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Weed community responses to rotations with cover crops in maize-based conservation agriculture systems of Zimbabwe (Record no. 30898)

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control field G99590
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control field MX-TxCIM
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control field 20230630214825.0
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022 0# - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER
International Standard Serial Number 0261-2194
024 8# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER
Standard number or code https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2014.11.010
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Original cataloging agency MX-TxCIM
041 0# - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title En
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Mhlanga, B.
Field link and sequence number 001710048
Miscellaneous information Sustainable Intensification Program
-- Sustainable Agrifood Systems
9 (RLIN) 1683
245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Weed community responses to rotations with cover crops in maize-based conservation agriculture systems of Zimbabwe
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2015
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Peer-review: Yes - Yes | http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=MASTER&ISSN=0261-2194
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Weed management is a challenge to resource constrained smallholder agricultural production in sub Saharan Africa due to insufficient and inadequate management strategies. When weeds are controlled with herbicides or through rotations under conservation agriculture, shifts in weed spectra are expected, increasing the need to adapt to this new situation. Experiments were conducted at four experimental sites namely the University of Zimbabwe farm (UZ) (clay soil), Domboshava Training Centre (DTC) (sand soil) and two contrasting soil types at Henderson Research Station (HRS sand (s), HRS clay (c)) to investigate the responses of weed communities to crop rotations. The trial was carried out from the 2008?09 to the 2013?14 cropping season. Rotations consisted of maize (Zea mays L.) rotating with a range of green manures, and the control treatment was maize monocropping. Herbicides were only applied in the maize phase at seeding, supplemented by hand weeding whenever weeds were 10 cm tall or 10 cm in diameter for weeds with a stoloniferous growth habit. Weed count data was collected between 2011 and 2014. Weed density, the Shannon?Weiner index and its components were used to explain weed community responses to rotations. There was a decrease in weed densities over time at all sites with a percentage decrease as high as 92% (i.e. from 357 to 30 weeds m−2) observed in maize-velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC) rotation. At all sites, some maize?green manure rotations were associated with high weed densities and these included maize-black sunnhemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) and maize-cowpea (Vigna unguiculata Walp) rotations. The two weeds Galinsoga parviflora Cav. and Ricardia scabra L. remained abundant throughout the study at all sites with densities reaching above 1000 plants m−2 per season in some plots. Shannon's E′ index was highest at HRSs and HRSc sites in the maize-velvet bean rotation and maize-common rattle pod (Crotalaria grahamiana Wight & Arn.) rotations respectively suggesting that in these treatments dominant weeds were reduced in numbers. This suggests that rotations with cover crops such as velvet bean may reduce weed numbers and dominance of problematic weeds over time. This can potentially lead to a less intense weeding schedule, which is more cost effective and affordable for smallholder farmers.
536 ## - FUNDING INFORMATION NOTE
Text of note Conservation Agriculture Program
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Language note English
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Affiliation Elsevier|CIMMYT Informa 2015
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StaffID INT3170|INT2939
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Collection CIMMYT Staff Publications Collection
650 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Crop rotations
650 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Evenness
650 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Weed species diversity
650 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Weed species richness
650 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Weeds
9 (RLIN) 1309
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Cheesman, S.
Field link and sequence number INT3170
Miscellaneous information Sustainable Intensification Program
-- Sustainable Agrifood Systems
9 (RLIN) 1685
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Maasdorp, B.,
Relator term coaut.
9 (RLIN) 1686
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Mabasa, S.,
Relator term coaut.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Mangosho, E.,
Relator term coaut.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Muoni, T.,
Relator term coaut.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Thierfelder, C.
Miscellaneous information Sustainable Intensification Program
-- Sustainable Agrifood Systems
Field link and sequence number INT2939
9 (RLIN) 877
773 0# - HOST ITEM ENTRY
Title Crop Protection
Related parts v. 69, p. 1-8
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Koha item type Article
Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Holdings
Date last seen Total Checkouts Price effective from Koha item type Lost status Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Withdrawn status Home library Current library Date acquired
07/03/2017   07/03/2017 Article Not Lost     CIMMYT Staff Publications Collection   CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library 07/03/2017

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