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Evaluation of Sand Stockpiles as Potential Sources of Cranberry Weeds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Joanne Mason ,
Hilary A. Sandler  and
Laura K. Hunsberger
Joanne Mason
Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Cranberry Station, East Wareham, MA 02538
Hilary A. Sandler*
Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Cranberry Station, East Wareham, MA 02538
Laura K. Hunsberger
Affiliation:
University of Maryland Cooperative Extension, Snow Hill, MD 21863
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: hsandler@umext.umass.edu
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Abstract

Sand stockpiles, located near commercial cranberry beds in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and Wisconsin, were sampled quarterly over a 2-yr period. Samples were collected from the surface and the interior of the piles. Utilizing a simple greenhouse germination bioassay, 74 plant species representing 23 plant families were identified across all locations and samples. Plant density varied by region and by sampling depth; species richness varied by region only. More seedlings germinated from samples taken from the surface of the stockpile compared with interior samples. Almost half of all species detected in either surface or interior samples were represented by only one seedling. Fifty-nine percent of the plant species from Massachusetts and New Jersey samples, and 79% and 96% of the plant species from Wisconsin and Washington, respectively, were considered to be weeds in cranberry production. Only one-third of the identified species had wind-blown seeds; seed dispersal was by other mechanisms in almost half of the species. This survey documented the weed management implications of spreading stockpiled sand on cranberry bogs for horticultural or pest management purposes. To minimize the introduction of additional weed problems, growers and integrated pest management consultants should evaluate the seedbank potential of a stockpile prior to application of the sand to the production area.

Keywords

CranberryVaccinium macrocarpon AitIntegrated weed managementcultural practicesseedling emergencegerminationweed seed dispersalseedbank dynamics
Type
Research Article
Information
Weed Technology , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , March 2006 , pp. 58 - 66
Copyright
Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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