Field Survey Summary Tables – Alberta
                
              
            
            
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              Table 9. 2009 irrigated spring wheat in Alberta (155 fields)
            
            
              Frequency  Field Uniformity
            
            
              Field Density (#/m
            
            
              2
            
            
              )
            
            
              Relative
            
            
              Rank Species
            
            
              (%)
            
            
              All Occurrence  All Occurrence High  Abundance
            
            
              1
            
            
              Wild buckwheat
            
            
              50.8
            
            
              15.3
            
            
              30.1
            
            
              1.8
            
            
              3.6
            
            
              28.0
            
            
              44.7
            
            
              2
            
            
              Wild oats
            
            
              50.3
            
            
              10.2
            
            
              20.3
            
            
              2.0
            
            
              3.9
            
            
              49.2
            
            
              40.1
            
            
              3
            
            
              Kochia
            
            
              44.5
            
            
              8.2
            
            
              18.3
            
            
              1.3
            
            
              3.0
            
            
              89.6
            
            
              31.0
            
            
              4
            
            
              Canola (Argentine)
            
            
              25.2
            
            
              9.3
            
            
              37.2
            
            
              1.6
            
            
              6.2
            
            
              36.4
            
            
              29.5
            
            
              5
            
            
              Lamb's-quarters
            
            
              27.0
            
            
              5.4
            
            
              20.0
            
            
              0.6
            
            
              2.4
            
            
              19.8
            
            
              18.1
            
            
              6
            
            
              Dandelion
            
            
              27.9
            
            
              5.9
            
            
              21.2
            
            
              0.5
            
            
              1.8
            
            
              11.0
            
            
              17.8
            
            
              7
            
            
              Redroot pigweed
            
            
              20.0
            
            
              3.9
            
            
              19.5
            
            
              1.0
            
            
              4.8
            
            
              73.4
            
            
              17.1
            
            
              8
            
            
              Canada thistle
            
            
              26.4
            
            
              4.5
            
            
              17.0
            
            
              0.4
            
            
              1.4
            
            
              13.2
            
            
              14.8
            
            
              9
            
            
              Round-leaved mallow
            
            
              19.2
            
            
              3.8
            
            
              19.7
            
            
              0.4
            
            
              2.2
            
            
              28.6
            
            
              12.5
            
            
              10
            
            
              Alfalfa
            
            
              11.0
            
            
              3.4
            
            
              31.0
            
            
              0.7
            
            
              6.6
            
            
              36.8
            
            
              12.4
            
            
              11
            
            
              Green foxtail
            
            
              13.9
            
            
              3.1
            
            
              22.6
            
            
              0.3
            
            
              2.0
            
            
              6.4
            
            
              9.3
            
            
              12
            
            
              Annual sow-thistle
            
            
              8.9
            
            
              2.7
            
            
              30.3
            
            
              0.4
            
            
              4.8
            
            
              27.2
            
            
              8.7
            
            
              13
            
            
              Stinkweed
            
            
              8.2
            
            
              1.1
            
            
              12.9
            
            
              0.4
            
            
              5.1
            
            
              41.4
            
            
              6.5
            
            
              14
            
            
              Spiny annual sow-thistle
            
            
              3.1
            
            
              1.2
            
            
              40.0
            
            
              0.4
            
            
              11.9
            
            
              57.6
            
            
              5.1
            
            
              15
            
            
              Perennial sow-thistle
            
            
              3.9
            
            
              1.3
            
            
              34.3
            
            
              0.2
            
            
              5.4
            
            
              19.6
            
            
              4.2
            
            
              16
            
            
              Foxtail barley
            
            
              4.9
            
            
              0.7
            
            
              15.2
            
            
              0.2
            
            
              4.8
            
            
              15.2
            
            
              3.9
            
            
              17
            
            
              Quack grass
            
            
              4.4
            
            
              0.5
            
            
              12.0
            
            
              0.1
            
            
              2.9
            
            
              22.0
            
            
              2.7
            
            
              18
            
            
              Field bindweed
            
            
              5.4
            
            
              0.5
            
            
              10.1
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              0.5
            
            
              1.6
            
            
              2.2
            
            
              19
            
            
              Pale smartweed
            
            
              4.9
            
            
              0.5
            
            
              10.9
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              0.9
            
            
              2.0
            
            
              2.2
            
            
              20
            
            
              Shepherd's-purse
            
            
              4.4
            
            
              0.5
            
            
              11.9
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              1.0
            
            
              3.0
            
            
              2.1
            
            
              21
            
            
              Chickweed
            
            
              3.9
            
            
              0.4
            
            
              9.8
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              0.8
            
            
              2.4
            
            
              1.7
            
            
              22
            
            
              Flixweed
            
            
              4.3
            
            
              0.3
            
            
              6.8
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              0.4
            
            
              1.2
            
            
              1.6
            
            
              23
            
            
              Cleavers
            
            
              2.1
            
            
              0.6
            
            
              28.1
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              1.5
            
            
              2.4
            
            
              1.5
            
            
              24
            
            
              Narrow-leaved hawk's-beard
            
            
              2.9
            
            
              0.3
            
            
              9.3
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              0.5
            
            
              1.2
            
            
              1.2
            
            
              25
            
            
              Smooth brome
            
            
              1.2
            
            
              0.4
            
            
              35.0
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              2.8
            
            
              3.2
            
            
              1.1
            
            
              26
            
            
              Russian thistle
            
            
              2.7
            
            
              0.2
            
            
              9.0
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              0.6
            
            
              1.2
            
            
              1.1
            
            
              27
            
            
              Stork's-bill
            
            
              2.4
            
            
              0.3
            
            
              11.4
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              0.6
            
            
              1.6
            
            
              1.0
            
            
              28
            
            
              Prickly lettuce
            
            
              1.2
            
            
              0.4
            
            
              32.5
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              2.2
            
            
              3.6
            
            
              1.0
            
            
              29
            
            
              Broad-leaved plantain
            
            
              1.5
            
            
              0.2
            
            
              13.4
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              1.2
            
            
              2.2
            
            
              0.7
            
            
              30
            
            
              Downy brome
            
            
              1.6
            
            
              0.2
            
            
              12.2
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              0.5
            
            
              0.6
            
            
              0.7
            
            
              31
            
            
              Prostrate knotweed
            
            
              1.3
            
            
              0.2
            
            
              16.9
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              0.8
            
            
              1.2
            
            
              0.6
            
            
              32
            
            
              Wild tomato
            
            
              1.4
            
            
              0.1
            
            
              7.5
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              0.8
            
            
              1.2
            
            
              0.6
            
            
              33
            
            
              Cow cockle
            
            
              0.7
            
            
              0.2
            
            
              35.0
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              1.8
            
            
              1.8
            
            
              0.6
            
            
              34
            
            
              Goat's-beard
            
            
              0.9
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              5.0
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              0.2
            
            
              0.2
            
            
              0.3
            
            
              35
            
            
              Wild mustard
            
            
              0.9
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              5.0
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              0.2
            
            
              0.2
            
            
              0.3
            
            
              36
            
            
              Timothy
            
            
              0.6
            
            
              0.1
            
            
              10.0
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              0.6
            
            
              0.6
            
            
              0.3
            
            
              37
            
            
              Barnyard grass
            
            
              0.6
            
            
              0.1
            
            
              10.0
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              0.4
            
            
              0.4
            
            
              0.2
            
            
              38
            
            
              Persian darnel
            
            
              0.7
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              5.0
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              0.2
            
            
              0.2
            
            
              0.2
            
            
              39
            
            
              Showy milkweed
            
            
              0.6
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              5.0
            
            
              < 0.1
            
            
              0.6
            
            
              0.6
            
            
              0.2