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exposed to simulated drift levels of herbicides. Other greenhouse studies indicated reproductive responses in Pisum salivum L. Previously, we described how nontarget plant species can be used successfully in greenhouse simulated herbicide drift studies, including species that may be at risk from herbicide drift in grasslands of the Willamette Valley of Oregon (USA). Dalton and Boutin stated, “To date, there exists no sound scientific rationale for assuming that single-species greenhouse tests provide adequate measures of protection to nontarget plants.” Thus, studies are needed with different plant species growing in combination under field conditions. Kleijn and Snoeijing found that because the results of greenhouse and field experiments did not coincide, the extrapolation of the results of pot experiments to field conditions was “difficult and inappropriate.” Damgaard et al.’s dose–response experiments on a single species and competition experiments with 2 species in containers, both in a greenhouse, indicated differences in response even though the experiments were performed under similar conditions. Īlthough plants grown in pots have provided useful information in terms of effects on nontarget, especially native, plants, there is concern that these tests using single species cannot be adequately extrapolated to field situations for ecological risk assessment. There also has been limited information on the effects herbicides have on plant reproduction, although impacts on flowering and seed production have been demonstrated in both greenhouse and field studies. Especially important is selection of species, because, as stated by Carpenter and Boutin, “if conservation of wild species is the primary intention, then ecologically relevant test species should be favored in phytotoxicity testing.” Furthermore, most assessments of the impacts of herbicides on nontarget plants are based on short-term studies, which “may seriously underestimate the impacts of low doses of herbicides particularly on slower growing species”.

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There have been suggestions of changes needed in pesticide registration protocols to protect these nontarget plants and communities. While the information required for pesticide registration is substantial, key information gaps and scientific uncertainties currently hinder our ability to assess the ecological risk of herbicide drift to native plant communities. Herbicide use in agriculture also can have secondary impacts on farmland wildlife, primarily mediated through a variety of toxic effects on plants and changes in habitat composition, heterogeneity, and interspersion. For example, studies have shown that exposure to herbicide drift “can alter the structure of nontarget plant communities in favor of introduced and invasive species, particularly grass species”. Pesticide spray drift from crops to nearby (nontarget) native plants could have important impacts on plant community structure and function. These seminatural to natural communities provide needed services for agriculture such as pollination and pest control. This article is a US government work and, as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America.įragments of noncrop habitats in agricultural lands are important reservoirs of biodiversity for native plants. These studies indicated potential effects of low levels of herbicides on reproduction of native plants, and demonstrated a protocol whereby species growing in a constructed plant community can be evaluated for ecological responses. Other species showed similar trends, but fewer significant responses.

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of dicamba or the combination of glyphosate plus dicamba. Eriophyllum lanatum also had a significant increase in percentage of immature seed dry weight with 0.01 × f.a.r. of the herbicides were required to affect reproduction in Camassia leichtlinii, Elymus glaucus, Eriophyllum lanatum, Festuca idahoensis, Iris tenax, and Prunella vulgaris.

Herbicide effects differed with species, year, and, to a lesser extent, farm. Plant responses were percentage of cover, number of reproductive structures, mature and immature seed production, and vegetative biomass.

Studies were conducted at 2 Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR, USA) farms in 2 separate years, with single and combined treatments of 0.01 to 0.2 × field application rates (f.a.r.) of 1119 g ha −1 for glyphosate (active ingredient of 830 g ha −1 acid glyphosate) and 560 g ha −1 a.i. To determine the potential ecological effects of herbicide drift, small plant community plots were constructed using 9 perennial species found in different Willamette Valley (OR, USA) grassland habitats. Herbicide drift may have unintended impacts on native vegetation, adversely affecting individual species and plant communities.