perennial alfalfa in the rotation minimized G. spurium and A. fatua in flax cropping systems, followed by rotations with two consecutive winter cereal crops.

Additive efficacy of soil-applied pyroxasulfone and sulfentrazone combinations

2014 ◽  
Vol 94 (7) ◽  
pp. 1245-1253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Breanne D. Tidemann ◽  
Linda M. Hall ◽  
Eric N. Johnson ◽  
Hugh J. Beckie ◽  
Ken L. Sapsford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Resistance Management ◽  
Similar Efficacy ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Avena Fatua ◽  
Separate Experiment ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Wild Oat ◽  
Weed Species ◽  
Rate Selection ◽  
Galium Spurium

Tidemann, B. D., Hall, L. M., Johnson, E. N., Beckie, H. J., Sapsford, K. L., Willenborg, C. J. and Raatz, L. L. 2014. Additive efficacy of soil-applied pyroxasulfone and sulfentrazone combinations. Can. J. Plant Sci. 94: 1245–1253. Efficacy of soil-applied herbicides can be influenced by edaphic factors including soil organic matter (OM) content, as well as by interactions with herbicide tank-mix partners. Field trials were conducted over 6 site-years in 2011 and 2012 across western Canada to examine the interaction of pyroxasulfone and sulfentrazone when co-applied for control of false cleavers (Galium spurium L.) and wild oat (Avena fatua L.) in field pea. In the greenhouse, the nature of this interaction was further investigated for these two weed species, plus barley and canola; in a separate experiment, the effect of OM content on pyroxasulfone and sulfentrazone efficacy was examined using three soils with 2.8, 5.5, and 12.3% OM content, respectively. Efficacy of pyroxasulfone and sulfentrazone combinations was additive under both field and greenhouse conditions. Higher OM content generally required higher rates of herbicide to achieve similar efficacy for all tested species. Pyroxasulfone and sulfentrazone can be combined to aid in herbicide resistance management and broaden the weed spectrum compared with each product used alone, although rate selection may be OM dependent.

Weed flora and the relative importance of site, crop, crop rotation, and nitrogen

Weed Science ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torsten N. Andersson ◽  
Per Milberg
Keyword(s):  
Crop Rotation ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Spring Barley ◽  
Application Rate ◽  
Crop Rotations ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Nitrogen Application ◽  
Crop Species ◽  
Weed Flora ◽  
Nitrogen Application Rate

Weed species composition and density were recorded in three identical field experiments established 26 to 30 yr ago in southern Sweden. Each experiment compared three 6-yr crop rotations and four rates of nitrogen application. The rotations differed by having (1) a 2-yr rotational grassland, (2) a 2-yr mixed rotational grassland (legume/grass), or (3) spring wheat followed by fallow. Other crops in the rotations were winter turnip rape, winter wheat, spring oats, and spring barley. Using multivariate analyses, the relative importance of site, crop, crop rotation, and nitrogen application rate on the weed flora was determined. The greatest difference was found between sites, and the second most important factor was crop species. Nitrogen application rate weakly influenced the weed flora, while differences between crop rotations were hardly detectable.

Inheritance of multiple herbicide resistance in wild oat (Avena fatua L.)

2006 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 317-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn D Karlowsky ◽  
Anita L Brûlé-Babel ◽  
Lyle F Friesen ◽  
Rene C Van Acker ◽  
Gary H Crow
Keyword(s):  
Herbicide Resistance ◽  
Nuclear Gene ◽  
Avena Fatua ◽  
Multiple Resistance ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Wild Oat ◽  
Herbicide Resistant ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Resistance Genetics ◽  
Multiple Herbicide Resistance

To gain some insight into the surprisingly frequent occurrence of multiple herbicide resistant wild oat in western Canada, the inheritance of multiple herbicide resistance was studied in two wild oat (Avena fatua L.) populations, UMWO12-01 and UMWO12-03, from Manitoba, Canada. Both populations are resistant to each of three distinct herbicides, imazametha benz-methyl, flamprop-methyl, and fenoxaprop-p-ethyl (hereafter referred to as imazamethabenz, flamprop, and fenoxaprop-P, respectively). Crosses were made between each resistant (R) population and a susceptible (S) wild oat population (UM5) (R/S crosses), and between the two resistant populations (R/R crosses). Subsets of parental, F2 plants, and F2-derived F3 (F2:3) families were treated separately with each of the three herbicides and classified as R or S for individual plants, and homozygous R, segregating, or homozygous S for F2:3 families. F2 plants and F2:3 families from R/S crosses segregated in 3R:1S and 1 homozygous R:2 segregating:1 homozygous S ratios, respectively. These ratios indicate that a single dominant or semi-dominant nuclear gene controls resistance to each of these herbicides in each population. F2 plants and F2:3 families from R/R crosses segregated for resistance/susceptibility when treated with either imazamethabenz or flamprop. Therefore, the genes for resistance to these two herbicides are different in each R population. Individual F2:3 family response demonstrated that the genes were not independent of each other, indicating possible linkage between the genes for resistance to each herbicide. Genetic linkage could explain how the wild oat populations developed multiple resistance in the absence of selection by two of the herbicides, imazamethabenz and flamprop. Key words: Wild oat, Avena fatua, herbicide resistance, genetics of resistance, multiple resistance

Suitability of Wild Oat (Avena fatua), False Cleavers (Galium spurium), and Volunteer Canola (Brassica napus) for Harvest Weed Seed Control in Western Canada

Weed Science ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
pp. 769-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Breanne D. Tidemann ◽  
Linda M. Hall ◽  
K. Neil Harker ◽  
Hugh J. Beckie ◽  
Eric N. Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weed Management ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Wild Oat ◽  
Weed Seed ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Above Ground Level ◽  
Chemical Management ◽  
Seed Retention ◽  
Galium Spurium

As chemical management options for weeds become increasingly limited due to selection for herbicide resistance, investigation of additional nonchemical tools becomes necessary. Harvest weed seed control (HWSC) is a methodology of weed management that targets and destroys weed seeds that are otherwise dispersed by harvesters following threshing. It is not known whether problem weeds in western Canada retain their seeds in sufficient quantities until harvest at a height suitable for collection. A study was conducted at three sites over 2 yr to determine whether retention and height criteria were met by wild oat, false cleavers, and volunteer canola. Wild oat consistently shed seeds early, but seed retention was variable, averaging 56% at the time of wheat swathing, with continued losses until direct harvest of wheat and fababean. The majority of retained seeds were >45 cm above ground level, suitable for collection. Cleavers seed retention was highly variable by site-year, but generally greater than wild oat. The majority of seed was retained >15 cm above ground level and would be considered collectable. Canola seed typically had >95% retention, with the majority of seed retained >15 cm above ground level. The suitability ranking of the species for management with HWSC was canola>cleavers>wild oat. Efficacy of HWSC systems in western Canada will depend on the target species and site- and year-specific environmental conditions.

scholarly journals Burial Environment Drives Seed Mortality of Kochia (Bassia scoparia), Wild Oat (Avena fatua), and Volunteer Canola (Brassica napus) Irrespective of Crop Species

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1961
Author(s):  
Charles M. Geddes
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Napus ◽  
Avena Fatua ◽  
Wild Oat ◽  
Population Demography ◽  
Weed Seed ◽  
Brassica Napus L ◽  
Crop Species ◽  
Seed Survival ◽  
Weed Population ◽  
Seed Mortality

Models of weed population demography are critical to understanding the long-term viability of management strategies. The driving factors of weed seedbank persistence are often underrepresented in demographic models due to the cumbersome nature of seedbank research. Simplification of weed seedbank dynamics may induce substantial error in model simulations. A soil bioassay was conducted to determine whether growth of different crop species, including wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), canola (Brassica napus L.), and field pea (Pisum sativum L.), differentially impact seed mortality of kochia [Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scott], wild oat (Avena fatua L.), and volunteer canola in seven burial environments in western Canada. Weed seed survival after the 7 week burial period varied widely among burial environments (from 8% to 88% when averaged among weed and crop species), whereas growth of the different crop species had negligible impact on seedbank persistence. Among environments, wild oat seed survived the greatest (79%), followed by kochia (20%), and volunteer canola (6%). Weed seed survival was associated with soil physical properties (texture) and seed microsite characteristics (temperature), but not crop species or soil chemical properties. Overall, these data support the need for greater integration of soil and environmental parameters into models of weed population demography.

Response of wild oat (Avena fatua) to residual and non-residual herbicides in canola (Brassica napus) in western Canada

2002 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 797-802 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. J. Beckie ◽  
F. A. Holm
Keyword(s):  
Brassica Napus ◽  
Selection Pressure ◽  
Residual Activity ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Avena Fatua ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Wild Oat ◽  
Response Curves ◽  
Rate Interaction ◽  
Residual Herbicide

It has been stated that soil residual herbicides, by controlling successive flushes of weeds, increase effective kill (efficacy) over the growing season, and thus impose a higher selection pressure for resistance in weeds than non-residual herbicides. To investigate this issue, the responses of wild oat to increasing rates of residual and non-residual herbicides in canola and wild oat recruitment in the following year were examined in a field study conducted in Saskatchewan, Canada, from 1997 to 2000. The rate-response curves of the wild oat variables indicated that efficacy of the soil residual herbicides, ethalfluralin and triallate, and of the non-residual herbicide, glufosinate, was generally lower than that of imazamox/imazethapyr (residual), sethoxydim, and glyphosate (non-residual). Emergence of wild oat in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown in the following year did not differ among herbicides applied in the preceding crop year, nor was there a significant herbicide by rate interaction. The results suggest that the soil residual activity o f these herbicides does not strongly influence selection pressure, estimated by reduction in wild oat seed return in canola. Key words: Brassica napus, Avena fatua, selection pressure, herbicide resistance

Patch Management of Herbicide-Resistant Wild Oat (Avena fatua)

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 697-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugh J. Beckie ◽  
Linda M. Hall ◽  
Barclay Schuba
Keyword(s):  
Seed Dispersal ◽  
Seed Bank ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Cropping System ◽  
Avena Fatua ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Wild Oat ◽  
Herbicide Resistant ◽  
Combine Harvester ◽  
Over Time

A study was conducted at a 64-ha site in western Canada to determine how preventing seed shed from herbicide-resistant wild oat affects patch expansion over a 6-yr period. Seed shed was prevented in two patches and allowed to occur in two patches (nontreated controls). Annual patch expansion was determined by seed bank sampling and mapping. Crop management practices were performed by the grower. Area of treated patches increased by 35% over the 6-yr period, whereas nontreated patches increased by 330%. Patch expansion was attributed mainly to natural seed dispersal (nontreated) or seed movement by equipment at time of seeding (nontreated and treated). Extensive seed shed from plants in nontreated patches before harvest or control of resistant plants by alternative herbicides minimized seed movement by the combine harvester. Although both treated and nontreated patches were relatively stable over time in this cropping system, preventing seed production and shed in herbicide-resistant wild oat patches can markedly slow the rate of patch expansion.

Weed suppression byMedicago sativain subsequent cereal crops: a comparative survey

Weed Science ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 282-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. D. Ominski ◽  
M. H. Entz ◽  
N. Kenkel
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Amaranthus Retroflexus ◽  
Avena Fatua ◽  
Weed Suppression ◽  
Crop Rotations ◽  
Integrated Weed Management ◽  
Cereal Crops ◽  
Field Type ◽  
Cereal Grain ◽  
Cereal Fields

The ability ofMedicago sativato suppress weed growth may provide a viable alternative to chemical weed control and allow crop producers to reduce herbicide inputs. Quantitative information regarding the suppressive effect ofM. sativaon weed populations in current cropping systems is lacking. A survey was conducted in Manitoba, Canada, in 1993 and 1994 to investigate weed populations in commercial cereal fields that had been preceded by eitherM. sativahay or cereal grain crops. A total of 117 fields were surveyed; approximately half from each field type. Principle component analysis indicated that the inclusion ofM. sativain crop rotations resulted in weed communities different from those of continuous cereal fields. Naturally occurring populations ofAvena fatua, Cirsium arvense, Brassica kaber, andGalium aparinewere lower in cereal fields that had previously containedM. sativathan in cereal fields that had been preceded by a cereal crop. Lower field uniformity values forC. arvenseandAvena fatuaindicated that these weeds were also more patchy in theM. sativarotations. Population differences between field types were nonsignificant forAmaranthus retroflexus, Chenopodium album, andPolygonum convolvulus, and although populations ofTaraxacum officinaleandThlaspi arvensewere greater inM. sativa/cereal fields than in continuous cereal crops. No consistent effect of field type onSetaria viridispopulations was observed. These results show thatM. sativaeffectively suppressed some, but not all, of the weeds found in the study area. IncludingM. sativahay crops in crop rotations can be part of an integrated weed management strategy for weeds such asA. fatua, B. kaber, andC. arvense.

Adaptation for herbicide tolerance in populations of Avena fatua

1982 ◽  
Vol 60 (9) ◽  
pp. 1611-1617 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Jana ◽  
J. M. Naylor
Keyword(s):  
Seedling Growth ◽  
Seedling Survival ◽  
Herbicide Tolerance ◽  
Avena Fatua ◽  
Population Variability ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Wild Oat ◽  
Weed Species ◽  
Herbicide Treatment ◽  
Recurrent Treatment

A study was conducted to determine whether recurrent treatment of wild oat populations with triallate results in increased tolerance of this herbicide. Among several parameters of seedling growth investigated, percentage emergence, seedling survival, and length of the first leaf were found to be most useful in assessing response to this compound. The results revealed a substantial within-population variability for tolerance. Evidence is presented that recurrent herbicide treatment of wild oat populations by the methods commonly used in the control of this weed species in western Canada results in increased tolerance of triallate.

FIELD CONFIRMATION OF AN INDEX FOR PREDICTING YIELD LOSS OF WHEAT AND BARLEY DUE TO WILD OAT COMPETITION

1979 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 243-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. M. HAMMAN
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Yield Loss ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Avena Fatua ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Wild Oat ◽  
Field Scale ◽  
Hordeum Vulgare L ◽  
Wild Oats ◽  
Actual Yield

Indices of competition of 0.0339 for wild oats (Avena fatua L.) in wheat (Triticum aestivum L. emend Thel.) and 0.0230 for wild oats in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) as developed by Dew (1972) were confirmed. Actual yield loss determinations were made by utilizing data collected from herbicide-treated (considered wild oat-free) and non-treated areas on field-scale trials scattered across Western Canada.

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