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Weed Biology and Ecology: Importance to Integrated Weed Management
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Weed Biology and Ecology: Importance to Integrated Weed Management

A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Weed Science and Weed Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2024 | Viewed by 408

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Agnieszka Lejman

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Institute of Agroecology and Plant Production, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 25 Norwida St., 50-375 Wrocław, Poland
Interests: agriculture; biology and ecology of weeds; weed infestation control methods; plant–fungal interactions
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Dr. Judith Wirth

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Herbology in Field Crops and Viticulture-Agroscope, Plant-Production Systems, Nyon, Switzerland
Interests: cover crops; weed suppression; allelopathy; cropping systems; herbicide resistance
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Prof. Dr. Shouhui Wei

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Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: weed; seed dormancy; germination behavior; herbicide resistance; population dynamics; adaptive evolution; weed management
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Weeds are plants that are inexorably associated with agricultural crops. Despite their regulation and regardless of the method employed, their occurrence is recorded. This is due to their high survival and adaptive capacity. 

However, climate change, alterations in tillage systems, changes in weed control in plant cultivation and/or the introduction of new substances (inter alia, biostimulants) into plant cultivation have all had an impact on weed populations and their management. All these factors can affect weed growth and crop productivity in different ways. As such, understanding the potential behavior of weeds is an important aspect of tillage and plant cultivation; this would enable farmers to make decisions regarding weed management.

This Special Issue therefore aims to present recent research findings concerning changes in the biology and ecology of weeds with regard to plant cultivation and climate change.

Dr. Agnieszka Lejman
Dr. Judith Wirth
Prof. Dr. Shouhui Wei
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Agronomy is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • weed biology and ecology
  • weed control
  • weed resistance
  • weed management
  • climate changes

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The Potential of Three Summer Legume Cover Crops to Suppress Weeds and Provide Ecosystem Services—A Review
by Stavros Zannopoulos, Ioannis Gazoulis, Metaxia Kokkini, Nikolaos Antonopoulos, Panagiotis Kanatas, Marianna Kanetsi and Ilias Travlos
Agronomy 2024, 14(6), 1192; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14061192 - 1 Jun 2024
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Recently, there has been growing interest in the use of summer cover crops that can be grown during summer fallow periods of crop rotation. This study evaluates the potential of sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.), velvetbean [Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.] and [...] Read more.
Recently, there has been growing interest in the use of summer cover crops that can be grown during summer fallow periods of crop rotation. This study evaluates the potential of sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.), velvetbean [Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC.] and cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.]. as three annual legumes summer cover crops. The main objective of this review was to conduct global research comparing these summer cover crops to investigate the benefits, challenges, and trade-offs among ecosystems services when implementing these summer cover crops. In European agriculture, there are three main windows in crop rotation when these summer legumes can be grown: Around mid-spring after winter fallow, early summer after harvest of a winter crop, and mid- to late summer after harvest of an early-season crop. All three legumes can suppress weeds while they are actively growing. After termination, their mulch can create unfavorable conditions for weed emergence. Sunn hemp and velvetbean cover crops can cause a reduction in weed biomass of more than 50%. In addition to their ability to suppress weeds, sunn hemp, velvetbean, and cowpea provide a variety of ecosystem services, such as improving soil health, quality, and fertility, controlling pests, and sequestering carbon. The review highlights their promising role in weed suppression and their contribution to sustainable agricultural practices. However, further research is needed to evaluate their performance in weed management and their environmental impact in field trials under different soil-climatic conditions, as cover cropping is an effective practice but highly context-specific. Full article
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