Maize (Zea mays L.), one of the most important forage crops in Romania, is highly sensitive to early weed competition, especially during the first 6–8 weeks of vegetation. In corn, there is a high level of infestation with annual and perennial weed species, associated with a high diversity of them, which determines a pronounced competition for the development of the crop plant, negatively influencing the production and quality obtained per hectare in the absence of the application of adequate control measures. In the pedoclimatic conditions specific to the Fundulea area — characterized by fertile chernozem soils, springs with variable water regime and hot summers — the degree of weed infestation remains high and represents a major limiting factor of production, and the experiments were located on the cambic chernozem soil type. Weed management in European agriculture is subject to divergent trends generated, on the one hand, by the access to innovative technological proposals and on the other hand by the negative impact of already observable climate change and legislative restrictions. Integrated Weed Management (IWM) represents a modern and sustainable weed control strategy, based on the combination of methods, so that weed infestation is effectively reduced and the environmental impact is minimal.

crop, density, degree of infestation, weeds

agronomy

Presentation: poster