Research Article

The effect of cover crops on composition and diversity of weeds in an apricot orchard

Volume: 61 Number: 3 September 30, 2021
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The effect of cover crops on composition and diversity of weeds in an apricot orchard

Abstract

Apricot, Turkey's exports is the important role played by fruit, the weeds are the main factors that cause problems in the apricot orchards. This study was carried out in Malatya between 2014-2016 in order to determine the effects of cover crops on the control of weeds that cause problems in these areas and also on species distribution, diversity and dominance. As annual winter cover plants in the study: Vicia villosa Roth (hairy vetch), Vicia pannonica Crantz (Hungarian vetch), V. pannonica + Triticale (V.pannonica 70% + Triticale 30%) mixture and Phacelia tanacetifolia Bentham (lacy phacelia) and Fagopyrum esculentum Moench (buckwheat) was used as a summer cover plant. Weed diversity index (H) and Simpson's dominance index (Sd) values were also calculated in the study. In addition, applications were subjected to canonical discriminant analysis. The highest value of the weed diversity index (H) in the two-year period was obtained from the weed control plots. It has been determined that perennial weeds (Convolvulus arvensis and Sorghum halepense) are the dominant species in cover plants and there are also differences between practices. It has been determined that annual weeds are generally suppressed and their diversity has decreased significantly in the plots except for F. esculentum. The results obtained from the canonical discriminant analysis showed that the highest numbers of weed species in the 1st and 2nd years were found in the weedy control plots and that the cover crops suppressed the weeds.

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Supporting Institution

TUBİTAK

Project Number

213-109

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 30, 2021

Submission Date

February 26, 2021

Acceptance Date

April 25, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 61 Number: 3

APA
Karaman, Y., Işık, D., & Tursun, N. (2021). The effect of cover crops on composition and diversity of weeds in an apricot orchard. Plant Protection Bulletin, 61(3), 10-19. https://doi.org/10.16955/bitkorb.887138
AMA
1.Karaman Y, Işık D, Tursun N. The effect of cover crops on composition and diversity of weeds in an apricot orchard. Plant Protection Bulletin. 2021;61(3):10-19. doi:10.16955/bitkorb.887138
Chicago
Karaman, Yücel, Doğan Işık, and Nihat Tursun. 2021. “The Effect of Cover Crops on Composition and Diversity of Weeds in an Apricot Orchard”. Plant Protection Bulletin 61 (3): 10-19. https://doi.org/10.16955/bitkorb.887138.
EndNote
Karaman Y, Işık D, Tursun N (September 1, 2021) The effect of cover crops on composition and diversity of weeds in an apricot orchard. Plant Protection Bulletin 61 3 10–19.
IEEE
[1]Y. Karaman, D. Işık, and N. Tursun, “The effect of cover crops on composition and diversity of weeds in an apricot orchard”, Plant Protection Bulletin, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 10–19, Sept. 2021, doi: 10.16955/bitkorb.887138.
ISNAD
Karaman, Yücel - Işık, Doğan - Tursun, Nihat. “The Effect of Cover Crops on Composition and Diversity of Weeds in an Apricot Orchard”. Plant Protection Bulletin 61/3 (September 1, 2021): 10-19. https://doi.org/10.16955/bitkorb.887138.
JAMA
1.Karaman Y, Işık D, Tursun N. The effect of cover crops on composition and diversity of weeds in an apricot orchard. Plant Protection Bulletin. 2021;61:10–19.
MLA
Karaman, Yücel, et al. “The Effect of Cover Crops on Composition and Diversity of Weeds in an Apricot Orchard”. Plant Protection Bulletin, vol. 61, no. 3, Sept. 2021, pp. 10-19, doi:10.16955/bitkorb.887138.
Vancouver
1.Yücel Karaman, Doğan Işık, Nihat Tursun. The effect of cover crops on composition and diversity of weeds in an apricot orchard. Plant Protection Bulletin. 2021 Sep. 1;61(3):10-9. doi:10.16955/bitkorb.887138

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