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Could Weed Sensing in Corn Interrows Result in Efficient Weed Control?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Louis Longchamps ,
Bernard Panneton ,
Marie-Josée Simard  and
Gilles D. Leroux
Louis Longchamps*
Affiliation:
Department de Phytologie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Bernard Panneton
Affiliation:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Horticulture Research and Development Centre, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Marie-Josée Simard
Affiliation:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Soils and Crops Research and Development Center, Québec, Canada
Gilles D. Leroux
Affiliation:
Department de Phytologie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: louis.longchamps@gmail.com
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Abstract

At the field scale, weeds generally appear aggregated rather than randomly distributed, and this aggregation is linked to the spatial heterogeneity of biotic and abiotic factors. Crop management practices shape the spatial pattern of weed infestations by modifying certain factors having an impact on weed emergence and growth. Although crop seeding is often the last in-field disturbance before crop and weed emergence, its effect on the distribution of weeds has received little attention in the literature. The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of the planting operation on weed cover and presence in corn fields using digital images to investigate the possibility of sensing the interrow to infer the presence or absence of weeds on the corn row. A total of 18 site-years under conventional tillage treated with a single POST application of herbicide were selected across seven locations. Image analysis, at the V2 to V4 growth stage of corn, was used to compare the weed cover in three zones: the undisturbed interrows, the corn rows, and the interrows compacted by tractor wheel traffic. For 61% of site-years, there was no significant difference among the zones. When there was a significant difference compared with the other two zones, the undisturbed interrow was usually less infested. Point-to-point comparisons of weed presence or absence (based on a threshold of five pixels) between the interrow and the corn row revealed 70 or 73% correspondence, depending on the type of interrow (undisturbed or tracked). However the error of inference of the corn row weed cover generated by sensing only adjacent interrows may be too high for efficient commercial weed control.

A una escala de campo, las malezas generalmente aparecen distribuidas en forma agregada y no aleatoriamente, y este agregado está relacionado a la heterogeneidad espacial de los factores bióticos y abióticos. Las prácticas de manejo del cultivo dan forma a los patrones espaciales de las infestaciones de malezas, al modificar ciertos factores que impactan la emergencia y crecimiento de malezas. Aunque la siembra del cultivo es a menudo la última perturbación dentro del campo antes de que se de la emergencia del cultivo y de las malezas, su efecto sobre la distribución de las malezas ha recibido poca atención en la literatura. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la influencia de la operación de siembra sobre la presencia y cobertura de malezas dentro de campos de maíz usando imágenes digitales para investigar la posibilidad de inferir la presencia o ausencia de malezas sobre la hilera de siembra, a partir de datos de los espacios entre-hileras del maíz. Un total de 18 sitios-años bajo labranza convencional tratados con una sola aplicación de herbicida fueron seleccionados a lo largo de siete localidades. Se usó análisis de imágenes, en los estados de crecimiento del maíz de V2 a V4, para comparar la cobertura de malezas en tres zonas: entre-hileras sin perturbación, en la hilera del maíz, y entre-hileras compactadas por el tráfico de las llantas del tractor Para el 61% de los sitios-años, no hubo diferencias significativas entre zonas. Cuando hubo una diferencia significativa en comparación con las otras dos zonas, las entre-hileras sin perturbación estuvieron usualmente menos infestadas. Comparaciones de punto-a-punto de la presencia o ausencia de malezas (con base en un umbral de cinco pixeles) entre la hilera del maíz y entre-hileras revelaron 70 ó 73% de correspondencia, dependiendo del tipo de entre-hilera (sin perturbación o con compactación por las llantas). Sin embargo, el error de la inferencia de la cobertura de malezas en la hilera del maíz, generada solamente con los datos de las entre-hileras adyacentes puede ser muy alto para un control de malezas eficiente a nivel comercial.

Keywords

CornZea mays L.Imagerytractor trackssite-specific weed managementweed coverwheel compactionweed sensing
Type
Weed Management—Major Crops
Information
Weed Technology , Volume 26 , Issue 4 , December 2012 , pp. 649 - 656
Copyright
Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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