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Biotic Stress and Yield Loss

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12Quantifying Crop <strong>Yield</strong>Response to WeedPopulations: Applications<strong>and</strong> LimitationsJohn L. Lindquist <strong>and</strong> Stevan Z. KnezevicCONTENTS12.1 Introduction12.2 Concepts from Population Biology12.2.1 Density-independent Growth12.2.2 Density-dependent Growth12.3 <strong>Yield</strong>-density Relationships12.4 Quantifying Interference Effects12.5 Use of Crop–Weed Interference Relationships forMaking Weed Management Decisions12.6 Limitations of Empirical Crop–WeedInterference Data for Decision Making12.6.1 Seeds Produced by Unmanaged Weeds12.6.2 Effects of Management onWeed Competitiveness <strong>and</strong> Seed Production12.6.3 Effects of Multiple Weed Species12.6.4 Instability of Crop–Weed Interference Relationships12.6.5 Field Scouting to Determine Weed Densities12.6.6 Variation in Spatial Distribution of Weeds12.7 SummaryReferences12.1 INTRODUCTION<strong>Loss</strong>es in crop yield <strong>and</strong> quality from the interactions between weeds <strong>and</strong> crops providethe basis for modern weed management. 1 Crop producers have relied upon herbicidessince the early 1950s as the primary method for controlling weeds because

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