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Competition between tall fescue and perennial ryegrass in pure and mixed swards under simulated field conditions.

Published online: 11 Jan 1971

Authors: Harkess, R. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tall fescue cv. S170 and perennial ryegrass cv. S24 were sown at 1, 2, 4 or 8 seeds per 25 cm2 in pure and mixed stands. Establishment was 81% for S17...

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A functional diversity approach of crop sequences reveals that weed diversity and abundance show different responses to environmental variability.

Published online: 01 Sep 2020

Authors: Mahaut, L. & Gaba, S. & Fried, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Combining several crop species and associated agricultural practices in a crop sequence has the potential to control weed abundance while promoting we...

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Long-term changes in colonization of bulldozed ski pistes at Cairn Gorm, Scotland.

Published online: 16 Apr 1997

Authors: Bayfield, N. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The long-term effects of grass reseeding on the colonization of bulldozed ground by native species were investigated. Colonization of three bulldozed ...

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Germination and establishment of halophytes on brine-affected soils.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Keiffer, C. H. & Ungar, I. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Contamination of soils with oilfield brines is a significant environmental problem in many oil-production areas. This study tested the feasibility ...

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Influence of pasture forage species on seedling emergence, growth and development of Carduus nutans.

Published online: 13 May 1995

Authors: Wardle, D. A. & Nicholson, K. S. & Ahmed, M. & Rahman, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study on the interactions between Carduus nutans (nodding thistle) and pasture grasses and legumes was conducted on Hamilton silt loam in a perennia...

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Predicting secondary succession in wetland mesocosms on the basis of autecological information on seeds and seedlings.

Published online: 14 Oct 1994

Authors: Stockey, A. & Hunt, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A variety of autecological attributes of seeds and seedlings (seed weight, germination rate, germination percentage, absolute growth and RGR variation...

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Individual study: uncleaned crop seed sowing as a tool to conserve Bromus grossus and restore species-rich arable-dependent plant communities.

Published online: 12 Mar 2020

Authors: Piqueray, J. & Gilliaux, V. & Gaillard, T. & Mahy, G. & Delescaille, L. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

Segetal plants, which grow preferentially or exclusively in cereal fields, experienced a strong decline during the last century. Among them, Bromus gr...

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Root growth of a barley crop estimated by sampling with portable powered soil-coring equipment.

Published online: 03 Jan 1969

Authors: Welbank, P. J. & Williams, E. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The shoots and roots of a barley crop were sampled periodically from 46 days after sowing up to the ripe stage (130 days after sowing). Root weights w...

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Patterns of contemporary gene flow suggest low functional connectivity of grasslands in a fragmented agricultural landscape.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Aavik, T. & Holderegger, R. & Edwards, P. J. & Billeter, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The success of ecological restoration is often judged by the number and abundance of species, especially rare ones that have established since restora...

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Seasonal changes in competitive ability of contrasting populations of Dactylis glomerata.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Eagles, C. F. & Williams, D. H. & Toler, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Populations of D. glomerata from Norway and Portugal were grown in pure stands and in 50:50 mixtures under natural conditions in Aberystwyth. Stands w...

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