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Vol. 19 No. 2 (2025)
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Fruits section

Composition and richness of the weed complex in citrus crops of the Colombian dry Caribbean

https://doi.org/10.17584/rcch.2025v19i2.18951

Published 2025-05-01

  • Irma Quintero-Pertúz
    • ,
  • Carlos Brochero-Bustamante
    • ,
  • Lumey Pérez-Artíles
    • ,
  • Eduino Carbonó-Delahoz

Irma Quintero-Pertúz
Universidad del Magdalena, Santa Marta (Colombia)

Carlos Brochero-Bustamante
Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria, Centro de Investigación Caribia, Zona Bananera (Colombia)

Lumey Pérez-Artíles
Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria, Centro de Investigación Caribia, Zona Bananera (Colombia)

Eduino Carbonó-Delahoz
Universidad del Magdalena, Santa Marta (Colombia)

Citrus weeds. Photo: C. Brochero-Bustamante

Abstract

Accurate taxonomic identification of weeds is is essential for understanding their population dynamics and definition management strategies. Here, the composition and richness of the weed complex of five citrus production systems (CPS) in the dry Caribbean subregion of Colombia during 2022 were determined. In each CPS, by means of zigzag tours in five lots (1 ha), botanical collections were made for taxonomic determination. Information on the life cycle, growth habit, origin and some ecological characteristics of each species was included. Cluster analysis determined the similarity of the weed complex among the studied CPSs. The composition of the weed community was represented by 113 species included in 83 genera and 34 families. Fabaceae, with 19 species, was the family with the highest species richness, followed by Poaceae (13) and Malvaceae (10). Few species were common among the plantations. Based on the cluster analysis, three groups were identified according to the similarity in the floristic composition between the CPS, which is related to the management of weeds and citrus species established in each farm; perennials, herbs and native species were the most predominant forms of life, growth habit and origin. Notably, the presence of several weeds of worldwide importance, some hosts of citrus pests, and others with a high level of invasion risk, which deserves special attention in the control and specific management of their populations in each CPS.

Keywords

Plant communities, Floristic diversity, Assemblage, Flora of cultivated areas, Niche

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