Weed species structural and functional composition of okra fields and field periphery under different management intensities along the rural-urban gradient of two West African cities

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• 作者：Kathrin Stenchly^a ; ^{stenchly@yahoo.de} ; ^{stenchly@uni-kassel.de} ; Sophie Lippmann^a ; Antoine Waongo^b ; George Nyarko^c ; Andreas Buerkert^a
• 关键词：Agricultural intensification ; Anthropogenic ; Plant traits ; Sub-Saharan Africa ; Weed biodiversity
• 刊名：Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：16 January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：237
• 期：Complete
• 页码：213-223
• 全文大小：1934 K
• 卷排序：237

文摘

Okra management reflected farmers socio-economic background. Strong relationship between gender and market orientation of okra cultivation. Soil fertility shaped weed species assemblages. Development of a distinct weed assemblage in urban high-input cultivation areas. Less entomophilous but more ornithochorous weeds on okra fields within urban areas.