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  "datestamp": "2006-04-28",
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  "doclang": "en",
  "projects": [
    "uk",
    "uk-cor-2002",
    "uk-sac"
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  "confdates": "26-28 March 2002",
  "conference": "UK Organic Research 2002 Conference",
  "confloc": "Aberystwyth",
  "refereed": "never",
  "budget": "0",
  "publicfulltext": "TRUE",
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  "creators": [
    {
      "name": {
        "family": "Davies",
        "given": "D H Ken"
      },
      "id": ""
    },
    {
      "name": {
        "family": "Hoad",
        "given": "Steve"
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      "id": ""
    },
    {
      "name": {
        "family": "Boyd",
        "given": "Laura"
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  "title": "WECOF: A new project developing enhanced weed control through improved crop and plant architecture",
  "ispublished": "pub",
  "subjects": [
    "3cereals",
    "9weed",
    "4plant"
  ],
  "keywords": "Colloquium of Organic Researchers, COR, weed management, weed suppression, crop architecture, plant structure, light interception, winter wheat, cultivar,competitiveness",
  "abstract": "A primary objective of the EU-funded WECOF project is to optimise the natural competitiveness of winter wheat in reducing weed growth, and thus reduce the need for direct weed control interventions. Crops are characterised by ranking the relative importance of key plant and crop factors in shading weed growth. A series of core trials have been established in Germany, Scotland, Poland and Spain comparing plant structure by the use of different varieties and crop architectural factors by the use of different sowing row widths and direction. Variety trials have also been established in Scotland with constant row width and sowing direction to give more detailed varietal comparisons. Results from the first set of trials in Scotland are described. There are clear varietal differences in weed suppression; row-width has a bigger effect than sowing direction. Results will be used to develop models to assist breeders in producing improved crop ideotypes for organic production, and in production of a decision support system to assist farmers and advisers in variety selection and management for improved weed suppression. WECOF also includes work on allelopathy and photocontrol, and on the related economic factors.",
  "date": "2002",
  "date_type": "published",
  "publication": "Proceedings of the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference",
  "publisher": "Organic Centre Wales, Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth",
  "editors": [
    {
      "name": {
        "family": "Powell",
        "given": "Jane"
      },
      "id": ""
    },
    {
      "name": {
        "family": "et al."
      },
      "id": ""
    }
  ],
  "referencetext": "Davies D H K; Welsh J P (2001) Weed control in organic cereals and pulses. Organic Cereals & Pulses, eds D Younie, B R Taylor, J P Welsh, J M Wilkinson, pp77-114. Chalcombe Publications, Lincoln. Cosser N D; Gooding M T; Davies W P; Thompson A J; Froud-Williams R J (1997) Cultivar and Rht gene influence on the competitive ability, yield, bread-making qualities of organically grown winter wheat. Aspects of Applied Biology 50, Optimising cereal inputs - Its scientific basis, 39-52. Cosser N D; Gooding M T; Froud-Williams R J (1996) The impact of wheat cultivar, sowing date and grazing on the weed seedbank of an organic farming system. Aspects of Applied Biology 47, Rotations and cropping systems, 429-432. Eisele J A; Kopke U (1997) Choice of variety in organic farming: New criteria for winter wheat ideotypes. Pflanzenbauwissen-schaften, 1(1), 5,19-24. Richards M C; Davies D H K (1991) Potential for reducing herbicide inputs/rates with more competitive cereal varieties. Proceedings of Brighton Crop Protection Conference – Weeds, 1991, 1237-1240. Younie D; Taylor B R (1995) Maximising crop competition to minimise weeds. Unpublished, SAC Aberdeen.",
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