Albertsson, Johannes
- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Ten commercial clones of willow and two breeding clones were studied for their ability to compete with weeds during the establishment year at three different sites in southern Sweden. Cuttings were planted according to commercial practice in April, and the two treatments, 'Weeded' and 'Unweeded', were laid out in a strip-plot design. Weeds in the 'Weeded' treatment were removed mechanically and by hand hoeing. Willow plant shoot weight and plant mortality were measured after the first growing season to evaluate the initial effect of weeds. In addition, weed flora, weed aboveground biomass, soil properties, shoot damage and soil moisture were assessed during the growing season. Plant mortality was
Keywords
bioenergy; biomass; growth reduction; plant mortality; Salix; short-rotation coppice; weed competition
Published in
Weed Research
2014, volume: 54, number: 4, pages: 398-407
SLU Authors
Hansson, David
- Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Bertholdsson, Nils-Ove
- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Åhman, Inger
- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Associated SLU-program
SLU Plant Protection Network
UKÄ Subject classification
Forest Science
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12086
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/60403