Vol. 6, Issue 3 (2018)
Dynamics of weed seed bank and its management for sustainable crop production
Author(s): Sneha Kumari, Swati Swayamprabha Pradhan and Jyoti Chauhan
Abstract: The seed bank is the resting place of weed seeds and is an important component of the life cycle of weeds. Seed banks are the sole source of future weed populations of the weed species both annuals and perennials that reproduce only by seeds. For this reason, understanding fate of seeds in the seed bank can be an important component of overall weed control. When weed seeds enter the seed bank, several factors influence the duration for which seeds persist. Seeds can sense the surrounding environment in the seed bank and use these stimuli to become dormant or initiate germination. Soil and crop management practices can directly influence the environment of seeds in the soil weed seed bank and can thus be used to manage seed longevity and germination behavior of weed seeds. Among the factors responsible for low crop production, weeds are considered as the major limiting factors. Therefore, weed control with minimum cost and less adverse effect on environment is of prime importance. Weed infestation reduces the grain yield; this reduction can be accomplished by managing the soil weed seed bank
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Sneha Kumari, Swati Swayamprabha Pradhan, Jyoti Chauhan. Dynamics of weed seed bank and its management for sustainable crop production. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(3):643-647.
