Hostname: page-component-848d4c4894-tn8tq Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-06-22T21:12:53.246Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Weed seedbank community composition in a 35-yr-old tillage and rotation experiment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Lynn M. Sosnoskie ,
Catherine P. Herms  and
John Cardina
Lynn M. Sosnoskie
Affiliation:
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691
Catherine P. Herms
Affiliation:
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

Knowledge about how the type, timing, and arrangement of cultural practices influence weed species composition is important for understanding the ecological results of control strategies and designing alternative crop management systems. We evaluated weed seed density, diversity, and community composition from 1997 to 1999 in a 35-yr-old study comparing cropping sequences (continuous corn, corn–soybean, corn–oat–hay) and tillage systems (conventional, minimum, and no-tillage) in Wooster, OH. Weed seedbank diversity, as measured by species richness (S), evenness (J), and the Shannon–Weiner index (H′), was influenced by crop diversity; mean values for each of the indices were generally higher for all combinations of the three-crop sequence than for the corn monoculture or the corn–soybean rotation. Except for 1998, mean seed density (to a depth of 10 cm) was higher in continuous corn than in corn and soybean rotations Species richness and seed density were also affected by tillage. Mean values for and mean germinable seeds were greatest in the no-tillage system, where the soil was disturbed only by the coulter units of the planter. Differences in weed seedbank community composition among tillage and rotation treatments were examined using two multivariate analyses. Using a multiresponse permutation procedure and canonical discriminant analysis, results suggest that the weed seed community in a corn–oat–hay rotational system differs in structure and composition from communities associated with continuous corn and corn–soybean systems. Additionally, germinable weed seed communities in no-tillage differed in composition from those in conventional and minimum tillage. Crop sequence and tillage system influenced weed species density and diversity and therefore community structure. Manipulation of these factors could help reduce the negative impact of weeds on crop production.

Keywords

Oat, Avena sativa L.soybean Glycine max L. Merr.alfalfa, Medicago sativa L.corn, Zea mays L.Weed shiftsno-tillagechisel plowmoldboard plowdiversityevenness
Type
Weed Biology and Ecology
Information
Weed Science , Volume 54 , Issue 2 , April 2006 , pp. 263 - 273
Copyright
Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Literature Cited

Anderson, R. L., Tanaka, D. L., Black, A. L., and Schweizer, E. E. 1998. Weed community and species response to crop rotation, tillage and nitrogen fertility. Weed Technol 12:531–536.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Aspelin, A. L. and Grube, A. H. 1999. Pesticide Industry Sales and Usage: 1996 and 1997 Market Estimates. Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances. Washington, DC: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Pub. 733-R-99-001.Google Scholar
Ball, D. A. 1992. Weed seedbank response to tillage, herbicides, and crop rotation sequence. Weed Sci 40:654–659.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Ball, D. A. and Miller, S. D. 1990. Weed seed population response to tillage and herbicide use in three irrigated cropping sequences. Weed Sci 38:511–517.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Bàrberi, P., Cozzani, A., Macchia, M., and Bonari, E. 1998. Size and composition of the weed seedbank under different management systems for continuous maize cropping. Weed Res 38:319–334.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Bàrberi, P. and Lo Cascio, B. 2001. Long-term tillage and crop rotation effects on weed seedbank size and composition. Weed Res 41:325–340.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Bàrberi, P. and Mazoncini, M. 2001. Changes in weed community composition as influenced by cover crop and management system in continuous corn. Weed Sci 49:491–499.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Benoit, D. L., Derksen, D. A., and Panneton, B. 1992. Innovative approaches to seedbank studies. Weed Sci 40:660–669.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Biondini, M. E., Mielke, P. W. Jr., and Berry, K. J. 1988. Data-dependent permutation techniques for the analysis of ecological data. Vegetatio 75:161–168.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Booth, B. D. and Swanton, C. J. 2002. Assembly theory applied to weed communities. Weed Sci 50:2–13.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Brosofske, K. D., Chen, J., and Crow, T. P. 2001. Understory vegetation and site factors: implications for a managed Wisconsin landscape. For. Ecol. Manag 146:75–87.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Buhler, D. D. 1995. Influence of tillage system on weed population dynamics and management in corn and soybean in the central USA. Crop Sci 35:1247–1258.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Buhler, D. D., Liebman, M., and Obrycki, J. J. 2000. Theoretical and practical challenges to an IPM approach to weed management. Weed Sci 48:274–280.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Buhler, D. D. and Mester, T. C. 1991. Effect of tillage systems on the emergence depth of giant (Setaria faberi) and green foxtail (Setaria viridis). Weed Sci 39:200–203.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Cardina, J., Herms, C. P., and Doohan, D. J. 2002. Crop rotation and tillage system effects on weed seedbanks. Weed Sci 50:448–460.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Cardina, J., Regnier, E., and Harrison, K. 1991. Long-term tillage effects on seedbanks in three Ohio soils. Weed Sci 39:186–194.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Cardina, J. and Sparrow, D. H. 1996. A comparison of methods to predict weed seedling populations from the soil seedbank. Weed Sci 44:46–51.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Derksen, D. A., LaFond, G. P., Thomas, A. G., Leoppky, H. A., and Swanton, C. J. 1993. Impact of agronomic practices on weed communities: tillage systems. Weed Sci 41:409–417.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Derksen, D. A., Thomas, A. G., Laford, G. P., Loeppky, H. A., and Swanton, C. J. 1994. Impact of agronomic practices on weed communities: fallow within tillage systems. Weed Sci 42:184–194.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Dessaint, F., Chadoef, R., and Barralis, G. 1997. Nine year's soil seed bank and weed vegetation relationships in an arable field without weed control. J. Appl. Ecol 34:123–130.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Dick, W. A. and Daniel, C. T. 1987. Soil chemical and biological properties as affected by conservation tillage: Environmental implications. Pages 124–147 in Logan, T. J., Davidson, J. M., Baker, J. L., and Overcash, M. R. eds. Effects of Conservation Tillage on Groundwater Quality. Chelsea, MI: Lewis Publishers.Google Scholar
Dick, W. A. and Durkalski, J. T. 1998. No-tillage production agriculture and carbon sequestration in a Typic fragiudalf soil of northeastern Ohio. Pages 59–71 in Lal, R., Kimble, J. M., Follett, R. F., and Steward, B. A. eds. Management of Carbon Sequestration in Soil. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.Google Scholar
Dick, W. A. and Van Doren, D. M. Jr. 1985. Continuous tillage and rotation combinations effects on corn, soybean, and oat yields. Agron. J 77:459–465.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Dick, W. A., Van Doren, D. M. Jr., Triplett, G. B. Jr., and Henry, J. E. 1986. Influence of long-term tillage and rotation combinations on crop yields and selected soil parameters. II. Results obtained for a Typic Fragiudalf soil. Ohio State University Research Bull. 1181. 34 pp.Google Scholar
Dorado, J., Del Monte, J. P., and Lopez-Fando, C. 1999. Weed seedbank response to crop rotation and tillage in semiarid agroecosystems. Weed Sci 47:67–73.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Feldman, S. R., Alzugaray, C., Torres, P. S., and Lewis, P. 1997. The effect of different tillage systems on the composition of the seedbank. Weed Res 37:71–76.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Feldmann, F. and Boyle, C. 1998. Weed-mediated stability of arbuscular mycorrhizal effectiveness in maize monocultures. J. Appl. Bot 73:1–5.Google Scholar
Forcella, F., Wilson, R. G., Renner, K. A., Dekker, J., Harvey, R. G., Alm, D. A., Buhler, D. D., and Cardina, J. 1992. Weed seedbanks of the U.S. Corn Belt: magnitude, variation, emergence, and application. Weed Sci 40:636–644.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Gallagher, R. S. and Cardina, J. 1998. The effect of light environment during tillage on the recruitment of various summer annuals. Weed Sci 46:214–216.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Gross, K. L. and Renner, K. A. 1989. A new method for estimating seed number in the soil. Weed Sci 37:836–839.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Hauser, E. W., Dowler, C. C., Jellum, M. D., and Cecil, S. R. 1974. Effects of herbicide-crop rotation on nutsedge, annual weeds, and crops. Weed Sci 22:172–176.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Hyvönen, T., Ketoja, E., Salonen, J., Jalli, H., and Tiainen, J. 2003. Weed species diversity and community composition in organic and conventional cropping of spring cereals. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ 97:131–149.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Isensee, A. R. and Sadeghi, A. M. 1994. Effects of tillage on atrazine residue levels in soil. Weed Sci 42:461–467.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Johnson, R. R. 1994. Influence of no-till on soybean cultural practices. J. Prod. Agric 7:43–49.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Kenkel, N. C., Derksen, D. A., Thomas, A. G., and Watson, P. R. 2002. Multivariate analysis in weed science research. Weed Sci 50:281–292.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Légère, A. and Samson, N. 1999. Relative influence of crop rotation, tillage and weed management on weed associations in spring barley cropping systems. Weed Sci 47:112–122.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Leroux, G. D., Benoit, D. L., and Banville, S. 1996. Effect of crop rotations on weed control, Bidens cernua and Erigeron canadensis populations, and carrot yields in organic soils. Crop Prot 15:171–178.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Martin, R. J. and Felton, W. L. 1993. Effect of crop rotation, tillage practice, and herbicides on the population dynamics of wild oats in wheat. Austral. J. Exp. Agric 33:159–165.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Mas, M. T. and Verdú, A. M. C. 2003. Tillage system effects on weed communities in a 4-year crop rotation under Mediterranean dryland conditions. Soil Tillage Research 74:15–24.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Mayor, J-P. and Dessaint, F. 1998. Influence of weed management strategies on soil seedbank diversity. Weed Res 38:95–105.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
McCune, B. and Grace, J. B. 2002. Analysis of Ecological Communities. Glendon Beach, OR: MJM Sofware Design.Google Scholar
Menalled, F. D., Gross, K. L., and Hammond, M. 2001. Weed aboveground and seedbank community responses to agricultural management systems. Ecol. Appl 11:1586–1601.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Menge, B. A. and Sutherland, J. P. 1987. Community regulation: variation in disturbance, competition, and predation in relation to environmental stress and recruitment. Am. Nat 130:730–757.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Mohler, C. L. and Callaway, M. B. 1992. Effects of tillage and mulch on the emergence and survival of weeds in sweet corn. J. Appl. Ecol 29:21–34.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Mulugeta, D. and Stoltenberg, D. E. 1997. Increased weed emergence and seed bank depletion by soil disturbance in a no-tillage system. Weed Sci 45:234–241.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Powles, S. B. and Shaner, D. L. 2001. Herbicide Resistance and World Grains. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. 328 p.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Roberts, H. A. and Neilson, J. E. 1981. Changes in the soil seed bank of four long-term crop/herbicide experiments. J. Appl. Ecol 18:661–668.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Sadeghi, A. M. and Isensee, A. R. 1996. Impact of reversing tillage practices on movement and dissipation of atrazine in soil. Soil Sci 161:390–397.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Saxton, A. M. 1998. A macro for converting mean separation output to letter groupings in Proc Mixed. Pages 1243–1246 in Proc. 23rd SAS Users Group Intl. Cary, NC: SAS Institute.Google Scholar
Shrestha, A., Knezevic, S. Z., Roy, R. C., Ball-Coelho, B. R., and Swanton, C. J. 2002. Effect of tillage, cover crop and crop rotation on the composition of weed flora in a sandy soil. Weed Res 42:76–87.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Squire, G. R., Rodger, S., and Wright, G. 2000. Community-scale seedbank response to less intense rotation and reduced herbicide input at three sites. Ann. Appl. Biol 136:47–57.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Streit, B., Rieger, S. B., Stamp, P., and Richner, W. 2003. Weed populations in winter wheat as affected by crop sequence, intensity of tillage and time of herbicide application in a cool and humid climate. Weed Res 43:20–32.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Stroo, H. F., Elliott, L. F., and Papendick, R. I. 1988. Growth, survival and toxin production of root-inhibitory pseudomonads of crop residues. Soil Biol. Biochem 20:201–207.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Sturz, A. V., Matheson, B. G., Arsenault, W., Kimpinski, J., and Christie, B. R. 2001. Weeds as a source of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in agricultural soils. J. Microbiol 47:1013–1024.Google ScholarPubMed
Swanton, C. J., Clements, D. R., and Derksen, D. A. 1993. Weed succession under conservation tillage: a hierarchical framework for research and management. Weed Technol 7:286–297.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Swanton, C. J., Shrestha, A., Roy, R. C., Ball-Coelho, B. R., and Knezevic, S. Z. 1999. Effect of tillage systems, N, and cover crop on the composition of the weed flora. Weed Sci 47:454–461.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Swift, M. J. and Anderson, J. M. 1993. Biodiversity and ecosystem function in agricultural systems. Pages 14–41 in Schultz, E. D. and Mooney, H. A. eds. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.Google Scholar
Tørresen, K. S., Skuterud, R., Tandsæther, H. J., and Breddesen Hagemo, M. 2003. Long-term experiments with reduced tillage in spring cereals. I. Effects on weed flora, weed seedbank and grain yield. Crop Prot 22:185–200.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Uva, R. H., Neal, J. C., and DiTomaso, J. M. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. 397 p.Google Scholar
Weed Science Society of America. 1989. Composite List of Weeds. Champaign, IL: Weed Science Society of America. 112 p.Google Scholar
Yenish, J. P., Doll, J. D., and Buhler, D. D. 1992. Effects of tillage on vertical distribution and viability of weed seed in soil. Weed Sci 40:429–433.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Zanin, G., Otto, S., Riello, L., and Borin, M. 1997. Ecological interpretation of weed flora dynamics under tillage systems. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ 66:177–188.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Zimmerman, G. M., Goetz, H., and Mielke, P. W. Jr. 1985. Use of an improved statistical method for group comparison to study effects of prairie fire. Ecology 66:606–611.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Zoschke, A. 1994. Toward reduced herbicide rates and adapted weed management. Weed Technol 8:376–386.CrossRefGoogle Scholar