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Population Ecology and Management of Rigid Brome (Bromus rigidus) in Australian Cropping Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Samuel G. L. Kleemann  and
Gurjeet S. Gill
Samuel G. L. Kleemann*
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, the University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 5371
Gurjeet S. Gill
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, the University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 5371
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: samuel.kleemann@adelaide.edu.au
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Abstract

Rigid brome is a problematic weed of southern Australian cropping systems. Increased knowledge about the ecology of rigid brome and the influence of management strategies on its seedbank dynamics could facilitate development of more effective weed control programs. A field study was undertaken to investigate seedbank persistence and the influence of different management strategies on rigid brome control at Lock in South Australia during 2003 to 2005. Seeds of rigid brome were found to persist in the soil for up to 3 yr, with > 20% of the seedbank persisting from one season to the next. Therefore, a single year management program against this weed species is likely to be ineffective and could result in rapid buildup in weed infestations. However, management strategies that combined effective herbicides (ClearfieldTM technology) and crop competition over consecutive years provided effective control of this troublesome weed. Such cropping systems reduced rigid brome density (1 to 10 plants m−2) and seed production (8 to 160 seeds m−2) in the final crop of the 3-yr cropping sequence as compared to common grower practice of trifluralin and triasulfuron mixtures (138 plants m−2; 1,866 seeds m−2). These treatment combinations were able to deplete the initial seedbank (1,748 seeds m−2) to manageable levels (< 5 seeds m−2) within 3 yr. The results of this study should provide growers with confidence that severe rigid brome infestations can be managed effectively without compromising crop productivity.

Keywords

Triasulfurontrifluralinrigid brome, Bromus rigidus Roth BRORISeedbankimidazolinoneClearfieldTM wheatweed management

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Weed Management
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Weed Science , Volume 57 , Issue 2 , April 2009 , pp. 202 - 207
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Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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