Weed diversity in crop edges and inner fields of organic and conventional dryland winter cereal crops in NE Spain

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 124, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 97-104

  Romero, Albert ^a   Chamorro, Lourdes ^a   Sans, Francesc Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crop edges; Crop management; Dryland winter cereals; Organic farming; Weed diversity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CEREAL; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CROP; DRYLAND FARMING; ORGANIC FARMING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WEED;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 38949102727     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Albrecht H. Suitability of arable weeds as indicator organisms to evaluate species conservation effects of management in agricultural ecosystems. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 98 1-3 (2003) 201-211
2. Cardwell C., Hassall M., and White P. Effects of headland management on carabid beetle communities in Breckland cereal fields. Pedobiologia 38 1 (1994) 50-62
3. Cheffings, C., Farrell, L. (Eds.), 2005. The vascular plant red data list for Great Britain. ISSN 1473-0154.
4. De Bolòs O., and Vigo J. Flora dels Països Catalans (1984), Barcino, Barcelona
5. De Snoo G.R. Arable flora in sprayed and unsprayed crop edges. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 66 3 (1997) 223-230
6. Derksen D.A., Thomas A.G., Lafond G.P., Loeppky H.A., and Swanton C.J. Impact of post-emergence herbicides on weed community diversity within conservation-tillage systems. Weed Res. 35 4 (1995) 311-320
7. Doucet C., Weaver S.E., Hamill A.S., and Zhang J. Separating the effects of crop rotation from weed management on weed density and diversity. Weed Sci. 47 6 (1999) 729-735
8. Dutoit T., Gerbaud E., and Ourcival J.M. Field boundary effects on soil seed banks and weed vegetation distribution in an arable field without weed control (Vaucluse, France). Agron. Paris 19 7 (1999) 579-590
9. Grime J.P., Hodgson J.G., and Hunt R. Comparative Plant Ecology. A Functional Approach to Common British Species (1988), Unwin Hyman, London
10. Guillerm J.L., and Maillet J. Western Mediterranean countries. In: Holzner W., and Numata N. (Eds). Biology and Ecology of Weeds (1982), Dr. W. Junk Publishers, The Hague 227-243
11. Hald A.B. Weed vegetation (wild flora) of long established organic versus conventional cereal fields in Denmark. Ann. Appl. Biol. 134 3 (1999) 307-314
12. Heap, I.M., 1997. The occurrence of herbicide-resistant weeds worldwide based on a presentation at the conference 'Resistance '97-Integrated approach to combating resistance' organised by the institute of arable crops research in collaboration with the SCI pesticide group and the British crop protection council and held at Harpenden, Herts, UK, 14-16 April 1997. Pest Manage. Sci. 51 (3), 235-243.
13. Hill M.O. Diversity and evenness: a unifying notation and its consequences. Ecology 54 (1973) 427-432
14. Hole D.G., Perkins A.J., Wilson J.D., Alexander I.H., Grice P.V., and Evans A.D. Does organic farming benefit biodiversity?. Biol. Conserv. 122 1 (2005) 113-130
15. Hyvönen T., and Salonen J. Weed species diversity and community composition in cropping practices at two intensity levels-a six-year experiment. Plant Ecol. 159 (2002) 73-81
16. Hyvönen T., Ketoja E., Salonen J., Jalli H., and Tiainen J. Weed species diversity and community composition in organic and conventional cropping of spring cereals. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 97 1-3 (2003) 131-149
17. INE, 2007. Anuario Estadístico de España, http://www.ine.es.
18. Jost L. Entropy and diversity. Oikos 113 2 (2006) 363-375
19. Kleijn D., and van der Voort L.A.C. Conservation headlands for rare arable weeds: The effects of fertilizer application and light penetration on plant growth. Biol. Conserv. 81 1-2 (1997) 57-67
20. Kudsk P., and Streibig J.C. Herbicides: a two-edged sword. Weed Res. 43 2 (2003) 90-102
21. Liancourt P., Callaway R.M., and Michalet R. Stress tolerance and competitive-response ability determine the outcome of biotic interactions. Ecology 86 6 (2005) 1611-1618
22. Marshall E.J.P. Distribution patterns of plants associated with arable field edges. J. Appl. Ecol. 26 1 (1989) 247-258
23. Marshall E.J.P., Brown V.K., Boatman N.D., Lutman P.J.W., Squire G.R., and Ward L.K. The role of weeds in supporting biological diversity within crop fields. Weed Res. 43 2 (2003) 77-89
24. Mas M.T., and Verdú A.M.C. Tillage system effects on weed communities in a 4-year crop rotation under Mediterranean dryland conditions. Soil Till. Res. 74 1 (2003) 15-24
25. Moreby S.J., Aebischer N.J., Southway S.E., and Sotherton N.W. A comparison of the flora and the arthropod fauna of organically and conventionally grown winter wheat in southern England. Ann. Appl. Biol. 125 (1994) 13-27
26. Moreby S.J., and Southway S.E. Influence of autumn applied herbicides on summer and autumn food available to birds in winter wheat fields in southern England. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 72 3 (1999) 285-297
27. Proctor M., and Yeo P. The Pollination of Flowers (1973), Collins, London
28. Pywell R.F., Warman E.A., Carvell C., Sparks T.H., Dicks L.V., Bennett D., Wright A., Critchley C.N.R., and Sherwood A. Providing foraging resources for bumblebees in intensively farmed landscapes. Biol. Conserv. 121 4 (2005) 479-494
29. Roschewitz I., Gabriel D., Tscharntke T., and Thies C. The effects of landscape complexity on arable weed species diversity in organic and conventional farming. J. Appl. Ecol. 42 (2005) 873-882
30. Rydberg N.T., and Milberg P. A survey of weeds in organic farming in Sweden. Biol. Agric. Hortic. 18 2 (2000) 175-185
31. SPSS, Inc. 1989-2005, 2005. SPSS 14.0.
32. Squire G.R., Rodger S., and Wright G. Community-scale seedbank response to less intense rotation and reduced herbicide input at three sites. Ann. Appl. Biol. 136 (2000) 47-57
33. Svensson R., Wigren-Svensson M., and Ingelög T. Biology and Conservation of Red-Listed Arable Weeds [Hotade åkerogräs - biologi och bevarande i allmogeåkrar] (1993), ArtDatabanken, Uppsala 103 pp
34. Tew T.E., Macdonald D.W., and Rands M.R.W. Herbicide application affects microhabitat use by arable wood mice Apodemus sylvaticus. J. Appl. Ecol. 29 2 (1992) 532-539
35. Van Elsen T. Species diversity as a task for organic agriculture in Europe. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 77 1 (2000) 101-109
36. White P.C.L., and Hassall M. Effects of management on spider communities of headlands in cereal fields. Pedobiologia 38 2 (1994) 169-184
37. Wilson P.J., and Aebischer N.J. The distribution of dicotyledonous arable weeds in relation to distance from the field edge. J. Appl. Ecol. 32 2 (1995) 295-310