Abstract
Recently, Vulpia myuros has become a problematic grass weed species in parts of Europe. It is most common in no-till cropping systems. The inherent tolerance to several selective grass weed herbicides is of serious concern to the successful management of V. myuros in arable farming. Here, we reviewed the available knowledge about the biology of V. myuros to identify knowledge gaps and assess management efforts to identify best practices for control. V. myuros is a winter-annual species producing seeds with a short dormancy that can germinate at a wide range of conditions. Seed longevity in the soil is short. Little information is available on the influence of V. myuros on crop yield but some results suggest that yield losses can be significant. The findings provide a better understanding of the weedy characteristics of V. myuros and highlight that management strategies in Europe need to be diversified and integrate preventive and cultural control methods. Finally, we identify some of the management tools that should be considered to minimize the impact of V. myuros on European farming and future needs for research to develop sustainable integrated weed management strategies.
Highlights
The genus Vulpia comprises more than 20 species [1], of which several are considered to be weeds of agricultural crops
The results align with the findings of Dillon and Forcella [12], that V. myuros can be found in fields with conventional tillage, where at least a small proportion of the seeds have survived in the soil for a period of one year
There are no studies examining the interference of V. myuros on growth and yield of winter cereals under Northern European conditions, it is not possible to compare the impact of V. myuros to other important grass weeds like
Summary
The genus Vulpia comprises more than 20 species [1], of which several are considered to be weeds of agricultural crops. V. myuros has been reported as a weed problem in Europe and the focus of this review will be on this species. V. myuros was reported to be an upcoming weed problem in Romania in direct. This, in combination an inherent tolerance to Denmark some of the widely used graminicides inconsistent[9], likely the cause ofwith increasing problems in both andmost. Europe forweed an updated review summarizing the is new information the biology and ecology of V.grass myuros, including the The impact on cropof yield quality, available control become available about this weed species. Objective thisand review is to provide insight methods, and to translate this information into sustainable management strategies for European into the biology and ecology of V. myuros, including the impact on crop yield and quality, available conditions. E.g., Australia, the two species often occur together [11], and when this is the case, the term Vulpia spp. will be used
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