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- Title
Effects of different densities of wild oat (Avena fatua L.) and nitrogen rates on oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) yield.
- Authors
Kazemeini, Seyed Abdolreza; Naderi, Ruhollah; Aliabadi, Hadis Karimi
- Abstract
A Two-year field experiment was carried out in 2009 and 2010 to evaluate the effects of different densities of wild oat and nitrogen (N) rates on oilseed rape yield and yield components. Experimental design was split plot with three replications. Increased nitrogen rates up to 150 kg N/ha caused an increase in oilseed rape grain yield in weed-free plots (4.26 t/ha; 1t = 10³ kg), while even at the lowest density of wild oat (15 plants/m²), increasing N fertilizer only up to 50 kg/ha led to a significant increase in grain yield. Wild oat growth was favored by high levels of N. Intraspecific competition reduced biomass, 100-seed weight and number of tillers of wild oat. Both lower N rate and intraspecific competition had negative effect on wild oat growth but the weed was still able to produce a considerable number of tillers and vigorous seeds. It showed that wild oat possess a notable adaptive plasticity and can allocate a greater proportion of its resource toward reproductive organs even under resource shortage conditions and, thus, it may increase the competitive ability of the weed over the crop. Our results suggest that effective weed management should be done to prevent wild oat seed production in crops preceding oilseed rape as well as to control the weed at early season in oilseed rape fields.
- Subjects
WILD oat; OILSEED plants; CROP yields; NITROGEN analysis; PLANT spacing
- Publication
Journal of Ecology & Environment, 2013, Vol 36, Issue 3, p167
- ISSN
2287-8327
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5141/ecoenv.2013.167