Authors: WILLIAMS, C L¹; LIEBMAN, M¹; WESTERMAN, P R²; BORZA, J¹; SUNDBERG, D¹; DANIELSON, B³

Source: Weed Research, Volume 49, Number 4, August 2009 , pp. 439-447(9)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Abstract:

WilliamsCL, LiebmanM, WestermanPR, BorzaJ, SundbergD & DanielsonB (2009). Over-winter predation of Abutilon theophrasti and Setaria faberi seeds in arable land. Weed Research 49, 439-447. Summary

To improve understanding of over-winter weed seed predation in arable fields, we used data from winter exclosure trials to determine the amount of predation and the influence of crop habitats on predation of Abutilon theophrasti and Setaria faberi seed in 2-year (maize/soyabean) and 4-year (maize/soyabean/small grain+lucerne/lucerne) crop rotation systems between 2005 and 2008. Crop habitat influenced seed predation, and had similar impacts on the two weed species. Mean A. theophrasti predation ranged from 31% in the 2-year soyabean habitat to 99% in the 4-year lucerne habitat. Mean S. faberi predation ranged from 31% in the 2-year soyabean habitat to 97% in the 4-year lucerne habitat. Results suggest that a combination or interaction of cover and substrate may have affected crop habitat preference by seed predators. Future research should further examine the influence of physical habitat on seed predation to determine characteristics of cropping systems that encourage predation, particularly during over-winter periods, so as to routinely incorporate seed predators into long-term weed management strategies.

Keywords: Abutilon theophrasti; crop; habitats; over-winter; predation; rodents; seed; Setaria faberi; weed

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3180.2009.00715.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA 2: Department Hortofruticultura, Botánica y Jardineria, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain 3: Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA

Publication date: 2009-08-01

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