Seed shatter of six economically important weed species in producer fields in Saskatchewan

Abstract: Seed shatter of wild oat (Avena fatua L.), green foxtail [Setaria viridis (L.) Beauv.], wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis L.), cleavers (Galium spurium L. and G. aparine L.), wild buckwheat (Polygonum convolvulus L.), and kochia [Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad.] was evaluated in field pea, spring wheat, and canola fields in Saskatchewan in 2014 and 2015. Seed shatter was assessed using shatter trays collected once a week during crop ripening stage, as well as at swathing or direct-harvest (direct-combining). Seed shatter differed among weed species in field pea and wheat at maturity: 22 to 30% for wild oat, and generallyThe accepted manuscript in pdf format is listed with the files at the bottom of this page. The presentation of the authors' names and (or) special characters in the title of the manuscript may differ slightly between what is listed on this page and what is listed in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript; that in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript is what was submitted by the author