The ability of the Arundo donax crop to compete with weeds in central Spain over two growing cycles
The ability of the Arundo donax crop to compete with weeds in central Spain over two growing cycles
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芦竹作物在西班牙中部两个生长周期内与杂草竞争的能力
DOI:
10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.06.015
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2017
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Javier Sánchez
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作者:
M. D. Curt;P. V. Mauri;M. Sanz;J. Cano;J. P. Monte;P. Aguado;Javier Sánchez
Nowadays there is extensive literature dealing with the cultivation ofArundo donaxL. for biomass and bio-based compounds. Several agronomic aspects have been addressed while others, such as the need for weed control in theA. donaxcrop, have been barely investigated. In this work, the objective was to study the effect of weed competition on theA. donaxcrop in a Mediterranean environment over two growing cycles: the establishment year and the first maturity year of the crop. Weed diversity, weed abundance, plant traits and crop yield were determined in a field experiment with three treatments: no weed removal, weed removal in May and weed removal in June. The presence of alien species of genusConyzaLessing was recorded throughout the field experiment. Weeds were detrimental to theA. donaxcrop in the two harvests under study despite the fact thatA. donaxcompetition increased from the first to the second growing cycle. In this study, the yield loss was estimated at 55% in the first harvest and decreased to 36% in the second one, showing higherA. donaxcompetition. The results showed that weed removal should not be delayed until June for higher biomass yield.