Response to salinity in Glycine. 3. Dry matter accumulation in three Australian species and G. javanica

1967 ◽  
Vol 7 (24) ◽  
pp. 50 ◽  
Author(s):  
JR Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Relative Growth Rate ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Solution Culture ◽  
Dry Matter Accumulation ◽  
Salt Tolerant ◽  
Relative Growth ◽  
Glycine Species ◽  
Free Treatment

In glasshouse solution culture the growth and response to salinity of three native Australian Glycine species, G.falcata Benth., G. tomentella Hayata, and G. tabacina (Labill.) Benth., and two varieties of the introduced species G. javanica L., Cooper and Tinaroo, were compared. Seedlings with five trifoliate leaves received ten days of salinity stress and were then returned to basal nutrient. In the salt-free treatment all species grew well although the relative growth rate of the javanica varieties was slightly higher than the native species. Nevertheless, the yield of G. falcata and G. tomentella was comparable to that of the lavanica varieties ; G. tabacina, however, yielded poorly. The native species also differed from the javancca varieties in seed weight, time trends in distribution of dry matter, and flowering. Yield and relative growth rate declined with increasing salt concentration in all species, and, on return to basal nutrient, recovery in relative growth rate was delayed roughly in proportion to the severity of the previous salt stress. G. javanica var. Cooper was more salt tolerant than G. fomentella, and G. tabacina, and was also the most productive plant at all levels of salinity.

scholarly journals Growth of the crabgrass species Digitaria ciliaris and Digitaria nuda

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 317-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.C. Souza ◽  
A.C. Dias ◽  
M.R.A. Figueiredo ◽  
F.E.B. Obara ◽  
P.J Christoffoleti
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Relative Growth Rate ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Area Ratio ◽  
Leaf Area Ratio ◽  
Leaf Number ◽  
Relative Growth ◽  
Absolute Growth Rate ◽  
Absolute Growth

The aim of this research paper was to compare the growth of D. ciliaris and D. nuda crabgrass species under non-competitive conditions. To this end, two experiments were conducted, one from March - July 2010 and the other from February - June 2011. The experimental design of both trials was completely randomized making a factorial (2 seasons x 2 species crabgrass x 12 evaluation periods) with four replications. Assessments began at 15 days after sowing (DAS), and repeated weekly until 92 DAS. The variables evaluated were total dry matter (roots+leaves+stems), leaf area, leaf number and tiller. The results were submitted to analysis of variance and the absolute growth rate, relative growth rate and leaf area ratio were calculated using the means, which were adjusted regression models. The crabgrass species were significantly different in leaf area, leaf number, tiller number and dry matter per plant. D. ciliaris for all variables was statistically higher than D. nuda. Regarding the speed at which the growth of the species occurred, the absolute growth rate and relative growth rate of D. ciliaris was also greater than D. nuda. In addition, D. ciliaris also had a lower leaf area ratio indicating greater efficiency in converting light energy into carbohydrates. It can be concluded that D. ciliaris has a higher growth rate in conditions where there is no limitation of nutrients and water availability in relation to D. nuda, mainly due to D. ciliaris have greater leaf area, number of leaves and dry matter accumulation per plant.

Variability for Seedling Vigour in Maize

1981 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. B. Fakorede ◽  
D. K. Ojo
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Genetic Constitution ◽  
Dry Matter Accumulation ◽  
Seedling Vigour ◽  
Relative Growth ◽  
Maize Populations ◽  
Emergence Rate ◽  
Emergence Percentage ◽  
Broadsense Heritability

SUMMARYConsiderable variation in seedling vigour was observed among 36 maize populations; genotypic variances were generally high for emergence percentage (E%), emergence index (EI), dry-matter accumulation and relative growth rate (RGR). Broadsense heritability values and environmental variances indicated that E% and EI would be more reliable indices for seedling vigour than emergence rate index (ERI). The expression of growth rate (GR) was influenced more by the environment than the genetic constitution of seedlings; GR was not therefore an effective indicator for seedling vigour, and RGR would be preferred because it was more heritable and less influenced by the environment.

Reappraisal of seasonal apple fruit growth

1993 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 549-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Schechter ◽  
J. T. A. Proctor ◽  
D. C. Elfving
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Relative Growth Rate ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Apple Fruit ◽  
Fruit Growth ◽  
Full Bloom ◽  
Relative Growth ◽  
Dry Matter Concentration ◽  
Matter Concentration

Three apple cultivars (McIntosh, Delicious and Empire) were used in 1989 to study seasonal fruit growth. Fruit fresh weight (FW), dry weight (DW), dry matter concentration (DMC) and relative growth rate (RGR) were regressed against days after full bloom (DAFB) while partitioning the fruit growth curve into either two or three linear phases. Linear phases in fruit DW and FW development were evident throughout most of the growing season. However, cultivars differed in seasonal FW and DW accumulation totals and daily rates. Fruit RGR gradually declined until 75–80 DAFB, when it reached a low and constant rate until harvest. The DMC of fruitlets at about 30–35 DAFB was about half that at full bloom. After an additional 20–30 d during which DMC increased, fruits maintained a relatively stable DMC level to the end of the season. Key words: Malus domestica Borkh., fresh and dry weight, dry matter concentration, relative growth rate

scholarly journals The Contribution by Leaves of Different Age to New Growth of Subterranean Clover Plants Following the Removal of a Sulphur Stress I. Origin and Distribution of Dry Matter

1972 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 1147 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Bouma ◽  
EAN Greenwood ◽  
EJ Dowling
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Relative Growth Rate ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Subterranean Clover ◽  
Area Ratio ◽  
Assimilation Rate ◽  
Relative Growth ◽  
Net Assimilation ◽  
Nutrient Solutions

During the first 3 days after transfer of moderately sulphur-deficient plants (S1) to full nutrient solutions, the relative growth rate (Rw) was considerably lower than that of plants raised at higher sulphur levels (S2 and Sa). This was reflected in a lower leaf area ratio of the S1 plants, and particularly in a reduction of nearly 50% in the net assimilation rate (EA). Net losses in dry matter from younger emerged leaves and petioles accounted for 25% of the dry matter in new leaves and petioles of S1 plants produced during this period.

Growth relationships in silver maple seedlings fumigated with O3 and SO2

1983 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. F. Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Relative Growth Rate ◽  
Growth Analysis ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Ozone Treatment ◽  
Dry Matter Accumulation ◽  
Relative Growth ◽  
Silver Maple ◽  
The Impact

Growth analysis was used to measure the impact of low levels of ozone, alone and with sulfur dioxide, on the growth of silver maple (Acersaccharinum L.) seedlings. The seedlings were fumigated for up to 60 consecutive days with cither 0.05, 0.1, or 0.2 ppm ozone, alone and with 0.1 ppm SO2 for 12 h per day. Dry weight and leaf area development curves were calculated from data collected at 10-day intervals throughout the study. Growth analysis variables were calculated from these curves. Three variables, relative growth rate, relative leaf area growth rate, and relative leaf weight growth rate, were reduced by 0.2 ppm ozone and decreased even further when 0.1 ppm SO2 was applied. Neither the 0.05 nor 0.1 ppm ozone treatment decreased the relative growth rate of the silver maple seedlings. Even small differences in growth rate may produce large differences in dry matter accumulation over a growing season.

Agronomic potential of native grass species on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales. I. Growth and herbage production

1988 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 415 ◽  
Author(s):  
GG Robinson ◽  
KA Archer
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Relative Growth Rate ◽  
White Clover ◽  
Festuca Arundinacea ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Perennial Grasses ◽  
Grass Species ◽  
Native Grasses ◽  
Leaf Production ◽  
Relative Growth

The herbage mass and relative growth rate of six perennial native grasses were compared with two introduced temperate perennial grasses (Phalaris aquatica L. cv. Sirosa, Festuca arundinacea Schreb. cv. Demeter and the temperate legume, white clover (Trifolium repens L. cv. Haifa). Of the native grasses three were year-long green species (Danthonia linkii Kunth, Microlaena stipoides (Labill) R.Br., Poa seiberana Spreng), and three were summer-growing frost susceptible species (Themeda australia (R.Br.) Stapf, Sporobolus elongatus R. Br., Bothriochloa macra (Steud) S.T. Blake). The summer perennial species, in particular Bothriochloa, were highly productive. However, in addition to inability to produce or retain green herbage during the winter, the summer-growing perennials produced a lower proportion of leaf material, a feature likely to render them less acceptable for grazing. Themeda was an exception, and produced a high proportion of leaf throughout the growing season and retained green material longer into the winter. Among the yearlong green species, both native and introduced, Poa proved a most productive species with significantly higher green leaf production than any other species, both in terms of herbage mass and relative growth rate. Although Danthonia produced as much herbage as phalaris on an annual basis, it has a higher stem component overall, and its relative growth rate was higher in the warmer months and lower during the winter months. Only Poa, white clover and phalaris produced signficant amounts of herbage during the winter months. These data suggest that native species have valuable agronomic features which could be exploited by selection and plant breeding programmes to advantage by the grazing industry.

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