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Methods to Study Interactions Among Crops and Weeds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Steven R. Radosevich
Steven R. Radosevich*
Affiliation:
Dep. Forest Sci. Crop Sci., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR 97331
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Abstract

Studies of weed and crop competition can be used to predict yield losses from weed presence and to determine optimum levels or periods of weed control. However, competition is a complex phenomenon that is governed by various biological, environmental, and proximity factors. The factors of proximity include plant density, species proportion, and spatial arrangement among individuals. Several experimental methods have been developed that attach different levels of importance to proximity factors. These methods are described, and the advantages and disadvantages of each are discussed. Density, proportion, and arrangement of plants influence the outcome of competition experiments and should be incorporated into studies of crop-weed interference, since differing estimates for the effects of weeds on crop productivity can be obtained, depending upon the experimental method used.

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Interferenceproximitydensityproportionspatial arrangement

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Weed Technology , Volume 1 , Issue 3 , July 1987 , pp. 190 - 198
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Copyright © 1987 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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