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Weed Flora and Soil Seed Bank Composition as Affected by Tillage System in Three-Year Crop Rotation

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  • Beata Feledyn-Szewczyk

    (Department of Systems and Economics of Crop Production, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation—State Research Institute, Czartoryskich 8 Str., 24-100 Puławy, Poland)

  • Janusz Smagacz

    (Department of Systems and Economics of Crop Production, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation—State Research Institute, Czartoryskich 8 Str., 24-100 Puławy, Poland)

  • Cezary A. Kwiatkowski

    (Department of Herbology and Plant Cultivation Techniques, University of Life Sciences, Akademicka 13 Str., 20-950 Lublin, Poland)

  • Elżbieta Harasim

    (Department of Herbology and Plant Cultivation Techniques, University of Life Sciences, Akademicka 13 Str., 20-950 Lublin, Poland)

  • Andrzej Woźniak

    (Department of Herbology and Plant Cultivation Techniques, University of Life Sciences, Akademicka 13 Str., 20-950 Lublin, Poland)

Abstract

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest around agricultural science and practice in conservation tillage systems that are compatible with sustainable agriculture. The aim of this study was to assess the qualitative and quantitative changes in weed flora and soil seed bank under reduced tillage and no-till (direct sowing) in comparison with traditional ploughing. In the crop rotation: pea/rape—winter wheat—winter wheat the number and dry weight of weeds increased with the simplification of tillage. The seed bank was the largest under direct sowing and about three times smaller in traditional ploughing. Under direct sowing, most weed seeds were accumulated in the top soil layer 0–5 cm, while in the ploughing system most weed seeds occurred in deeper layers: 5–10 and 10–20 cm. In the reduced and no-till systems, a greater percentage of perennial and invasive species, such as Conyza canadensis L., was observed. The results show that it is possible to maintain weed infestation in the no-till system at a level that does not significantly affect winter wheat yield and does not pose a threat of perennial and invasive weeds when effective herbicide protection is applied.

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  • Beata Feledyn-Szewczyk & Janusz Smagacz & Cezary A. Kwiatkowski & Elżbieta Harasim & Andrzej Woźniak, 2020. "Weed Flora and Soil Seed Bank Composition as Affected by Tillage System in Three-Year Crop Rotation," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 10(5), pages 1-20, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:10:y:2020:i:5:p:186-:d:362311
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    1. Barbara Sawicka & Barbara Krochmal-Marczak & Piotr Barbaś & Piotr Pszczółkowski & Marek Ćwintal, 2020. "Biodiversity of Weeds in Fields of Grain in South-Eastern Poland," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-17, November.
    2. Anna Kocira & Mariola Staniak, 2021. "Weed Ecology and New Approaches for Management," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-6, March.
    3. Eliza Gaweł & Mieczysław Grzelak & Bogusława Waliszewska & Magdalena Janyszek-Sołtysiak, 2022. "The Impact of the Renovation of Grassland on the Development of Segetal Weeds in Organic Farming," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-16, May.
    4. Jolanta Bojarszczuk & Janusz Podleśny, 2020. "Segetal Diversity in Selected Legume Crops Depending on Soil Tillage," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-14, December.
    5. Andrzej Woźniak & Leszek Rachoń, 2020. "Effect of Tillage Systems on the Yield and Quality of Winter Wheat Grain and Soil Properties," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-12, September.
    6. Roman Wacławowicz & Magdalena Giemza & Elżbieta Pytlarz & Anna Wenda-Piesik, 2023. "The Impact of Cultivation Systems on Weed Suppression and the Canopy Architecture of Spring Barley," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-20, September.

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