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Reduced crop sowing density improves performance of rare arable weed species more effectively than reduced fertilisation
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Characteristic arable weed species of dryland cereal fields have undergone significant declines, due to agricultural intensification, to the point that some of them are considered rare. Crop edges host higher abundances of arable weed species, therefore they may act as a refuge for the conservation of these rare arable species. Using mesocosms, we experimentally tested how conditions at field edges (i.e. lower sowing densities and less intensive fertiliser applications) operate on the growth (biomass and height) and reproduction (reproductive biomass and flower onset) of six rare arable species. We found the rare arable species achieved lower biomass when growing with wheat compared with growing alone, and biomass of most of species was lower under high wheat sowing density than under low sowing density. In contrast, fertiliser application affected only two of the six arable species tested, especially when they were growing alone. Although the time to flowering was not affected by the conditions tested, reproductive biomass showed the same trends as overall biomass. These results indicate that conservation of rare arable species must primarily consider reductions in crop competition to increase their biomass and reproductive ability.
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ROTCHÉS RIBALTA, Roser, BLANCO MORENO, José manuel, SANS, Xavier (sans i serra). Reduced crop sowing density improves performance of rare arable weed species more effectively than reduced fertilisation. _Weed Research_. 2020. Vol. 60, núm. 4, pàgs. 269-277. [consulta: 25 de febrer de 2026]. ISSN: 0043-1737. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/222602]