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Weed Survey of Nova Scotia Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) Fields

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Kevin V. McCully ,
M. Glen Sampson  and
Alan K. Watson
Kevin V. McCully
Affiliation:
Nova Scotia Agric. Coll., Dep. Biol., Truro, N.S., Canada B2N 5E3
M. Glen Sampson
Affiliation:
Nova Scotia Agric. Coll., Dep. Biol., Truro, N.S., Canada B2N 5E3
Alan K. Watson
Affiliation:
Dep. Plant Sci., Macdonald College of McGill Univ., 21,111 Lakeshore Road, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada H9X 1C0
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Abstract

A weed survey of 115 Nova Scotia lowbush blueberry fields was conducted during the summers of 1984 and 1985 to determine the most common and prevalent weeds associated with blueberry production. A total of 119 weed species were observed within the surveyed blueberry fields. The most common weed species were bunchberry, colonial bentgrass, poverty oatgrass, sheep sorrel, and false lily-of-the-valley. Weeds with low relative abundance in this study, but which may become more widespread, include three-toothed cinquefoil, Kentucky bluegrass, hair fescue, canker-root, and Canadian St. Johnswort.

Keywords

Colonial bentgrass, Agrostis tenuis Sibth. # AGSTEbunchberry, Cornus canadensis L. # CRWCACanadian St. Johnswort, Hypericum canadense L. # HYPCOcanker-root, Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. # CPXTRfalse lily-of-the-valley, Maianthemum canadense Desf. # MNHCAhair fescue, Festuca tenuifolia Sibth. # FESTEKentucky bluegrass, Poa pratensis L. # POAPRpoverty oatgrass, Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. # DANSPsheep sorrel, Rumex acetosella L. # RUMAAthree-toothed cinquefoil, Potentilla tridentata Ait. # PTLTRlowbush blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium L.Relative abundanceweed distributionAgrostis tenuisCoptis trifoliaCornus canadensisDanthonia spicataFestuca tenuifoliaHieracium sppHypericum canadenseMaianthemum canadensePoa pratensisPotentilla tridentataRumex acetosellaSolidago sppCRWCAAGSTEDANSPRUMAAMNHCAPTLTRPOAPRFESTECPXTRHYPCD
Type
Weed Biology and Ecology
Information
Weed Science , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , June 1991 , pp. 180 - 185
Copyright
Copyright © 1991 Weed Science Society of America 

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