Comparison of the Effect of Perennial Energy Crops and Agricultural Crops on Weed Flora Diversity

• Published in: Agronomy (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 11; p. 695
• Main Authors: Feledyn-Szewczyk, Beata, Matyka, Mariusz, Staniak, Mariola
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 30.10.2019
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Arable land; arable soils; Biodiversity; Crop production; crop production system; Crop production systems; Crops; Cultivation; Energy; Energy crops; Farming systems; Flora; Flowers & plants; forests; Grasses; Grasslands; Habitats; Helianthus tuberosus; Herbicides; Indigenous species; Introduced species; Invasive species; Jerusalem artichokes; organic system; Perennial crops; perennial energy crops; perennial grasses; Phalaris arundinacea; Plantations; Poplar; Populus; production technology; Robinia pseudoacacia; Salix viminalis; Sida hermaphrodita; Solidago gigantea; Species diversity; Weeds; willow; Poland

The cultivation of perennial energy crops is a new agricultural system and so there is limited information available on its effects on biodiversity. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the cultivation of energy crops on the diversity of weed flora and to compare this diversity with tha...