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A Technique for Estimating Weed Seed Populations in Cultivated Soil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Leon C. Standifer
Leon C. Standifer*
Affiliation:
Dep. Hortic., Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA 70803
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Abstract

A technique is described for removing seed from soil samples. The soil was poured as a water slurry over 0.841 mm and 0.58 mm sieves. The retained seeds were placed in a laboratory seed blower which was adjusted to remove light debris and seed coats without embryos. The remaining seeds were separated, identified, and counted. The technique was used with a 2-yr study which monitored soil weed seed populations in three vegetable cropping systems.

Keywords

Wet sievingdensity separationweed seed germination
Type
Research Article
Information
Weed Science , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , March 1980 , pp. 134 - 138
Copyright
Copyright © 1980 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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