How to quantify competitive ability

SP Hart, RP Freckleton, JM Levine - Journal of Ecology, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the role of competition in structuring communities requires that we quantify
competitive ability in a way that permits us to predict the outcome of competition over the …

The replacement series

PA Jolliffe - Journal of Ecology, 2000‏ - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 The replacement series has been used widely to assess interference, niche
differentiation, resource utilization, and productivity in simple mixtures of species. Correctly …

Critical period for weed control: the concept and data analysis

SZ Knezevic, SP Evans, EE Blankenship… - Weed …, 2002‏ - cambridge.org
The critical period for weed control (CPWC) is a period in the crop growth cycle during which
weeds must be controlled to prevent yield losses. Knowing the CPWC is useful in making …

Experimental methods for crop–weed competition studies

CJ Swanton, R Nkoa, RE Blackshaw - Weed Science, 2015‏ - cambridge.org
The annual global economic loss caused by weeds has been estimated at more than 25
billion (Agrow 2003). In light of these large dollar figures, it becomes clear that a greater …

Utilizing R software package for dose-response studies: the concept and data analysis

SZ Knezevic, JC Streibig, C Ritz - Weed Technology, 2007‏ - cambridge.org
Advances in statistical software allow statistical methods for nonlinear regression analysis of
dose-response curves to be carried out conveniently by non-statisticians. One such …

[ספר][B] Ecology of weeds and invasive plants: relationship to agriculture and natural resource management

SR Radosevich, JS Holt, CM Ghersa - 2007‏ - books.google.com
The classic reference on weeds and invasive plants has been revised and updated. The
Third Edition of this authoritative reference provides an in-depth understanding of how …

[ספר][B] Dynamics of weed populations

R Cousens, M Mortimer - 1995‏ - books.google.com
Weeds have ecological attributes that confer the ability to interfere with human activities.
Roger Cousens and Martin Mortimer place weed management within an ecological context …

[ספר][B] Modelling crop-weed interactions

MJ Kropff, HH Van Laar - 1993‏ - books.google.com
Competition between plants for the capture of the essential resources for plant growth (ie
light, water and nutrients) determines the performance of both natural and agricultural …

Interference of redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus) in corn (Zea mays)

SZ Knezevic, SF Weise, CJ Swanton - Weed Science, 1994‏ - cambridge.org
Redroot pigweed is a major weed in corn throughout Ontario. Field experiments were
conducted at two locations in 1991 and 1992 to determine the influence of selected …

Genetic improvement and agronomy for enhanced wheat competitiveness with weeds

D Lemerle, GS Gill, CE Murphy… - Australian Journal of …, 2001‏ - CSIRO Publishing
The rapid development of herbicide resistance in weeds, and environmental imperatives,
have forced the consideration of non-chemical tactics such as crop competition for weed …