Phytosociology in agricultural areas submitted to distinct wintercropping management

Planta Daninha

Sereia, R.C.¹  Embrapa, Dourados, Brazil¹  Universidade Federal dos Pampas, Itaqui, Brazil¹  Concenço, G.¹  Correia, I.V.T.¹  Galon, L¹  Ceccon, G.¹  Brazilian Company of Agricultural Research, Dourados, Brazil¹ 

关键词: weeds;    population dynamics;    allelopathy;    crop rotation;    light quality.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-83582012000200008

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira da Ciencia das Plantas Daninhas (S B C P D) / Brazilian Society of Herb Science

【 摘 要 】

Studies related to weed dynamics are essential for agricultural sustainability in tropical soils, as their interference can cause significant yield losses, especially in crops with lower competitive ability. This study aimed to assess the composition of weed communities in the third cropping season in areas submitted to distinct wintercroppings for two consecutive years. Evaluations were made in terms of species composition, level of infestation, and severity of occurrence of each weed species in relation to the others within the same area. The wintercropping management systems were: (1) Brachiaria ruziziensis; (2) corn intercropped with B. ruziziensis; (3) corn and (4) cowpea. Plant communities under these wintercrop systems were evaluated in the third year in terms of relative frequency, relative dominance, relative abundance and importance index for each species. Areas were also compared in terms of species composition by the Sorensen's similarity coefficient. Two years of distinct wintercrop managements were not enough to cause a significant shift in terms of weed composition and severity in a given area. There is also evidence that some weed species are more favored by specific crops, although the causes of this selective behavior are not fully explored in this article. The presence of B. ruziziensis, either alone or intercropped with corn, resulted in lower similarity coefficients when compared to areas where this species was not present. It is suggested that several mechanisms briefly discussed may be involved in the impact of the presence of B. ruziziensis on the weed community.

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