Field Survey Summary Tables – Taber County
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Table 142. 2009 irrigated sugar beets in Taber County (10 fields)
Frequency Field Uniformity
Field Density (#/m
2
)
Relative
Rank Species
(%)
All Occurrence All Occurrence High Abundance
1
Redroot pigweed
20.0
4.0
20.0
0.2
1.2
2.2
82.7
2
Canola (Argentine)
30.0
3.5
11.7
0.1
0.5
0.6
72.1
3
Lamb's-quarters
10.0
3.0
30.0
0.2
1.6
1.6
54.8
4
Kochia
20.0
1.0
5.0
< 0.1
0.2
0.2
30.1
5
Green foxtail
10.0
0.5
5.0
< 0.1
0.2
0.2
15.1
6
Quack grass
10.0
0.5
5.0
< 0.1
0.2
0.2
15.1
7
Stinkweed
10.0
0.5
5.0
< 0.1
0.2
0.2
15.1
8
Canada thistle
10.0
0.5
5.0
< 0.1
0.2
0.2
15.1
Table 143. 2009 irrigated perennial crops in Taber County (26 fields)
Frequency Field Uniformity
Field Density (#/m
2
)
Relative
Rank Species
(%)
All Occurrence All Occurrence High Abundance
1
Dandelion
73.1
20.2
27.6
2.8
3.8
20.8
101.1
2
Canada thistle
38.5
6.5
17.0
0.7
1.9
9.0
35.6
3
Foxtail barley
30.8
5.6
18.1
1.0
3.3
12.8
35.1
4
Pasture sage
7.7
4.2
55.0
0.4
5.7
6.8
16.4
5
Quack grass
19.2
2.3
12.0
0.3
1.6
3.0
15.5
6
Kochia
23.1
1.7
7.5
0.3
1.1
5.4
15.0
7
Redroot pigweed
7.7
3.3
42.5
0.4
4.8
9.0
13.7
8
Yellow sweet-clover
15.4
1.9
12.5
0.2
1.0
2.0
11.1
9
White sweet-clover
3.8
2.9
75.0
0.3
8.0
8.0
10.8
10
Lamb's-quarters
3.8
2.7
70.0
0.2
4.4
4.4
8.5
11
Goat's-beard
11.5
1.2
10.0
0.1
0.9
1.8
7.6
12
White clover
11.5
1.0
8.3
< 0.1
0.4
0.6
6.5
13
Wild buckwheat
3.8
1.7
45.0
0.1
3.8
3.8
6.5
14
Prickly rose
3.8
0.8
20.0
0.1
2.2
2.2
3.9
15
Bull thistle
7.7
0.4
5.0
< 0.1
0.3
0.4
3.8
16
Wild oats
3.8
0.4
10.0
0.1
1.4
1.4
2.8
17
Perennial sow-thistle
3.8
0.4
10.0
< 0.1
0.6
0.6
2.4
18
Flixweed
3.8
0.2
5.0
< 0.1
0.2
0.2
1.8
19
Canola (Argentine)
3.8
0.2
5.0
< 0.1
0.2
0.2
1.8