Response of upland rice cultivars to weed competition in the savannas of West Africa

Crop Protection

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 90-96

  Ekeleme, Friday ^a   Kamara, Alpha Y ^a   Oikeh, Sylvester O ^b   Omoigui, Lucky O ^a   Amaza, Paul ^a   Abdoulaye, Tahirou ^a   Chikoye, David ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b AFRICA RICE CENTER AFRICARICE   (Benin)

Author keywords

Gross margin; NERICA; Weed competition; Weed dry weight; Weeding levels

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; FLOWERING; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; RICE; SAVANNA; YIELD RESPONSE;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

GARI; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 57049135707     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Adékambi, S.A., Diagne, A., Biaou, G., 2006. Impact de l'adoption des nouvelles variétés NERICAs sur la scolarisation des enfants au Benin. Mimeo, ADRAO, Cotonou, Benin.
2. De Datta S.K., and Llagas M.A. Weed problems and weed control in upland rice in tropical Asia. In: De Datta S.K. (Ed). An Overview of Upland Rice Research. Proceedings of 1982 Upland Rice Workshop, Bouaké, Ivory Coast. IRRI, Los Banos, The Philippines (1984) 321-341
3. De Vida F.B.P., Laca E.A., Mackill D.J., Grisel M., and Fischer A.J. Relating rice traits to weed competitiveness and yield: a path analysis. Weed Sci. 54 (2006) 1122-1131
4. Dingkuhn M., Jones M.P., Fofana B., and Sow A. New high yielding, weed competitive rice plant types drawing from Oryza sativa and O. glaberrima gene pools. In: Kropff M.J., Teng P.S., Aggarwal P.K., Bouma J., Bouman B.A.M., Jones J.W., and Van Laar H.H. (Eds). Application of Systems Approaches at Field Level vol. 2 (1997), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands 37-52
5. Dingkuhn M., Jones M.P., Johnson D.E., and Sow A. Growth and yield potential of Oryza sativa and O. glaberrima upland rice cultivars and interspecific progenies. Field Crops Res. 57 (1998) 57-69
6. Dingkuhn M., Audebert A., Jones M.P., Etienne K., and Sow A. Control of stomatal conductance and leaf rolling in Oryza sativa and O. glaberrima upland rice. Field Crops Res. 60 (1999) 223-236
7. Ekeleme F., Akobundu I.O., Fadayomi R.O., Chikoye D., and Abayomi Y.A. Characterization of legume cover crops for weed suppression in the moist savanna of Nigeria. Weed Technol. 17 (2003) 1-13
8. Fischer A.J., Ramirez H.V., Gibson K.D., and Pinhjeiro S.B. Competitiveness of semidwarf upland rice cultivars against Palisadegrass (Brachiaria brizantha) and Signalgrass (B. decumbens). Agron. J. 93 (2001) 967-973
9. Fofana B., and Rauber R. Weed suppression ability of upland rice under low-input conditions in West Africa. Weed Res. 40 (2000) 271-280
10. Garrity D.P., Morillion M., and Moody K. Differential weed suppression ability in upland rice cultivars. Agron. J. 84 (1992) 586-591
11. Gibson K.D., Fischer A.J., Foin T.C., and Hill J.E. Crop traits related to weed suppression in water-seeded rice (Oryza sativa L.). Weed Sci. 51 (2003) 87-93
12. Guei R.G., and Traore K. New approach to germplasm exchange for a sustainable increase of rice biodiversity and production in Africa. Int. Rice Comm. Newsl. FAO 50 (2001) 49-58. http://www.fao.org/docrep/004/Y0906T/y0906t06.htm (accessed 21.03.08)
13. Hummel S. Understory development in young Cordia alliodora plantation. New For. 19 (2000) 159-170
14. Jannink J.L., Orf J.H., Jordan N.R., and Shaw R.G. Index selection for weed-suppressive ability in soybean. Crop Sci. 40 (2000) 1087-1094
15. Jennings P.R., and Aquino R.C. Studies on competition in rice. II. The mechanism of competition among phenotypes. Evolution 22 (1968) 529-542
16. Johnson D.E. Weed management in smallholder rice production in the tropics. In: Radcliffés E.B., and Hutchison W.D. (Eds). IPM Word Textbook (1996), University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. http://ipmworld.umm.edu/chapters/johnson.htm (accessed 21.03.08)
17. Johnson D.E., Dingkuhn M., Jones M.P., and Mahamane M.C. The influence of rice plant type on the effect of weed competition on Oryza sativa and O. glaberrima. Weed Res. 38 (1998) 207-216
18. Johnson D.E., Wopereis M.C.S., Mbodj D., Diallo S., Pewers S., and Haefele S.M. Timing of weed management and yield losses due weeds in irrigated rice in the Sahel. Field Crops Res. 85 (2004) 31-42
19. Jones M.P., Johnson D.E., and Kouper T. Selection for weed competitiveness in upland rice. Int. Rice Res. Notes 21 (1996) 32-33
20. Jones M.P., Dingkuhn M., Aluko K., and Mande S. Interspecific Oryza sativa L. × O. glaberrima Steud. progenies in upland rice improvement. Euphytica 92 (1997) 237-246
21. Jones M.P., Mande S., and Aluko K. Diversity and potential of Oryza glaberrima Steud. in upland rice breeding. Breed. Sci. 47 (1997) 395-398
22. Jordan N. Prospects for weed control through crop interference. Ecol. Appl. 3 (1993) 84-91
23. Kijima Y., Otsuka K., and Sserunkuuma D. Assessing the impact of NERICA on income and poverty in central and western Uganda. Agric. Econ. 38 (2008) 327-337
24. Koarai A., and Morita H. Evaluation of the suppression ability of rice (Oryza sativa) on Monochoria vaginalis by measuring photosynthetic photon flux density below rice canopy. Weed Biol. Manag. 3 (2003) 172-178
25. Kumar A., and Tewari A.N. Crop-weed competition studies in summer sown blackgram (Vigna mungo L.). Indian J. Weed Sci. 36 (2004) 76-78
26. Labrada R. The need for improved weed management in rice. In: Van Tran D., and Duffy R. (Eds). Sustainable Rice Production for Food Security. Proceedings of the 20th Session of the International Rice Commission Bangkok, Thailand. 23-26 July 2002 (2003), FAO, Rome, Italy 1-11
27. Lemerle D., Verbeck B., Cousens R.D., and Coombes N.E. The potential for selecting wheat varieties strongly competitive against weeds. Weed Res. 36 (1996) 505-513
28. Littell R.C., Milliken G.A., Stroup W.W., and Wolfinger W.W. SAS System for Mixed Models (1996), SAS Institute, Cary, NC, USA
29. Maurice D.C., Amaza P.S., and Tella M.O. Profitability of rice-based cropping patterns among dry season fadama farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria. Appl. Trop. Agric. 10 (2005) 13-16
30. Oikeh S.O., Nwilene F., Diatta S., Osiname O., Touré A., and Okeleye K. Responses of upland NERICA rice to nitrogen and phosphorus in forest agroecosystems. Agron. J. 100 (2008) 735-741
31. Olofsdotter M., Navarez D., Rebulanan M., and Streibig J.C. Weed-suppressing rice cultivars - does allelopathy play a role?. Weed Res. 39 (1999) 441-454
32. PROSAB, 2004. Promoting Sustainable Agriculture in Borno State, Nigeria, Annual Progress Report, 2004. IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria.
33. Rodenburg J., Diagne A., Oikeh S., Futakuchi K., Kormawa P.M., Sémon I., Akintayo B., Cissé B., Sié M., Narteh L., Nwilene F., Diatta S., Sere Y., Ndjiondjop M.N., and Keya S.O. Achievements and impact of NERICA on sustainable rice production in sub-Saharan Africa. Int. Rice Comm. Newsl. 55 (2006) 45-58
34. Rowland J., and Whiteman P. Principles of dry land farming. In: Rowland J. (Ed). Dryland Farming in Africa (1993), Macmillan Press Limited, London 68-92
35. SAS Institute. Statistical Analysis Software (SAS) User's Guide (2001), SAS Institute, Inc., Cary, NC, USA
36. Weber G., Elemo K., and Lagoke S.T.O. Weed communities in intensified cereal-based cropping systems of the northern Guinea savanna. Weed Res. 35 (1995) 167-178
37. Zhao D.L., Atlin G.N., Bastiaans L., and Spiertz J.H.J. Cultivar weed-competitiveness in aerobic rice: heritability, correlated traits, and the potential for indirect selection in weed-free environments. Crop Sci. 46 (2006) 372-380