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Ecological correlates of weed seed size and persistence in the soil under different tilling systems: implications for weed management.

Claudio M. Ghersa, +1 more
- 01 Jul 2000 - 
- Vol. 67, Iss: 2, pp 141-148
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In this paper, the impact of shifting from soil ploughing to farming with reduced or zero tillage on weed communities was discussed, and the effects of cultural activities on moulding weed characteristics was also apparent.
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This article is published in Field Crops Research.The article was published on 2000-07-01. It has received 112 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Weed & Weed control.

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A Definitive Book on Seed Ecology@@@Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination

TL;DR: A Geographical Perspective on Germination Ecology: Tropical and Subtropical Zones and Biogeographical and Evolutionary Aspects of Seed Dormancy.
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Is conservation tillage suitable for organic farming? A review

TL;DR: Conservation tillage covers a range of tillage practices, mostly non-inversion, which aim to conserve soil moisture and reduce soil erosion by leaving more than one-third of the soil surface covered by crop residues as discussed by the authors.
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The role of seed ecology in improving weed management strategies in the tropics

TL;DR: Diverse crop production systems provide a wide range of examples to illustrate how recent advances in the understanding of the responses of weed seed germination can be used to develop new and sustainable cultural management of weeds.
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Weed seedbank and community shifts in a long-term cropping systems experiment

TL;DR: Characterizing the long-term effect of agricultural management systems on weed communities will aid in developing sustainable weed management practices and elucidate the relationship between weed community diversity and crop performance.
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Do microorganisms influence seed-bank dynamics?

TL;DR: A synthesis of the relevant literature available on seed microbiology is provided, which describes some of the major challenges and opportunities encountered when studying the in situ relationships between seeds and microorganisms, and present examples from studies by the ARS Invasive Weed Management Unit.
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Population Biology of Plants

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Population Biology of Plants.

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Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and, Evolution of Dormancy and Germination

TL;DR: A Geographical Perspective on Germination Ecology: Tropical and Sub-tropical Zones as discussed by the authors, Temperate and Arctic Zones, and Semi-Arctic Zones: Temperate, Subtropical, and Arctic zones.
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