Grazing Reduces Field Bindweed Infestations in Perennial Warm-Season Grass Pastures. Lauriault, L. M., Schutte, B. J., Darapuneni, M. K., & Martinez, G. K. Agronomy, 15(8):1832, August, 2025. Number: 8 Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute![Grazing Reduces Field Bindweed Infestations in Perennial Warm-Season Grass Pastures [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis L.) is a competitive herbaceous perennial weed that reduces productivity in irrigated pastures. Grazing might reduce competition by field bindweed when it begins growth in the spring, thereby encouraging encroachment by desirable grass species during the summer. To test this hypothesis, a two-year study was conducted in two adjacent, privately owned, irrigated, warm-season perennial grass pastures (replicates) that were heavily infested with field bindweed. Study sites were near Tucumcari, NM, USA. The fields were grazed with exclosures to evaluate ungrazed management. Aboveground biomass of field bindweed, other weeds, and perennial grass were measured, and field bindweed plants were counted in May of 2018 and 2019. There was no difference between years for any variable. Other weed biomass and field bindweed biomass and plant numbers were reduced (p \textless 0.05) by grazing (61.68 vs. 41.67 g bindweed biomass m−2 for ungrazed and grazed management, respectively, and 108.5 and 56.8 bindweed plants m−2 for ungrazed and grazed management, respectively). Otherwise, perennial grass production was unaffected by either year or management. These results indicate that grazing can be an effective tool to reduce field bindweed competition in warm-season perennial grass pastures.
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title = {Grazing {Reduces} {Field} {Bindweed} {Infestations} in {Perennial} {Warm}-{Season} {Grass} {Pastures}},
volume = {15},
copyright = {http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/},
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url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15/8/1832},
doi = {10.3390/agronomy15081832},
abstract = {Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis L.) is a competitive herbaceous perennial weed that reduces productivity in irrigated pastures. Grazing might reduce competition by field bindweed when it begins growth in the spring, thereby encouraging encroachment by desirable grass species during the summer. To test this hypothesis, a two-year study was conducted in two adjacent, privately owned, irrigated, warm-season perennial grass pastures (replicates) that were heavily infested with field bindweed. Study sites were near Tucumcari, NM, USA. The fields were grazed with exclosures to evaluate ungrazed management. Aboveground biomass of field bindweed, other weeds, and perennial grass were measured, and field bindweed plants were counted in May of 2018 and 2019. There was no difference between years for any variable. Other weed biomass and field bindweed biomass and plant numbers were reduced (p {\textless} 0.05) by grazing (61.68 vs. 41.67 g bindweed biomass m−2 for ungrazed and grazed management, respectively, and 108.5 and 56.8 bindweed plants m−2 for ungrazed and grazed management, respectively). Otherwise, perennial grass production was unaffected by either year or management. These results indicate that grazing can be an effective tool to reduce field bindweed competition in warm-season perennial grass pastures.},
language = {en},
number = {8},
urldate = {2025-07-31},
journal = {Agronomy},
author = {Lauriault, Leonard M. and Schutte, Brian J. and Darapuneni, Murali K. and Martinez, Gasper K.},
month = aug,
year = {2025},
note = {Number: 8
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute},
keywords = {Climate Zones},
pages = {1832},
}
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