Essays about: "weed-crop competition"

Found 2 essays containing the words weed-crop competition.

  1. 1. Germination dynamics of soybean cultivars in relation to common spring germinating weeds

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Author : Sofie Pålsson Andersson; [2021]
    Keywords : soybean; cardinal temperatures; base temperature; cold tolerance; germination; Nemoral climatic zone; weeds;

    Abstract : Soybeans are one the most traded crops in the world with main production areas in north and south America. Europe only produces 5 % of its domestic need for soybean. In the Nemoral zone of northern Europe no commercial cultivation of soybeans exists today. READ MORE

  3. 2. Effects of nitrogen quality and quantity on weed-crop competition : a greenhouse experiment with Avena sativa and Avena fatua

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Author : Lukas Hallberg; [2019]
    Keywords : weed-crop competition; resource pool diversity; soil microbes; weed community;

    Abstract : The intensification of agricultural activities has provided unprecedented increases in crop production. In the light of this development concerns have been raised about its negative environmental impact. High-input farm management has further reduced the weed diversity and shaped weed communities to consist of a few highly competitive weed species. READ MORE