Search results for "weed"

Guida all'identificazione delle Cistoseire (Area Marina Protetta "Capo Gallo-Isola delle Femmine")

2009

Questa guida naturalistica, finalizzata alla identificazione delle specie di Cistoseire presenti nell’A.M.P. di Capo Gallo - Isola delle Femmine, è un utile strumento sia per i gestori dell’area protetta sia per i visitatori subacquei che desiderano conoscere queste specie che formano il paesaggio sommerso nel piano infralitorale ed in parte anche nel piano circalitorale. Molte delle specie, descritte in maniera semplice ed efficace, ma ben determinate, sono inserite nelle liste delle specie protette di diverse Convenzioni internazionali ed in particolare nella Convenzione di Barcellona. Pertanto la guida è anche un utile strumento per conoscere queste specie ai fini di una gestione che ne …

Distinguishing Onion Leaves from Weed Leaves Based on Segmentation of Color Images and a BP Neural Network

2006

A new algorithm to distinguish onion leaves from weed leaves in images is suggested. This algorithm is based on segmentation of color images and on BP neural network. It includes: discarding soil for conserving only plants in the image, color image segmentation, merging small regions by analyzing the frontier rates and the averages of color indices of the regions, at last a BP neural network is used to determine if the small regions belongs to onion leaf or not. The algorithm has been applied to many images and the correct identifiable percents for onion leaves are between 80%~ 90%.

Weed communities of root crops in the Pamir Alai Mts, Tajikistan (Middle Asia)

2013

<p>The paper presents the results of investigations of weed vegetation conducted on root crops in Tajikistan (Middle Asia), one of the world cradles of weed flora. The main research was conducted in the Zeravshanian, southern Tajikistan and Hissar-Darvasian geobotanical regions in 2011. The study was based on 107 phytosociological relevés obtained in various geobotanical regions of the country. The collected material probably presents the majority of variations among the weed communities of root cultivations in the Middle Asia. As a result of numerical analyses, 7 associations were distinguished: <em>Convolvulo arvensis-Cyperetum rotundi</em>, <em>Daturo stramonii-Hi…

Uses of weeds as an economical alternative to processed wood biomass and fossil fuels

2016

Abstract The use of fossil fuels as a main source of energy is directly linked to global climate change (due to CO2 emission), so there is a necessity to find new, cheap and easily available energy sources for the earth’s inhabitants. Nowadays renewable energy sources are forced also for the mitigation of the effects of climate change as a result of greenhouse gases emission control. Decentralized sources of low-cost renewable fuels that may be used, in particular, in those households where there is no possibility of using gas or heat delivered from other sources should be of special interest. This paper describes the possibility of using untreated plants such as Canadian goldenrod (Solidag…

Effects of Citrus essential oils on weed emergence and on soil microorganisms

2017

Weed invasion is a major problem for agricultural productivity since causes economic and environmental damages. Weed control can be achieved through chemical, mechanical, biological and cultural means. Although synthetic herbicides are effective for weed control, they have a negative impact on soil and the environment. Therefore, it is important to develop alternative means that are in the meanwhile effective and ecofriendly. EOs are commonly used for bactericidal, virucidal, fungicidal, antiparasitical, insecticidal, medicinal and cosmetic applications. Citrus EOs are the most widely used in the world for many purposes. Moreover, some studies have recently investigated their potential as h…

Valutazione dell’Abilità Competitiva nei Confronti delle Malerbe di Genotipi Antichi e Moderni di Frumento Duro.

2013

Weed seedbank size and composition in a long-term tillage and crop sequence experiment

2015

Summary Knowledge of the effects of agricultural practices on weed seedbank dynamics is essential for predicting future problems in weed management. This article reports data relative to weed seedbank structure after 18 years of continuous application of conventional tillage (CT, based on mouldboard ploughing) or no tillage (NT) within three crop sequences (continuous wheat, WW; wheat–faba bean, WF; and wheat–berseem clover, WB). Tillage system did not affect the size of the total weed seedbank, but altered both its composition and the distribution of seeds within the soil profile. In particular, the adoption of CT favoured some species (mainly Polygonum aviculare), whereas the continuous u…

Faba bean grain yield, N2 fixation, and weed infestation in a long-term tillage experiment under rainfed Mediterranean conditions

2012

Background and Aims Long-term experiments could provide valuable information to determine the effects of an agronomic practice on agro-ecosystem productivity and stability. This study evaluated the long-term (18-year) impact of different tillage systems on faba bean (Vicia faba L.) productivity, including weed and broomrape incidence, and N2 fixation. Methods The experiment was carried out on a Vertisol under rainfed Mediterranean conditions. It was set up as a strip plot design. The tillage systems were: conventional tillage (CT) with moldboard plow, reduced tillage (RT) with chisel plow, and no tillage (NT). Nitrogen fixation was estimated over 2 years in the final phase of the experiment…

Effetti della Modalità di Gestione del Suolo e dell’Avvicendamento Colturale sulla Dinamica delle Popolazioni di Infestanti nel Frumento Duro in Ambi…

2013

Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Nitrogen Fertilizer Recovery of Durum Wheat Genotypes as Affected by Interspecific Competition

2010

A better understanding of the genotype response to N fertilization under weed competition is necessary to identify varieties that exhibit high N use effi ciency even when weeds compete for available N. Such varieties may be more suitable for low input or organic systems. Th is study assessed the variations in nitrogen use effi ciency (NUE) (and its components) and the recovery of 15 N-labeled fertilizer in three durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) genotypes (one landrace and two varieties that diff er in terms of plant growth, grain yield potential, and adaptability to stressful environments) grown in the presence or absence of interspecifi c competition and varying soil N availability (0 or…