Université de Fribourg

Seed bank persistence of clonal weeds in contrasting habitats : implications for control

Hesse, Elze ; Rees, Mark ; Müller-Schärer, Heinz

In: Plant Ecology, 2007, vol. 190, no. 2, p. 233-243

The ability of weeds to form a seed bank is important for their population dynamics and management because it provides a refuge enabling reinvasion after established target plants have died. However, knowledge of the differential seed behaviour of individual species over multiple years and varying environmental conditions is surprisingly rare but necessary for effective control of diverse...