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Weed Suppression in Legume Crops for Stress Management

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Climate Change and Management of Cool Season Grain Legume Crops

Abstract

Worldwide, weeds constitute a major constraint to the production of food legumes. Weeds can reduce crop yields more than 50% through competition for moisture, and this can be aggravated under the anticipated climate change scenarios. In the future, the spread of invasive alien species of weeds and herbicide resistance, which are partly aggravated by increased global trade and climate change, are likely to pose challenges to weed management and water conservation. In this chapter we will synthesize the state-of-art knowledge on weed management in legume production systems with a major emphasis on anticipated impacts of climate change and alien invasive species on weed management and water conservation. We provide a brief review of the types of weeds and weed effects followed by review of recent developments in the management of weeds in legume cropping systems. We also assess the strength and limitations of each practice and suggest the need for emphasis on the integration of different environmentally friendly control measures that are economically feasible to smallholder farmers.

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The first author was supported by the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) – International Foundation for Science (IFS). The authors also gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) and Irish Aid.

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Sileshi, G.W., Tessema, T. (2010). Weed Suppression in Legume Crops for Stress Management. In: Yadav, S., Redden, R. (eds) Climate Change and Management of Cool Season Grain Legume Crops. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3709-1_14

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