An ecological future for weed science to sustain crop production and the environment. A review

C MacLaren, J Storkey, A Menegat, H Metcalfe… - Agronomy for …, 2020 - Springer
Sustainable strategies for managing weeds are critical to meeting agriculture's potential to
feed the world's population while conserving the ecosystems and biodiversity on which we …

[HTML][HTML] The organic mulches in vineyards exerted an influence on spontaneous weed cover and plant biodiversity

A Mairata, D Labarga, M Puelles, J Huete… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The current trend toward sustainable agricultural practices creates a demand for alternatives
to conventional soil management. One of the main problems for farmers is the competition …

Neutral weed communities: The intersection between crop productivity, biodiversity, and weed ecosystem services

M Esposito, AS Westbrook, A Maggio, V Cirillo… - Weed Science, 2023 - cambridge.org
Weeds are a fundamental component of agroecosystems and, if not appropriately managed,
can cause severe crop yield losses. New perspectives on weed management are required …

[HTML][HTML] How weed management influence plant community composition, taxonomic diversity and crop yield: A long-term study in a Mediterranean vineyard

JG Guerra, F Cabello, C Fernández-Quintanilla… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2022 - Elsevier
Agricultural expansion and intensification is a major driver of biodiversity loss. Conventional
weed management (eg tillage, herbicide) has encouraged the promotion of a few more …

Herbicide resistance cases in South Africa: A review of the current state of knowledge

MM Matshidze, V Ndou - South African Journal of Science, 2023 - scielo.org.za
Herbicides play a major role in weed management worldwide. However, herbicide
resistance is a global challenge that threatens weed management and sustainable …

Comparison between flaming, mowing and tillage weed control in the vineyard: Effects on plant community, diversity and abundance

M Mainardis, F Boscutti, MM Rubio Cebolla, G Pergher - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The effect of different management techniques for plant control in the vineyard were
compared in the present work, focusing on plant diversity preservation and management …

Consistent response of weeds according to Grime's CSR strategies along disturbance and resource gradients in Bordeaux vineyards

G Fried, C Blanchet, L Cazenave, MC Bopp… - Weed …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Vineyards are an appropriate model for testing the filtering effect of management practices
on weed communities, as a wide range of practices (tillage, herbicides and mowing) is …

Innovative living mulch management strategies for organic conservation field vegetables: Evaluation of continuous mowing, flaming, and tillage performances

M Sportelli, C Frasconi, M Fontanelli, M Pirchio… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Organic vegetable production is particularly affected by weed pressure and mechanical
weeding is the major tactic implemented by growers to keep weeds under economic …

A trait-based approach in a Mediterranean vineyard: Effects of agricultural management on the functional structure of plant communities

JG Guerra, F Cabello, C Fernández-Quintanilla… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, rainfed vineyards in the Mediterranean basin are being replaced by irrigated
vineyards in some areas, a phenomenon that is expected to increase due to climate change …

Soil water availability alter the weed community and its interference on onion crops

M de Freitas Souza, TS Silva, JB dos Santos… - Scientia …, 2020 - Elsevier
Agricultural practices act as an ecological filter of weeds, selecting those more adapted to
the agrosystem. The stress conditions due to cultivation preparations shape the weed …