Field Survey Summary Tables – Taber County
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Table 135. 2009 irrigated cereal crops in Taber County (70 fields)
Frequency Field Uniformity
Field Density (#/m
2
)
Relative
Rank Species
(%)
All Occurrence All Occurrence High Abundance
1
Wild oats
45.7
11.6
25.3
2.0
4.3
33.6
75.4
2
Kochia
51.4
9.0
17.5
1.1
2.1
14.6
57.9
3
Wild buckwheat
31.4
7.4
23.6
0.6
1.9
12.4
38.4
4
Green foxtail
12.9
3.5
27.2
0.6
4.4
28.8
22.0
5
Canola (Argentine)
11.4
3.1
27.5
0.4
3.6
21.4
18.1
6
Canada thistle
21.4
1.9
8.7
0.2
0.7
2.2
15.2
7
Alfalfa
5.7
2.6
45.0
0.4
7.8
19.2
15.0
8
Round-leaved mallow
14.3
2.0
14.0
0.1
0.9
2.2
12.2
9
Redroot pigweed
11.4
1.9
16.3
0.2
1.4
7.6
11.2
10
Foxtail barley
5.7
0.5
8.8
0.2
4.4
15.0
7.4
11
Dandelion
5.7
0.8
13.8
< 0.1
0.7
1.2
4.7
12
White mustard
1.4
0.9
60.0
0.1
9.4
9.4
4.6
13
Lamb's-quarters
5.7
0.4
7.5
< 0.1
0.5
0.8
3.7
14
Spiny annual sow-thistle
1.4
0.6
40.0
0.1
3.6
3.6
2.6
15
Field bindweed
4.3
0.2
5.0
< 0.1
0.3
0.4
2.4
16
Perennial sow-thistle
2.9
0.2
7.5
< 0.1
0.5
0.6
1.9
17
Broad-leaved plantain
1.4
0.4
25.0
< 0.1
2.2
2.2
1.9
18
Sunflower species
1.4
0.1
10.0
< 0.1
0.8
0.8
1.1
19
Timothy
1.4
0.1
10.0
< 0.1
0.6
0.6
1.0
20
Showy milkweed
1.4
0.1
5.0
< 0.1
0.6
0.6
0.9
21
Wheat
1.4
0.1
5.0
< 0.1
0.6
0.6
0.9
22
Quack grass
1.4
0.1
5.0
< 0.1
0.4
0.4
0.8
23
Flixweed
1.4
0.1
5.0
< 0.1
0.2
0.2
0.8
Table 136. 2009 irrigated spring wheat in Taber County (43 fields)
Frequency Field Uniformity
Field Density (#/m
2
)
Relative
Rank Species
(%)
All Occurrence All Occurrence High Abundance
1
Wild oats
44.2
9.2
20.8
2.1
4.7
33.6
84.2
2
Kochia
51.2
6.9
13.4
0.7
1.3
4.8
53.0
3
Wild buckwheat
27.9
6.6
23.8
0.6
2.1
12.4
40.9
4
Canola (Argentine)
11.6
3.1
27.0
0.5
4.7
21.4
24.1
5
Green foxtail
16.3
3.3
20.0
0.3
1.6
6.4
20.6
6
Round-leaved mallow
16.3
2.7
16.4
0.2
1.0
2.2
17.3
7
Foxtail barley
9.3
0.8
8.8
0.4
4.4
15.0
14.1
8
Canada thistle
18.6
1.4
7.5
0.1
0.4
1.0
13.2
9
Redroot pigweed
11.6
0.7
6.0
0.1
0.5
1.4
7.9
10
Spiny annual sow-thistle
2.3
0.9
40.0
0.1
3.6
3.6
5.1
11
Dandelion
4.7
0.8
17.5
< 0.1
0.8
1.2
4.9
12
Field bindweed
7.0
0.3
5.0
< 0.1
0.3
0.4
4.3
13
Broad-leaved plantain
2.3
0.6
25.0
0.1
2.2
2.2
3.5
14
Timothy
2.3
0.2
10.0
< 0.1
0.6
0.6
1.9
15
Perennial sow-thistle
2.3
0.2
10.0
< 0.1
0.4
0.4
1.8
16
Showy milkweed
2.3
0.1
5.0
< 0.1
0.6
0.6
1.6
17
Flixweed
2.3
0.1
5.0
< 0.1
0.2
0.2
1.4