Modelling the sprouting capacity from underground buds of the perennial weedSonchus arvensis

Weed Research ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (5) ◽  
pp. 348-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Taab ◽  
L Andersson ◽  
U Boström
Keyword(s):  
PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. e0129935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitar Tasev ◽  
Michiel H. van Wijhe ◽  
Ester M. Weijers ◽  
Victor W. M. van Hinsbergh ◽  
Pieter Koolwijk

2008 ◽  
Vol 85 (5) ◽  
pp. 309-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Cheol Jeong ◽  
Hyun-Choong Ok ◽  
On-Sook Hur ◽  
Chung-Guk Kim

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. AHMAD ◽  
A. TANVEER ◽  
M.A. NADEEM ◽  
M. YASEEN

ABSTRACT: A study focusing on different field capacity levels was planned in the Weed Science Lab, Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad. Fresh alligatorweed was harvested from the Agronomy fields and cuttings (2 cm length) were made from it. These cuttings were placed at 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% field capacity levels in pots for 25 days. The results of the experiments revealed that at all field capacity levels, fragments of alligatorweed were able to sprout and grow. Increased moisture levels significantly increased the emergence ability and survival of the alligatorweed plants upto a certain level. Compared with the control (25% FC), emergence time of the sprouts in the maximum moisture regime (100% of FC) decreased by 40% (12.94 days vs.7.17 days). By contrast, the survival rate of the fragments decreased by 60% (5 vs. 1.75) although survival and growth rate increased at first with 50% FC and 75% FC. Maximum sprouting and growth were found at 50% field capacity. Field capacity does affect the sprouting capacity of alligatorweed fragments but it has only a little influence on growth parameters. The results suggest that alligatorweed can sustain dry conditions to a great extent and also has the ability to sprout and grow in fully submerged soils.


1995 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan W. De Weerd ◽  
Larry K. Hiller ◽  
Robert E. Thornton

New Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 817-834 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda K. Petersson ◽  
Magnus Löf ◽  
Anna M. Jensen ◽  
Daryl R. Chastain ◽  
Emile S. Gardiner

AbstractSprouting by woody plants can increase species resilience to disturbance and foster regeneration during periods with little recruitment from seed. Though sprouting often plays a critical role in oak forest regeneration, there is little information available on sprouting capacity and sprout physiology at the seedling stage, particularly for new germinants. This study compared sprouting capacity and sprout photosynthesis of shoot-clipped germinants of two temperate oaks established in contrasting light environments. We studied the North American Quercus alba and the European Q. robur, both are in the section Quercus and appear to share similar biological and ecological requirements. Sprouting capacity for both species was enhanced under high light availability (29% more sprouts per plant), a response not previously noted for oak germinants. Seedling sprouts acclimated to high light with a 34% decrease in leaf area ratio, a 56% increase in leaf mass per area, and a 49% increase in the light-saturated maximum photosynthetic rate. Though both species appeared similarly adapted to shoot loss, a greater sprouting capacity (29% more sprouts per plant) and plant-level net photosynthesis (73% higher) was observed for Q. robur, regardless of light environment. As naturally regenerated oak seedlings in forest understories often experience disturbance or stress resulting in shoot loss or die-back, our results highlight the importance of the light environment during early plant development. Our comparison of temperate oaks from different continents should facilitate exchange of successful stand regeneration practices within the range of temperate oak forests.


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