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Weed diversity as affected by tillage and ammonium glufosinate herbicide

Diversidade de plantas daninhas em função do preparo do solo e da aplicação do herbicida glufosinato de amônio

ABSTRACT

Farmers in Indonesia generally spray herbicides to control weeds and use tillage during the early stages of crop cultivation; consequently, these activities affect the weed composition and diversity. This study aimed to evaluate the dominance and diversity index of weeds and obtain abundance correlations according to the soil chemical characteristics, as well as the effect of the ammonium glufosinate herbicide, in different tillage systems. A non-factorial randomized block design was used, consisting of no-tillage (NT), 1-time tillage (T1) and 2-times tillage (T2), with three replications. The Cyperus rotundus and Ageratum conyzoides weed species were dominant in the tillages. The diversity indices were 2.261, 2.196 and 2.234 (moderate/stable condition), respectively for the NT, T1 and T2. For T2, there were increases of 2.82-folds, 41 populations and 2.43-folds, respectively for A. conyzoides, Cynodon dactylon and Euphorbia heterophylla, when compared to NT, while a decrease was observed in grasses for T1 and T2 (50.71 and 26.05 %, respectively). Moreover, there was a positive and significant correlation for E. heterophylla according to the soil cation exchange capacity (0.727). In contrast, four new weed species (Glyceria maxima, Leersia oryzoides, Scoparia dulcis and Anthoxanthum oculatum) were found due to the ammonium glufosinate application, in the different tillage systems.

KEYWORDS
Grasses; broadleaf weeds; sedges; weed abundance

RESUMO

Na Indonésia, os agricultores geralmente pulverizam herbicidas para controlar plantas daninhas e revolvem o solo durante as fases iniciais de cultivo; consequentemente, essas atividades afetam a composição e a diversidade das plantas daninhas. Objetivou-se avaliar a dominância e o índice de diversidade de plantas daninhas e obter correlações de abundância considerando-se as características químicas do solo, bem como o efeito do herbicida glufosinato de amônio, em diferentes sistemas de preparo do solo. Utilizou-se delineamento não-fatorial em blocos casualizados, consistindo de não revolvimento (NR), um revolvimento (R1) e dois revolvimentos (R2) do solo, com três repetições. As espécies Cyperus rotundus e Ageratum conyzoides foram dominantes nos revolvimentos. Os índices de diversidade foram de 2,261; 2,196; e 2,234 (condição moderada/estável), respectivamente para o NR, R1 e R2. Para o R2, houve aumento de 2,82 vezes, 41 populações e 2,43 vezes, respectivamente para A. conyzoides, Cynodon dactylon e Euphorbia heterophylla, em comparação com o NR, enquanto uma diminuição foi observada nas gramíneas para R1 e R2 (50,71 e 26,05 %, respectivamente). Além disso, houve correlação positiva e significativa para E. heterophylla em função da capacidade de troca catiônica do solo (0,727). Em contraste, foram encontradas quatro novas espécies de planta daninha (Glyceria maxima, Leersia oryzoides, Scoparia dulcis e Anthoxanthum oculatum) em resposta à aplicação de glufosinato de amônio, nos diferentes sistemas de preparo.

PALAVRAS-CHAVE
Gramíneas daninhas; plantas daninhas de folhas largas; ciperáceas; abundância de plantas daninhas

INTRODUCTION

Uncontrolled weeds on farmlands reduce yield up to 80 % (Cousens & Mortimer 1995COUSENS, R.; MORTIMER, M. Dynamics of weed populations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995.). Therefore, sustainable agricultural practices affect its abundance and density. The weed abundance in the farmland is infuenced by several factors, such as seed bank buried in the soil (Norris 2007NORRIS, R. F. Weed fecundity: current status and future needs. Crop Protection, v. 26, n. 3, p. 182-188, 2007.), environmental factors (Fried et al. 2008FRIED, G.; NORTON, L. R.; REBOUD, X. Environmental and management factors determining weed species composition and diversity in France. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, v. 128, n. 1-2, p. 68-76, 2008., Pinke et al. 2012PINKE, G.; KARÁCSONY, P.; CZÚCZ, B.; BOTTA-DUKÁT, Z.; LENGYEL, A. The infuence of environment, management and site context on species composition of summer arable weed vegetation in Hungary. Applied Vegetation Science, v. 15, n. 1, p. 136-144, 2012.), availability of nutrients and fertilization (Murphy & Lemerle 2006MURPHY, C. E.; LEMERLE, D. Continuous cropping systems and weed selection. Euphytica, v. 148, n. 1, p. 61-73, 2006., Cheimona et al. 2016CHEIMONA, N.; ANGELI, C.; PANAGIOTOU, E.; TZANIDAKI, A.; DRONTZA, C.; TRAVLOS, I.; BILALIS, D. Efect of different types of fertilization on weed fora in processed tomato crop. Agriculture and Agricultural Science Procedia, v. 10, n. 1, p. 26-31, 2016.), tillage and crop rotation (Ulber et al. 2009ULBER, L.; STEINMANN, H. H.; KLIMEK, S.; ISSELSTEIN, J. An on‐farm approach to investigate the impact of diversifed crop rotations on weed species richness and composition in winter wheat. Weed Research, v. 49, n. 5, p. 534-543, 2009., Nichols et al. 2015NICHOLS, V.; VERHULST, N.; COX, R.; GOVAERTS, B. Weed dynamics and conservation agriculture principles: a review. Field Crops Research, v. 183, n. 1, p. 56-68, 2015.), and weed control using herbicides (Derksen et al. 1995DERKSEN, D. A.; THOMAS, A. G.; LAFOND, G. P.; LOEPPKY, H. A.; SWANTON, C. J. Impact of post-emergence herbicides on weed community diversity within conservation-tillage systems. Weed Research, v. 35, n. 4, p. 311-320, 1995.).

Farmers in Indonesia generally spray herbicides to control weeds and use tillage during the early stages of crop cultivation; consequently, these activities affect the weed composition and diversity. Menalled et al. (2001)MENALLED, F. D.; GROSS, K. L.; HAMMOND, M. Weed aboveground and seedbank community responses to agricultural management systems. Ecological Applications, v. 11, n. 6, p. 1586-1601, 2001. showed that different agricultural management systems significantly affect weed abundance, diversity and consistency in the short and long term (6 years). Meanwhile, Derksen et al. (1995)DERKSEN, D. A.; THOMAS, A. G.; LAFOND, G. P.; LOEPPKY, H. A.; SWANTON, C. J. Impact of post-emergence herbicides on weed community diversity within conservation-tillage systems. Weed Research, v. 35, n. 4, p. 311-320, 1995. reported that the germination of Synapsis avensis and Brassica napus weeds after spraying with herbicides was higher in the no-tillage, but there was a reduction in total weeds. Thomas et al. (2004)THOMAS, A. G.; DERKSEN, D. A.; BLACKSHAW, R. E.; VAN-ACKER, R. C.; LÉGÈRE, A.; WATSON, P. R.; TURNBULL, G. C. A multistudy approach to understanding weed population shifts in medium- to long-term tillage systems. Weed Science, v. 52, n. 5, p. 874-880, 2004. also reported that perennial weed species such as Cirsium arvense and Sonchus arvensis were reduced by tillage and no-tillage (100 and 28.21 %, respectively), while annual weeds were found in various tillage treatments. In addition, Trichard et al. (2013)TRICHARD, A.; ALIGNIER, A.; CHAUVEL, B.; PETIT, S. Identification of weed community traits response to conservation agriculture. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, v. 179, n. 1, p. 179-186, 2013. stated that tillage favors the weed seed bank germination and causes the extinction of other seeds.

On the other hand, different soil fertility levels in the planted area also affect the weed diversity (Yin et al. 2006YIN, L.; CAI, Z.; ZHONG, W. Changes in weed community diversity of maize crops due to long-term fertilization. Crop Protection, v. 25, n. 9, p. 910-914, 2006.). Fonge et al. (2013)FONGE, B. A.; TCHETCHA, D. J.; NKEMBI, L. Diversity, distribution, and abundance of plants in Lewoh-Lebang in the lebialem highlands of southwestern Cameroon. International Journal of Biodiversity, v. 2013, e642579, 2013. reported that weed diversity is affected by soil organic-C content, nitrogen, calcium and cation exchange capacity. Tang et al. (2014a)TANG, L.; CHENG, C.; WAN, K.; LI, R.; WANG, D.; TAO, Y. ; PAN, J.; XIE, J.; CHEN, F. Impact of fertilizing pattern on the biodiversity of a weed community and wheat growth. Plos One, v. 9, n. 1, e84370, 2014a. added that phosphorus + potassium (PK) fertilization increases the density of Galium aparine, Vicia sativa, Veronica persica and Geranium carolinianum, when compared to nitrogen + phosphorus (NP). Furthermore, Forcella et al. (2000)FORCELLA, F.; ARNOLD, R. L. B.; SANCHEZ, R.; GHERSA, C. M. Modeling seedling emergence. Field Crops Research, v. 67, n. 2, p. 123-139, 2000. stated that the soil N concentration plays an important role in ending dormancy by removing germination constraints and stimulating seedling emergence. Tang et al. (2014b)TANG, L.; WAN, K.; CHENG, C.; LI, R.; WANG, D.; PAN, J.; TAO, Y. ; XIE, J.; CHEN, F. Efect of fertilization patterns on the assemblage of weed communities in an upland winter wheat field. Journal of Plant Ecology, v. 7, n. 1, p. 39-50, 2014b. reported that soil available-P is the primary nutrient, regulating the composition of weed species and diversity, followed by N and K.

The knowledge of farmers on the relationship between tillage and soil fertility status with weed diversity is relatively poor. Interviews conducted in this study showed that the farmers only carry out land clearing and manual tillage before planting, had never used herbicides, and unknowingly the soil fertility status. However, a new problem was found: weed growth was very fast in a short time (2 days). Therefore, intensive control during one main crop cycle is highly needed. This problem persisted during crop rotation. Unnoticed by farmers, these activities impact the storage of the weed seed bank and the tillage carried out, resulting in the weed seed bank at a certain depth of soil emerging to the soil surface. Studies on weed identification are needed to provide information on the relationship between soil fertility on the dominant weeds and the use of one herbicide with a recommended dose to suppress the presence of weeds. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the dominance and diversity index of weeds and obtain correlations of weed abundance on soil chemical characteristics, as well as the effect of the ammonium glufosinate herbicide on weed abundance, in different tillage systems.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

This study was carried out on farmland in Padang Bulan, Medan Selayang subdistrict, Medan, Indonesia (3º33.753’N, 98º38.890’E and altitude of 15 m a.s.l.), from March to July 2021, in Inceptisols (GMCG 2022GEOPORTAL OF MEDAN CITY GOVERNMENT (GMCG). Soil mapping. 2022. Available at: http://geoportal.pemkomedan.go.id/pencarian?keyword=jenis%20tanah. Access on: 05 Aug., 2022.
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). This is an area with continuous land use and a history of crop rotation for the last two years with corn, cucumber and cowpea, as well as manual tillage using hoe, without the use of herbicides, based on interviews with farmers.

A non-factorial randomized block design, with three replications, was used: no-tillage, 1-time tillage and 2-times tillage. The land was cleared and then plotted with the square method of 1 m × 1 m and spacing of 2 m between plots. Each plot was demarcated with plastic ropes with a distance of 0.2 m between rows.

Tillage was carried out by hoeing as deep as 20 cm. Meanwhile, the land was incubated for a month and then identifed for weed vegetation using the fora book and applying formulas according to Kent (2012)KENT, M. Vegetation description and data analysis: a practical approach. West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons, 2012., such as absolute density (number of individual weed species in the sample plot), relative density [(absolute density of a certain species)/(total absolute density of all species) × 100 %], absolute frequency (number of sample plots containing certain species), relative frequency [(absolute frequency of a certain species)/(total absolute frequencies of all species) × 100 %], importance value (relative density + relative frequency) and summed dominance ratio [(relative density + relative frequency)/2].

The weed populations based on morphology (broadleaf, grasses and sedges) and total weeds were also calculated. The species diversity index was calculated using the Shannon-Wiener index formula (Shannon & Weaver 1949SHANNON, C. E.; WEAVER, W. The mathematical theory of communication. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1949.):

H ' = n = 1 n ( n i N ) ( ln n i N )

where: H’ is the species diversity index; ni the proportion of species I; N the total number of species; and ln the natural logarithm.

The classification of the diversity index value for each tillage was conducted based on Magurran (1988)MAGURRAN, A. E. Ecological diversity and its measurement. New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1988., who stated that it is low if H’ < 1, moderate if 1 < H’ < 3 and high if H’ > 3. Soil samples at a depth of 0-20 cm were taken using a drill, with a diagonal method on each plot. Then, analysis was performed on organic-C (Walkley & Black method) and cation exchange capacity - CEC (ammonium acetate pH 7), using a spectrophotometer (Socfin Indonesia Inc., Medan, Indonesia). At first, a natural logarithm was carried out on the organic-C, CEC data and total of dominant weeds, as well as using the Pearson’s correlation.

The ammonium glufosinate herbicide was applied on Apr. 27 (2021) at 10.00 a.m. to the plots of all tillage systems [no-tillage (NT), 1-time tillage (T1) and 2-times tillage (T2)], at a dose of 150 g a.i. ha-1, after a spray calibration was carried out. The climatic data were recorded during spraying (temperature of 28 ºC, humidity of 83 % and air pressure of 1,002 hPa). The weed survival data were measured at 6 weeks after spraying. The spraying was carried out using a manual spray equipment (Solo Model) with operating pressure and application volume of 2 kg cm-2 and 202.90 L ha-1, respetively. Weeds with height up to 60 cm were sprayed. The data of weeds (broadleaf, grasses, sedges and total) and soil (organic-C and CEC) were processed with Anova, followed by DMRT at p < 0.05 using the IBM SPSS v.20 software.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

The field observations obtained 16 species (Ageratum conyzoides, Asystasia gangetica, Axonopus compressus, Borreria alata, Brachiaria mutica, Cleome rutidosperma, Cynodon dactylon, Cyperus rotundus, Eleusine indica, Euphorbia heterophylla, Galinsoga parviflora, Mimosa pudica, Oxalis corniculata, Pennisetum purpureum, Polanisia icosandra and Stylochaeton lancifolius), with 6,639 populations from three tillage systems (NT, T1 and T2) (Figure 1). The results showed that three dynamic patterns due to tillage, such as an increase in the weed diversity due to 2-times tillage for A. conyzoides, C. dactylon and E. heterophylla; a decrease in weed diversity due to 2-times tillage for A. gangetica, A. compressus, B. alata, C. rutidosperma and E. indica; and a fuctuating pattern, indicating a decrease in weed species in the 1-time tillage and then an increase in the 2-times tillage, or vice versa, for B. mutica, G. parvifora, M. pudica, O. corniculata, P. purpureum, P. icosandra and S. lancifolius.

Figure 1
Total populations of weeds due to tillage (NT: no-tillage; T1: 1-time tillage; T2: 2-times tillage).

The tillage had an insignificant effect on the number of broadleaf, grasses, sedges and total weeds (Figure 2). However, the increasing of tillage by 2-times (T2) also increased the broadleaf population and total weeds by 41.73 and 25.19 %, respectively, when compared to no-tillage (NT). Furthermore, the population of sedges increased at 1-time tillage (T1) by 7.77 %, if compared to NT, and decreased to 6.55 % at 2-times tillage (T2). The population of grasses experienced the highest decrease in the 1-time tillage (T1) of 50.71 %, when compared to NT.

Figure 2
Weed populations based on morphology (A: broadleaf; B: grasses; C: sedges) and total weeds (D) due to tillage (NT: no tillage; T1: 1-time tillage; T2: 2-times tillage). Values followed by “ns” are not significantly different at the 5 % level, based on the DMRT. The vertical line shows the standard error.

The summed dominance ratio (SDR) and diversity index due to tillage are presented in Figure 3 and Table 1. In the no-tillage (NT) treatment, five species with the highest SDR were sequentially found (C. rotundus, M. pudica, A. conyzoides, C. rutidosperma and P. icosandra), with 22.78, 13.37, 12.50, 10.90 and 10.49 %, respectively. For the 1-time tillage (T1), five species with the highest SDR were sequentially found (C. rotundus, M. pudica, A. conyzoides, A. gangetica and E. heterophylla), with 22.61, 16.42, 16.41, 10.87 and 9.63 %, respectively. Moreover, in the 2-times tillage (T2), five species with the highest SDR were also sequentially found (A. conyzoides, C. rotundus, M. pudica, E. heterophylla and G. parvifora), with 22.20, 18.76, 12.67, 11.36 and 9.90 %, respectively. The diversity index (H’) due to tillage (NT, T1 and T2) were 2.261, 2.196 and 2.234, respectively; therefore, it was moderate.

Figure 3
Importance value (A) and summed dominance ratio (B) of weeds due to tillage (NT: no-tillage; T1: 1-time tillage; T2: 2-times tillage).

Table 1
Diversity index of weeds due to tillage (NT: no-tillage; T1: 1-time tillage; T2: 2-times tillage; H’: species diversity index).

The tillage significantly increased the cation exchange capacity (CEC), but it had an insignificant effect on the soil organic-C (Figure 4). There was an increase in the CEC due to T1 and T2 by 16.56 and 13.14 %, respectively. The correlation analysis of soil organic-C and CEC on the dominant weed population due to tillage is presented in Table 2. The results showed that only CEC had a significant and positive correlation in increasing E. heterophylla by 0.727, but it was insignificant for C. rotundus and C. rutidosperma. Similarly, the soil organic-C had an insignificant effect, but was positively correlated to the populations of C. rotundus, A. conyzoides, M. pudica and E. heterophylla.

Figure 4
Soil organic-C (A) and cation exchange capacity (CEC) (B) properties due to tillage (NT: no-tillage; T1: 1-time tillage; T2: 2-times tillage). Values followed by different letters in the graph are significantly different at the 5 % level based on the DMRT. The vertical line shows the standard error. ns: not significant.

Table 2
Correlation analysis of soil organic-C (%) and cation exchange capacity (CEC) on the dominant weed populations due to tillage.

Changes in weed vegetation due to ammonium glufosinate application at a dose of 150 g a.i. ha-1 on different tillage systems (NT, T1 and T2) by species are presented in Figure 5. The results showed an increase for B. alata and B. mutica due to the ammonium glufosinate in the NT and 2-times tillage (T2). Meanwhile, others decreased, and two new weed species were found in the NT (Glyceria maxima and Leersia oryzoides) and one new weed species was found in the T2 (G. maxima). Similarly, the 1-time tillage (T1) increased B. alata, B. mutica and E. indica. At the same time, other populations decreased, and four new weed species were found: G. maxima, L. oryzoides, Scoparia dulcis and Anthoxanthum oculatum.

Figure 5
Changes in weed vegetation due to ammonium glufosinate application at a dose of 150 g a.i. ha-1 on different tillage systems (NT: no-tillage; T1: 1-time tillage; T2: 2-times tillage).

Based on morphology, the effectiveness of ammonium glufosinate on the weed-type abundance at different tillage systems (NT, T1 and T2) is presented in Figure 6. The herbicide application can decrease the abundance of broadleaf weeds by 82.13-84.98 % and sedges by 8.15-19.05 %. However, there was an increase in the grass weeds abundance in the T1 and T2 by 167.74 and 26.67 %, respectively.

Figure 6
Efectiveness of ammonium glufosinate on the weed-type abundance at different tillage systems (NT: no-tillage; T1: 1-time tillage; T2: 2-times tillage).

Based on the results, there were three dynamic patterns of weed diversity due to tillage, namely increasing, decreasing and fuctuating patterns. The increasing weed species due to 2-times tillage (T2) include A. conyzoides (2.82-folds), C. dactylon (41 populations) and E. heterophylla (2.43-folds), when compared to no-tillage (NT). It was caused by the seed banks of A. conyzoides, C. dactylon and E. heterophylla during T2, which triggered the emergence to the soil surface. Furthermore, the soil fertility also supported its growth faster. This was supported by the organic-C, which was positively correlated with the presence of A. conyzoides (0.132) and E. heterophylla (0.127). Besides, the soil CEC was also significantly and positively correlated with the presence of E. heterophylla (0.727) (Table 2). These results are similar to those by Oziegbe et al. (2010)OZIEGBE, M.; FALUYI, J. O.; OLUWARANTI, A. Efect of seed age and soil texture on germination of some Ludwigia species (Onagraceae) in Nigeria. Acta Botanica Croatica, v. 69, n. 2, p. 249-257, 2010., who observed that active weed seed banks at deeper soil depths lead to lower oxygen availability and reduce the access to the light required to support germination. In addition, Hossain et al. (2021)HOSSAIN, M. M.; BEGUM, M.; HASHEM, A.; RAHMAN, M. M.; AHMED, S.; HASSAN, M. M.; JAVED, T.; SHABBIR, R.; HADIFA, A.; SABAGH, A. E.; BELL, R. W. Strip tillage and crop residue retention decrease the size but increase the diversity of the weed seed bank under intensive rice-based crop rotations in Bangladesh. Agronomy, v. 11, n. 6, e1164, 2021. found that the seed bank of A. conyzoides was not found at a depth of 0-10 cm, but at 10-15 cm, and experienced an additional seed bank of 43.82 % during conventional tillage. Horowitz (1972)HOROWITZ, M. Development of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Weed Research, v. 12, n. 3, p. 207-220, 1972. reported that 88 % of C. dactylon rhizomes were found at a depth of 30 cm. Ekeleme et al. (2019)EKELEME, F.; ATSER, G.; DIXON, A.; HAUSER, S.; CHIKOYE, D.; OLORUNMAIYE, P. M.; SOKOYA, G.; ALFRED, J.; OKWUSI, M. C.; KORIEOCHA, D. S.; OLOJEDE, A. O.; AYANKANMI, T.; LAGOKE, S. T. O. Assessment of weeds of cassava and farmers management practices in Nigeria. Tropicultura, v. 37, n. 2, p. 1-22, 2019. added that E. heterophylla had the second-highest abundance (19.53 %) after Tridax procumbens in Benue state, Nigeria.

The results showed that C. rotundus had the highest SDR in the NT and T1, while A. conyzoides was dominant in T2. This was due to the presence of higher seed banks of C. rotundus and A. conyzoides at certain depths. Therefore, when the soil is tilled, the seed banks trigger emergence on the soil surface. These results are similar to those by Hossain et al. (2021)HOSSAIN, M. M.; BEGUM, M.; HASHEM, A.; RAHMAN, M. M.; AHMED, S.; HASSAN, M. M.; JAVED, T.; SHABBIR, R.; HADIFA, A.; SABAGH, A. E.; BELL, R. W. Strip tillage and crop residue retention decrease the size but increase the diversity of the weed seed bank under intensive rice-based crop rotations in Bangladesh. Agronomy, v. 11, n. 6, e1164, 2021., who reported that up to 24 % of the C. rotundus seed bank were found at a depth of 5-10 cm, while 21 % of the A. conyzoides were found between 10 and 15 cm. Furthermore, Santín-Montanyá et al. (2013)SANTÍN-MONTANYÁ, M. I.; MARTÍN-LAMMERDING, D.; WALTER, I.; ZAMBRANA, E.; TENORIO, J. L. Efects of tillage, crop systems and fertilization on weed abundance and diversity in 4-year dry land winter wheat. European Journal of Agronomy, v. 48, n. 1, p. 43-49, 2013. reported that the weed abundance, diversity and evenness were greatly increased in the no-tillage treatment. In this study, the results showed that the diversity index due to tillage (NT, T1 and T2) was, respectively, 2.261, 2.196 and 2.234 (moderate) (Table 1). The decrease in diversity index due to T1 and T2, when compared to NT, indicates that tillage decreases the weed diversity. Mas & Verdú (2003)MAS, M. T.; VERDÚ, A. M. Tillage system effects on weed communities in a 4-year crop rotation under Mediterranean dryland conditions. Soil and Tillage Research, v. 74, n. 1, p. 15-24, 2003. reported that the highest value for the Shannon-Wiener diversity index was found in the no-tillage treatment, while Amuri et al. (2010)AMURI, N.; BRYE, K. R.; GBUR, E. E.; OLIVER, D.; KELLEY, J. Weed populations as affected by residue management practices in a wheat-soybean double-crop production system. Weed Science, v. 58, n. 3, p. 234-243, 2010. suggested that the no-tillage treatment contributes to the suppression of several weed species. Sepat et al. (2017)SEPAT, S.; THIERFELDER, C.; SHARMA, A. R.; PAVULURI, K.; KUMAR, D.; IQUEBAL, M. A.; VERMA, A. Efects of weed control strategy on weed dynamics, soybean productivity and proftability under conservation agriculture in India. Field Crops Research, v. 210, n. 1, p. 61-70, 2017. also reported that the lowest weed population was found in untilled beds.

The results showed that T2 increased the broadleaf and total weeds. The population of sedges increased at T1, but decreased during T2. In general, only grasses decreased during T1 and T2, in relation to NT, and the highest decrease was found at T1. This is linear with the Shannon-Wiener diversity index at T1, lower than other tillage systems (Table 1). These results are supported by Murphy et al. (2006)MURPHY, S. D.; CLEMENTS, D. R.; BELAOUSSOFF, S.; KEVAN, P. G.; SWANTON, C. J. Promotion of weed species diversity and reduction of weed seedbanks with conservation tillage and crop rotation. Weed Science, v. 54, n. 1, p. 69-77, 2006., who reported that the weed density is only affected by tillage. Similarly, Hossain et al. (2021)HOSSAIN, M. M.; BEGUM, M.; HASHEM, A.; RAHMAN, M. M.; AHMED, S.; HASSAN, M. M.; JAVED, T.; SHABBIR, R.; HADIFA, A.; SABAGH, A. E.; BELL, R. W. Strip tillage and crop residue retention decrease the size but increase the diversity of the weed seed bank under intensive rice-based crop rotations in Bangladesh. Agronomy, v. 11, n. 6, e1164, 2021. observed a decrease in the seed bank of grasses during conventional tillage by 76.31 %, at a depth of 0-5 cm, if compared to no-tillage.

The cation exchange capacity (CEC) was significantly and positively correlated (0.727), with an increase in the population of E. heterophylla. The contents of CEC and organic-C were also positively correlated, but had an insignificant effect on the populations of C. rotundus, C. rutidosperma, A. conyzoides and M. pudica. This was due to the higher content of CEC and organic-C in T1 and T2, in relation to NT (Figure 4). When the weed seed bank at T1 and T2 emerged to the surface and received more light and soil fertility than the NT, it tended to support the growth of more weeds, as indicated in the total weed population, which grows higher with increasing tillage (Figure 2). These results are similar to those by Pätzold et al. (2020)PÄTZOLD, S.; HBIRKOU, C.; DICKE, D.; GERHARDS, R.; WELP, G. Linking weed patterns with soil properties: a long-term case study. Precision Agriculture, v. 21, n. 8, p. 569-588, 2020., who reported that soil organic-C affects weed species variability by 8.4 %; while Gaston et al. (2001)GASTON, L. A.; LOCKE, M. A.; ZABLOTOWICZ, R. M.; REDDY, K. N. Spatial variability of soil properties and weed populations in the Mississippi delta. Soil Science Society of America Journal, v. 65, n. 2, p. 449-459, 2001., Nordmeyer & Häusler (2004)NORDMEYER, H.; HÄUSLER, A. Einfluss von bodeneigenschaften auf die segetalfora von ackerfächen. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, v. 167, n. 3, p. 328-336, 2004. and Korres et al. (2017)KORRES, N. E.; NORSWORTHY, J. K.; BRYE, K. R.; SKINNER JUNIOR, V.; MAUROMOUSTAKOS, A. Relationships between soil properties and the occurrence of the most agronomically important weed species in the field margins of eastern Arkansas: implications for weed management in field margins. Weed Research, v. 57, n. 3, p. 159-171, 2017. reported that soil organic carbon, texture and nutrients affect the emergence of weeds. Furthermore, Dorneles et al. (2015)DORNELES, E. P.; LISBOA, B. B.; ABICHEQUER, A. D.; BISSANI, C. A.; MEURER, E. J.; VARGAS, L. K. Tillage, fertilization systems and chemical attributes of a Paleudult. Scientia Agricola, v. 72, n. 2, p. 175-186, 2015. reported that the reduced tillage had a higher CEC than the no-tillage at 0-5 cm and 5-10 cm depths.

There was an increase in the populations of B. alata (49), B. mutica (30) and E. indica (24) after spraying the ammonium glufosinate herbicide at a dose of 150 g a.i. ha-1 with different tillage systems (NT, T1 and T2), although C. rotundus (612) was more numerous than the other weeds. Four new weed species, namely G. maxima, L. oryzoides, S. dulcis and A. oculatum, were found in NT, T1 and T2 due to the ammonium glufosinate herbicide. Glyceria maxima is a new weed species with the highest population in the NT, T1 and T2 tillage systems. Furthermore, the increase in population and new weed species was higher in the grasses (B. mutica, E. indica, G. maxima, L. oryzoides and A. oculatum) and two new species from the broadleaf weeds (B. alata and S. dulcis). Therefore, the ammonium glufosinate herbicide at different tillages decreased the abundance of broadleaf weeds (Figure 6), in relation to the grasses.

Using herbicides on tillage (T1 and T2) exposed the seed bank of grasses to the soil surface to adequately obtain oxygen and light needed for growth. This is supported by Wibawa et al. (2009)WIBAWA, W.; MOHAMAD, R.; JURAIMI, A. S.; OMAR, D.; MOHAYIDIN, M. G.; BEGUM, M. Weed control efficacy and short term weed dynamic impact of three non-selective herbicides in immature oil palm plantation. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, v. 11, n. 2, p. 145-150, 2009., who reported that the herbicide at a dose of 200 g ha-1 significantly suppressed broadleaf weeds by 94.68 %, when compared to grasses (59.65 %), at two weeks after spraying. Tampubolon et al. (2019)TAMPUBOLON, K.; PURBA, E.; BASYUNI, M.; HANAFIAH, D. S. Histological, physiological and agronomic characters of glyphosate-resistant Eleusine indica biotypes. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, v. 22, n. 6, p. 1636-1644, 2019. also found that the ammonium glufosinate herbicide at a dose of 300 g a.i. ha-1 significantly removed 100 % of the glyphosate-susceptible E. indica, while Alridiwirsah et al. (2020)ALRIDIWIRSAH; TAMPUBOLON, K.; SIHOMBING, F. N.; SIBURIAN, E.; PURBA, Z.; WAGINO; SULASTRI, Y. S.; MANURUNG, I. R.; PRATOMO, B.; KARIM, S.; SAMOSIR, S. T. S.; SUPRIYADI; GUSTIANTY, L. R.; HARAHAP, F. S. Glyphosate potassium salt dosage efficacy to weed control in guava plants. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, v. 19, n. 4, p. 487-494, 2020. reported that the grasses were 52.76 % higher, if compared to broadleaf and sedges in guava plants. In addition, Głowacka (2011)GŁOWACKA, A. Dominant weeds in maize (Zea mays L.) cultivation and their competitiveness under conditions of various methods of weed control. Acta Agrobotanica, v. 64, n. 2, p. 119-126, 2011. stated that the number of Echinochloa crus-galli (grasses) was more dominant with mechanical control (18.0 populations) and herbicides (10.3 populations) in maize plants, when compared to other weeds, including G. parviflora, Chenopodium album, Cirsium arvense and Polygonum lapathifolium. Uddin et al. (2018)UDDIN, A.; BEGUM, M.; UDDIN, M.; AKTER, F.; ISLAM, K. M. Floristic composition of weeds in T. aman-potato-boro rice cropping pattern in Bangladesh. Journal of Research in Weed Science, v. 1, n. 1, p. 48-62, 2018. also added that the abundance of grasses was 130.1 % higher than broadleaf weeds (108.5 %) and sedges (61.4 %), in the rice and potato cropping pattern.

Based on these findings, it is recommended to spray ammonium glufosinate during land clearing to decrease the broadleaf and sedge weeds abundance, and then apply 1-time tillage (T1) to decrease the population of grass weeds.

CONCLUSIONS

  1. The 2-times tillage (T2) system increased the Ageratum conyzoides (2.81-folds), Cynodon dactylon (41 population) and Euphorbia heterophylla (2.43-folds) populations, when compared to the no-tillage (NT) system;

  2. Cyperus rotundus had the highest summed dominance ratio at NT and 1-time tillage (T1), while A. conyzoides was found in T2 with a moderate diversity index;

  3. Based on the classification, only grasses decreased in T1 and T2. Furthermore, there was a significant and positive correlation between E. heterophylla and cation exchange capacity (0.727);

  4. A total of four new weed species, namely Glyceria maxima, Leersia oryzoides, Scoparia dulcis and Anthoxanthum oculatum, were found for NT, T1 and T2, due to the application of the ammonium glufosinate herbicide.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors would like to thank the Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, for funding this study.

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    10 Oct 2022
  • Date of issue
    2022

History

  • Received
    12 May 2022
  • Accepted
    25 July 2022
  • Published
    13 Sept 2022
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