Comparison of sampling methodologies for site-specific management of Avena sterilis
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Comparison of sampling methodologies for site-specific management of Avena sterilis

Comparison of sampling methodologies for site-specific management of Avena sterilis

The ability to manage weed infestations in a spatially precise manner requires efficient and accurate methods of mapping weed distributions. A study was conducted to compare four different ground-based methods for collecting georeferenced information on infestations of Avena sterilis in winter wheat and barley.

Sampling was performed at harvest by scoring panicle density, either from the ground or from a combine, by counting the number of panicle contacts with a stick moved horizontally over the crop canopy by an observer walking through the field, and by sampling A. sterilis seed rain on the ground. No significant differences were observed among the populations estimated by the four methods. A partial budget analysis of the in-season costs and benefits of spraying patches using these methods showed that visual scoring from the combine was the most appropriate method for the creation of weed management maps to be used for patch spraying in the following season. As a large variety of spatial patterns may be found in fields, the recommended sampling method might be fieldspecific and optimality should be verified for general use.

Authors: Barroso J., Ruiz D., Fernandez-Quintanilla C., Leguizamon E.S., Hernaiz P., Ribeiro A., Diaz B., Maxwell B.D, Rew L.J.

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Modification date: 25 April 2023 | Publication date: 16 September 2013 | By: IPM network, contributor: Mathieu BONNEAU.