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Comparative responses of soybean (Glycine max), sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia), and Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) to root zone and aerial temperatures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Shawn R. Wright ,
Harold D. Coble ,
C. David Raper Jr.  and
Thomas W. Rufty Jr.
Shawn R. Wright
Affiliation:
Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695–7620
Harold D. Coble
Affiliation:
Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695–7620
C. David Raper Jr.
Affiliation:
Department of Soil Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695–7619
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Experiments were conducted to compare germination efficiencies and vegetative growth of soybean and the competing weed species, sicklepod and Palmer amaranth, over a range of temperatures in the root zone and aerial environments. From genetic origins we hypothesized that the weeds would have a higher temperature optimum, which would help explain competitive interactions seen in the southeastern U.S. Germination experiments indicated that germination efficiency of the weeds was much more sensitive to low temperature than soybean, being markedly inhibited below 18 C. Similarly, experiments in an automated, temperature-controlled hydroponic system revealed that the weed species were less tolerant of low root zone temperature but more tolerant of high root zone temperature than soybean. At 16 C, dry weight of soybean was 74% of the control dry weight at 24 C, whereas dry weights of sicklepod and Palmer amaranth were 5 and 20% of the control, respectively. At 32 C, soybean root dry weight was only 80% of the 24 C treatment, whereas root dry weight of the weed species was not significantly different. When plants were grown at a low aerial temperature, growth of all plants was strongly inhibited] but the negative effects were somewhat more severe in the weed species than with soybean. An increase in aerial temperature from 26/22 C to 34/30 C (day/night) had a positive influence on dry matter accumulation of the weed species, stimulating sicklepod 150 to 200% and Palmer amaranth 150 to 1,600% compared to their respective controls, whereas soybean remained at about 80 to 90% of the control. All species grew taller with increasing temperature. Leaf area of the weeds increased but leaf area of soybean did not increase. Consistent with our original hypothesis, the results clearly show that the weeds, which originate from warm geographical regions, respond more negatively than soybean to low temperatures in the growth environment but more positively to high temperatures. The temperature characteristics help to explain why the intensity of weed pressure increases as the soybean growing season progresses, even after canopy closure.

Keywords

Palmer amaranth, Amaranthus palmeri S. Wats. AMAPAsicklepod, Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin and Barneby CASOBsoybean, Glycine max (L.) Merr. ‘ESSEX.’Controlled environment, germination, hydroponics, phytotron, root measurement, AMAPA, CASOB
Type
Weed Biology and Ecology
Information
Weed Science , Volume 47 , Issue 2 , April 1999 , pp. 167 - 174
Copyright
Copyright © 1999 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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The specific taxonomic classification of sicklepod is subject to debate. The Weed Science Society of America now uses Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin and Barneby as the preferred designation for Cassia obtusifolia and Cassia tora, and Holm et al. (1997) and the USDA Botanical Laboratory list C. tora as a synonym for C. obtusifolia.

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