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Interference of Redroot Pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus) in Corn (Zea mays)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Stevan Z. Knezevic ,
Stephan F. Weise  and
Clarence J. Swanton
Stevan Z. Knezevic
Affiliation:
Dep. Crop Sci., Univ. Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
Stephan F. Weise
Affiliation:
Dep. Crop Sci., Univ. Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
Clarence J. Swanton
Affiliation:
Dep. Crop Sci., Univ. Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
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Abstract

Redroot pigweed is a major weed in corn throughout Ontario. Field experiments were conducted at two locations in 1991 and 1992 to determine the influence of selected densities and emergence times of redroot pigweed on corn growth and grain yield. Redroot pigweed densities of 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 8 plants per m of row were established within 12.5 cm on either side of the corn row. In both years, redroot pigweed seeds were planted concurrently and with corn at the 3- to 5-leaf stage of corn growth. A density of 0.5 redroot pigweed per m of row from the first (earlier) emergence date of pigweed (in most cases, up to the 4-leaf stage of corn) or four redroot pigweed per m of row from the second (later) emergence date of pigweed (in most cases, between the 4- and 7-leaf stage of corn) reduced corn yield by 5%. Redroot pigweed emerging after the 7-leaf stage of corn growth did not reduce yield. Redroot pigweed seed production was dependent upon its density and time of emergence. The time of redroot pigweed emergence, relative to corn, may be more important than its density in assessing the need for postemergence control.

Keywords

Corn, Zea mays (L.) ‘Pioneer 3902,’ ‘Pioneer 3925’redroot pigweed, Amaranthus retroflexus (L.) # AMAREIntegrated weed managementweed densitydamage functionsleaf areathresholdAMARE
Type
Weed Biology and Ecology
Information
Weed Science , Volume 42 , Issue 4 , December 1994 , pp. 568 - 573
Copyright
Copyright © 1994 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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