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Table 2 Five most abundant weed species at each cultivation frequency

From: The influence of cultivation frequency on weed species composition and diversity in flood recession farming in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

Cultivation frequency

Species

Family

Rank of abundance

Uncropped

Cyperus esculentus L.

Cyperaceae

1

Cyperus latifolius L.

Cyperaceae

2

Digitaria debilis(Desf.)

Poaceae

3

Fimbristylis dichotoma(L.) Vahl

Cyperaceae

4

Cyperus longus L.

Cyperaceae

5

5 years

Corchorus tridens L.

Tiliaceae

1

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Poaceae

2

Bulbostylis hispidula (Vahl) R.W.Haines

Cyperaceae

3

Ipomea sinensis (Desr)

Convolvulaceae

4

Heliotropium ovalifolium Forssk.

Boraginaceae

5

10 years

Cynodon dactylon (L.)Pers.

Poaceae

1

Corchorus tridens L.

Tiliaceae

2

Acanthospermum hispidum DC.

Asteraceae

3

Sida cordifolia L.

Malvaceae

4

Triumfetta pentendra A.Rich

Malvaceae

5

15 years

Corchorus tridens L.

Tiliaceae

1

Ipomea sinensis (Desr.)

Convolvulaceae

2

Panicum coloratum L.

Poaceae

3

Bulbostylis hispidula (Vahl) R.W.Haines

Cyperaceae

4

Cyperus articulatus L.

Cyperaceae

5