Cereal competition against weeds presented at 5th Workshop of the European Weed Research Society Working Group on Crop - Weed Interactions. In collaboration with COST action 860. Rothamsted, 12-15 Sept 2006

Description

Summary.

Weed control is a key issue when considering lower input
and organic systems. Working towards a ‘ package ’ of traits that are useful in low input systems (genotype x agronomy). Competition = stressed weeds = lower herbicide rates? Managing weeds in a non aggressive state. Crop weed composition is the foundation for other trophic levels. Why investigate crop competitive ability?

No single plant characteristic determines
competitiveness. Crop ground cover is the most useful measure of
competitiveness. Still working towards how plant growth habits can
be used in variety testing and selection. Some features of crop competitiveness against weeds are / not practical to measure in the field.

Period	12 Sept 2006 → 15 Sept 2006
Event title	5th Workshop of the European Weed Research Society Working Group on Crop - Weed Interactions. In collaboration with COST action 860 Sustainable low-input cereal production: required varietal characteristics and crop diversity Working group 4: Plant-plant interactions. Rothamsted 12-15 Sept 2006. : EWRS and COST Action 860
Event type	Workshop
Location	Harpenden, United KingdomShow on map