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Time of wild oat (Avena fatua) panicle clipping influences seed viability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2020

Breanne D. Tidemann Open the ORCID record for Breanne D. Tidemann [Opens in a new window] ,
K. Neil Harker ,
Eric N. Johnson ,
Christian J. Willenborg  and
Steve J. Shirtliffe
Breanne D. Tidemann*
Affiliation:
Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Lacombe Research Centre, Lacombe, AB, Canada
K. Neil Harker
Affiliation:
Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Lacombe Research Centre, Lacombe, AB, Canada
Eric N. Johnson
Affiliation:
Research Assistant, University of Saskatchewan, Department of Plant Sciences, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Christian J. Willenborg
Affiliation:
Associate Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Department of Plant Sciences, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Steve J. Shirtliffe
Affiliation:
Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Department of Plant Sciences, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
*
Author for correspondence: Breanne D. Tidemann, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Lacombe Research Centre, 6000 C & E Trail, Lacombe, ABT4L 1W1, Canada. (Email: Breanne.tidemann@canada.ca)
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Abstract

Wild oat (Avena fatua L.) is one of the most problematic weed species in western Canada due to widespread populations, herbicide resistance, and seed dormancy. In wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), and especially in shorter crops such as lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.), A. fatua seed panicles elongate above the crop canopy, which can facilitate physical cutting of the panicles (clipping) to reduce viable seed return to the seedbank. However, the viability of A. fatua seed at the time of panicle elongation is not known. The objective of this study was to determine the viability of A. fatua seed at successive time intervals after elongation above a wheat or lentil crop canopy. A 2-yr panicle clipping and removal study in wheat and lentil was conducted in Lacombe, AB, and Saskatoon, SK, in 2015 and 2016 to determine the onset of viability in A. fatua seeds at successive clipping intervals. Manual panicle clipping of A. fatua panicles above each crop canopy began when the majority of panicles were visible above respective crop canopies and continued weekly until seed shed began. At the initiation of panicle clipping, A. fatua seed viability was between 0% and 10%. By the last clipping treatment (approximately 6 to 7 wk after elongation), 95% of the A. fatua seeds were viable. Seed moisture and awn angle were not good predictors of A. fatua viability, and therefore were unlikely to provide effective tools to estimate appropriate timing for implementation of A. fatua clipping as a management technique. Based on A. fatua seed viability, earlier clipping of A. fatua is likely to be more effective in terms of population management and easier to implement in shorter crops such as lentil. Investigations into long-term effects of clipping on A. fatua populations are needed to evaluate the efficacy of this management strategy on A. fatua.

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Alternative weed managementheight selectivityintegrated weed managementphysical weed control
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Research Article
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Weed Science , Volume 68 , Issue 3 , May 2020 , pp. 260 - 267
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© 2020, Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada as represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. Published by Weed Science Society of America

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Associate Editor: Bhagirath Chauhan, The University of Queensland.

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