Weed-Soybean Competition in a Long-Term Cropping Systems Experiment Margaret Ball and Matthew Ryan Cornell University, Field of Soil and Crop Sciences.

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Weed-Soybean Competition in a Long-Term Cropping Systems Experiment Margaret Ball and Matthew Ryan Cornell University, Field of Soil and Crop Sciences 7 January 2015 Northeast Weed Science Society of America

Background Weeds are a major problem for organic growers (DeDecker et al. 2014) Ecological weed management challenge: Reduce weeds’ competitive impact? Few long-term studies comparing multiple organic cropping systems

Objectives Compare four organic management systems in terms of Weed suppression Weed community composition Weed-crop competition in soybean.

Cornell Long-Term Organic Grain Cropping Systems Experiment (OCS) Caldwell B, Mohler CL, Ketterings QM, DiTommaso A (2014). Yields and Profitability during and after Transition in Organic Grain Cropping Systems. Agron. J. 106:871–880

Cropping Systems in the OCS Overview of approaches and management differences between cropping systems HF High Fertility LF Low Fertility EWM Enhanced Weed Mgmt. RT Reduced Tillage Approach Maximize yield with more inputs Maximize profit with fewer inputs Better long-term results with fewer weeds Better long-term results with improved soil

Cropping Systems in the OCS Overview of approaches and management differences between cropping systems HF High Fertility LF Low Fertility EWM Enhanced Weed Mgmt. RT Reduced Tillage Approach Maximize yield with more inputs Maximize profit with fewer inputs Better long-term results with fewer weeds Better long-term results with improved soil Fertility Red clover, Poultry compost Red clover Winter pea, Poultry compost

Cropping Systems in the OCS Overview of approaches and management differences between cropping systems HF High Fertility LF Low Fertility EWM Enhanced Weed Mgmt. RT Reduced Tillage Approach Maximize yield with more inputs Maximize profit with fewer inputs Better long-term results with fewer weeds Better long-term results with improved soil Fertility Red clover, Poultry compost Red clover Winter pea, Poultry compost Tillage Moldboard plowSame as HF Chisel plow, zone tillage

Cropping Systems in the OCS Overview of approaches and management differences between cropping systems HF High Fertility LF Low Fertility EWM Enhanced Weed Mgmt. RT Reduced Tillage Approach Maximize yield with more inputs Maximize profit with fewer inputs Better long-term results with fewer weeds Better long-term results with improved soil Fertility Red clover, Poultry compost Red clover Winter pea, Poultry compost Tillage Moldboard plowSame as HF Chisel plow, zone tillage Cultivation Tine weeding, inter-row cultivations Same as HFExtra tine weedings and cultivations Same as HF

Cropping Systems in the OCS Overview of approaches and management differences between cropping systems HF High Fertility LF Low Fertility EWM Enhanced Weed Mgmt. RT Reduced Tillage Approach Maximize yield with more inputs Maximize profit with fewer inputs Better long-term results with fewer weeds Better long-term results with improved soil Fertility Red clover, Poultry compost Red clover Winter pea, Poultry compost Tillage Moldboard plowSame as HF Chisel plow, zone tillage Cultivation Tine weeding, inter-row cultivations Same as HFExtra tine weedings and cultivations Same as HF Rotation Corn – soybean– spelt – barley/ buckwheat – soybean – spelt Corn – soybean– spelt Corn –soybean – spelt – barley/ buckwheat – soybean – spelt

Nested Competition Experiment Treatments SMStandard Management WFWeed Free SSSupplemented Seedbank NNitrogen Added PPhosphorous Added

Methods - Field Planting, 30 May Biomass sampling, 18 August Harvest, 6 October

Methods - Statistics ANOVA and Tukey-Kramer means comparison (SAS) Weed biomass log(x+1) transformed for equal variance Curve fitting with rectangular hyperbola (R 3.1.0) N c 1 + i w N w Y c = 1a01a0 YcYc Soybean yield or biomass 1a01a0 Weed-free individual crop plant weight NcNc Crop density iwiw Yield loss per unit weed biomass as N w  zero NwNw Weed biomass

Results Weed suppression Weed community composition Weed-crop competition

HF EWM LF RT

Weed Suppression Weed Biomass (kg ha -1 ) Cropping System a b b ab Weed Biomass ~ System Similar letters indicate no significant difference. Bars represent standard error P=0.0022

Weed Community Composition SpeciesAllHFLFEWMRT Fagopyrum esculentum Moench Setaria faberi Cirsium arvense Sonchus arvensis L Ambrosia artemisiifolia L Sinapis arvensis Chenopodium album Amaranthus spp Taraxacum officinale Calystegia sepium Dominant Weed Species by % Total Biomass

Similar letters indicate no significant difference. Bars represent standard error Soybean Yield (MT ha -1 ) Cropping System a b a a Yield ~ System * Treatment Weed-Crop Competition P=0.0001

Weed-Crop Competition Similar letters indicate no significant difference. Bars represent standard error Soybean Yield (MT ha -1 ) Weed Treatment a b Yield ~ System * Treatment P= Average 9% yield loss due to weeds

Weed-Crop Competition N c 1 + i w N w Y c = 1a01a0 System P a0a0 iwiw All0.076* HF0.064* LF EWM0.07* RT Soybean Biomass ~ Weed Biomass * = P < 0.1

Soybean Biomass (kg ha -1 ) Weed Biomass (kg ha -1 ) Weed-Crop Competition Soybean Biomass ~ Weed Biomass

Conclusions RT system - highest weed biomass EWM system - lowest yield (root damage?) Average 9% yield loss to weeds, over all systems LF system most favorable for soybean Competitive yield Good weed suppression Low input costs

Further Research Repeat experiment (2015) Added nutrient treatments Soil tests to compare systems NO3 & NH4 N mineralization potential Particulate Organic Matter Total soil C & N Bulk density Soybean N fixation

Thank you! Questions? Matthew Ryan, Antonio DiTommaso, Laurie Drinkwater Brian Caldwell, Chris Pelzer, Ann Bybee-Finley, Jeff Liebert, Carri Marschner, Heather Scott, Emily Reiss, Bryan Emmett Ashley, Jason, Lauren, Alex, Andrew, Sarah