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Weed Suppression Ability and Yield Impact of Living Mulch in Cereal Crops

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  • Roland Gerhards

    (Department of Weed Science, University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany)

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Intercropping provides several benefits to the agro-ecosystem and plays an important role in Integrated Weed Management (IWM). In this study, we investigated the impact of living mulch in cereal crops on weed density and grain yield. Seven field experiments were conducted in Southwestern Germany. Perennial ryegrass and white clover were sown on the same day as the cereal crop (early) and when cereals had produced 3–5 leaves or the first tillers (late). Average weed density in the control plots without living mulch was 45 weeds m −2 . Perennial ryegrass and white clover significantly reduced weed density to 22 plants m −2 and 25 plants m −2 . Sowing date of living mulch had no effect on weed density. Grain yield was equal in all treatments. The results show that living mulch can suppress weeds without competing with the cereal crop.

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  • Roland Gerhards, 2018. "Weed Suppression Ability and Yield Impact of Living Mulch in Cereal Crops," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 8(3), pages 1-7, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:8:y:2018:i:3:p:39-:d:135906
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    1. Prabhat Poudel & Jørgen Ødegaard & Siri Josefine Mo & Rebekka Kaald Andresen & Hans Andre Tandberg & Thomas Cottis & Harald Solberg & Kari Bysveen & Puspa Raj Dulal & Hesam Mousavi & Svein Øivind Solb, 2022. "Italian Ryegrass, Perennial Ryegrass, and Meadow Fescue as Undersown Cover Crops in Spring Wheat and Barley: Results from a Mixed Methods Study in Norway," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(20), pages 1-17, October.

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